Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland

In this volume a range of distinguished contributors provide an original analysis of the book in Scotland during a period that has been until now greatly under-researched and little understood. The issues covered by this volume include the professionalisation of publishing, its scale, technological developments, the role of the state, including the library service, the institutional structure of the book in Scotland, industrial relations, union activity and organisation, women and the Scottish book, and the economics of publishing. Separate chapters cover Scottish publishing and literary culture, publishing genres, the art of print culture, distribution, and authors and readers. The volume also includes an innovative use of illustrative case studies.

A splendid contribution to the publishing, literary and cultural history of Scotland (and beyond). -- Helen C Price Rare Books Newsletter Like much else that the University Press does...this represents a substantial contribution to the emergence of Scottish literary history and criticism ... The books themselves continue another fine tradition of Edinburgh University Press in their handsome production and lavish illustration. They will become, already are, indispensable parts of our knowledge of Scotland in this century. -- Ian Campbell University of Edinburgh Journal Both [Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, Volumes 3 and 4] are handsomely illustrated, and make use of typographic devices, such as subheadings, chronologies, tables and inserted boxes of text to make it easier for users to find their way. Times Literary Supplement A splendid contribution to the publishing, literary and cultural history of Scotland (and beyond). Like much else that the University Press does...this represents a substantial contribution to the emergence of Scottish literary history and criticism ... The books themselves continue another fine tradition of Edinburgh University Press in their handsome production and lavish illustration. They will become, already are, indispensable parts of our knowledge of Scotland in this century. Both [Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, Volumes 3 and 4] are handsomely illustrated, and make use of typographic devices, such as subheadings, chronologies, tables and inserted boxes of text to make it easier for users to find their way.

David Finkelstein is Research Professor of Media and Print Culture at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. His research interests focus on print culture and media history. Publications include The House of Blackwood: Author-Publisher Relations in the Victorian Era (2002) and as editor, Print Culture and the Blackwood Tradition, 1805-1930 (2006). He has also co-authored with Alistair McCleery An Introduction to Book History (2005), and co-edited The Book History Reader (2001; revised edition 2006). Alistair McCleery is Professor of Literature and Culture at Napier University in Edinburgh. He is co-author with David Finkelstein of the two standard textbooks in the field, An Introduction to Book History (Routledge 2005) and The Book History Reader (Revised Edition, Routledge 2006). He also co-edits The Bibliotheck, a journal of bibliography and book history. He has published widely on Scottish and Irish literature, particularly Neil Gunn and James Joyce.