The People of Print (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781009629454)

This collection profiles understudied figures in the book and print trades of the eighteenth century. With an explicit focus on intervening in the critical history of the trades, this volume profiles seven women and three men, emphasising the broad range of material, cultural, and ideological work these people undertook. It offers a biographical introduction to each figure, placing them in their social, professional, and institutional settings. The collection considers varied print trade roles including that of the printer, publisher, business-owner, and bookseller, as well as several specific trade networks and numerous textual forms. The biographies draw on extensive new archival research, with details of key sources for further study on each figure. Chronologically organised, this Element offers a primer both on individual figures and on the tribulations and innovations of the print trade in the century of national and print expansion.

Author: Adam James Smith,Rachel Stenner,Kaley Kramer
ISBN-10: 100962945X
ISBN-13: 9781009629454
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/16/2025
Pages: 124
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.26d