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The Enlightenment & the book : Scottish authors & their publishers in eighteenth-century Britain, Ireland, & America / Richard B. Sher.

Author/creator Sher, Richard B., 1948-
Other author/creatorAmerican Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press,
Descriptionxxvi, 815 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
English literature--Scottish authors --Publishing.
Scottish literature--18th century --Publishing.
Publishers and publishing--Great Britain --History --18th century.
Publishers and publishing--Ireland --History --18th century.
Publishers and publishing--United States --History --18th century.
Authors and publishers--Scotland --History --18th century.
English literature--Scottish authors --Appreciation.
Scottish literature--18th century --Appreciation.
Authors, Scottish--Intellectual life --18th century.
Enlightenment--Scotland.
Variant title Enlightenment and the book
Contents Composing the Scottish Enlightenment -- Identity and diversity among Scottish authors -- The rewards of authorship -- Forging the London-Edinburgh publishing axis -- The heyday of Scottish Enlightenment publishing -- The achievement of William Creech -- The rise and fall of Irish reprinting -- Making Scottish books in America, 1770-1784 -- A more extensive diffusion of useful knowledge : Philadelphia, 1784-1800.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [709]-755) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006015667
ISBN0226752526 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780226752525 (cloth : alk. paper)

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