Books and society in history : papers of the Association of College and Research Libraries rare books and manuscripts preconference, 24-28 June, 1980, Boston, Massachusetts

What Is The History Of Books? / Robert Darnton -- From Scriptoria To Printing Shops: Evolution And Revolution In The Fifteenth-century Book Trade / Elizabeth L. Eisenstein -- Publishing Conditions And Strategies In Ancient Regime France / Henri-jean Martin -- Printing The English Statutes, 1484-1640: Some Historical Implications / Katharine F. Pantzer -- The Beginnings Of English-language Publishing In Germany In The Eighteenth Century / Bernhard Fabian -- Book Production And Censorship In France, 1700-1715 / Raymond Birn -- From Censorship To Copyright: Aspects Of The Government's Role In The English Book Rated, 1695-1775 / John P. Feather -- The Publishing Industry And Printed Output In Nineteenth-century France / Frederic Barbier -- Depression And Innovation In The British And American Book Trade, 1819-1939 / James J. Barnes -- Library History And The History Of Books: Two Fields Of Research For Librarians / Paul Raabe. Edited By Kenneth E. Carpenter. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. xxiii, 254 pages : 24 cm Includes bibliographical references and index What is the history of books? / Robert Darnton -- From scriptoria to printing shops: evolution and revolution in the fifteenth-century book trade / Elizabeth L. Eisenstein -- Publishing conditions and strategies in ancient regime France / Henri-Jean Martin -- Printing the English statutes, 1484-1640: some historical implications / Katharine F. Pantzer -- The beginnings of English-language publishing in Germany in the eighteenth century / Bernhard Fabian -- Book production and censorship in France, 1700-1715 / Raymond Birn -- From censorship to copyright: aspects of the government's role in the English book rated, 1695-1775 / John P. Feather -- The publishing industry and printed output in nineteenth-century France / Frederic Barbier -- Depression and innovation in the British and American book trade, 1819-1939 / James J. Barnes -- Library history and the history of books: two fields of research for librarians / Paul Raabe