A History of the Book in America

"One of the strengths of the volume is its plentiful textual artifacts, such as newspaper notices, apprencticeship indentures, catalogues, guidebooks, currency, textbooks, death notices, etc.--it's fascinating flipping through and reading just the texts themselves. This is an almost addictive read for anyone even remotely concerned with the history of the production and distribution of books and printed materials." Publisher's Weekly

"It is the most elaborate book publishing project in the history of the American Antiquarian Society, an institution that knows of what it speaks, when it speaks about books, publishing, their history and the implications." Sunday Telegram

"An impressive feat of scholarship by almost any measure." Early American Literature

"The fresh interpretations and the narrative cohesiveness of the various chapters from authorities in the field make this volume an auspicious beginning to what promises to be a landmark work that will shape scholarship on the history of the book in America for decades to come." Libraries and Culture

"This volume is enormous in scope, addressing virtually all facets of the history of the book in North America...Despite the size of the undertaking, Hall and Amory have assembled a complex yet readable and eminent;y useful volume, an essential resource for students and scholars and a benchmark in history of the book studies." South Atlantic Review

"This book is recommended for anyone interested in the history of early American culture or publishing." PA Magazine of History and Bio

"The first of the projected volumes of A History of the Book in America is a masterpiece of scholarship." Tearsheet From William & Mary Quarterly