The Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, Volume 3: Ambition and Industry 18001880

This is an enormously informative and thought-provoking book. -- Michael Kerrigan The Scotsman The book is nicely produced, approachably written, and fairly priced by today's standards. Together with its companion volumes once the Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland is complete it will surely become a standard and extensively consulted work of reference. -- David Pearson Rare Books Newsletter It is all most worthwhile, and the book deserves to be used for many years to come... It is pertinent not just to Scotland, but to all the national histories of the book... Commendably, it is bound in cloth, and has been sewn--both rarities in current book production. It is a credit to Edinburgh University Press. The Library 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 This is an enormously informative and thought-provoking book. The book is nicely produced, approachably written, and fairly priced by today's standards. Together with its companion volumes once the Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland is complete it will surely become a standard and extensively consulted work of reference. It is all most worthwhile, and the book deserves to be used for many years to come... It is pertinent not just to Scotland, but to all the national histories of the book... Commendably, it is bound in cloth, and has been sewn--both rarities in current book production. It is a credit to Edinburgh University Press. 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.