The Enlightenment & the book : Scottish authors & their publishers in eighteenth-century Britain, Ireland, & America / Richard B. Sher.
- Sher, Richard B., 1948-
- Date:
- [2006], ©2006
- Books
- Online
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About this work
Also known as
Enlightenment and the book
Publication/Creation
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2006], ©2006.
Physical description
xxvi, 815 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series
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.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. [709]-755) and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2012. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.
Type/Technique
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Subjects
- English literatureScottish authorsPublishing
- Scottish literature18th centuryPublishing
- Publishers and publishingGreat BritainHistory18th century
- Publishers and publishingIrelandHistory18th century
- Publishers and publishingUnited StatesHistory18th century
- Authors and publishersScotlandHistory18th century
- English literatureScottish authorsAppreciation
- Scottish literature18th centuryAppreciation
- Authors, ScottishIntellectual life18th century
- EnlightenmentScotland