The cost books of Ticknor and Fields and their predecessors, 1832-1858

Frontmatter PREFACE BY WILLIAM A. JACKSON (page ix) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (page xi) INTRODUCTION (page xiii) 1. A Brief Sketch of the History of Ticknor and Fields (page xiv) 2. Description of the Manuscript (page xxiii) 3. The Methods Employed in Editing the Manuscript (page xxvii) 4. The Interpretation of the Manuscript (page xxxiv) GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS (page xlv) COST BOOK A (page 3) COST BOOK B (page 234) APPENDICES (page 445) A. Publications Omitted from the Cost Books (page 445) B. Double Imprints Omitted from the Cost Books (page 464) C. "Exchange Imprints" Omitted from the Cost Books (page 466) D. The Printers and Stereotypes of Ticknor Books, 1832-1858 (page 469) E. The Binders of Ticknor Books (page 475) F. Illustrators, Engravers, and Paper Dealers (page 477) INDEX (page 481)