The Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, Volume 4: Professionalism and Diversity 1880–2000

In this volume a range of distinguished contributors provide an original analysis of the book in Scotland during a period that has been until now greatly under-researched and little understood.The issues covered by this volume include the professionalisation of publishing, its scale, technological developments, the role of the state, including the library service, the institutional structure of the book in Scotland, industrial relations, union activity and organisation, women and the Scottish book, and the economics of publishing. Separate chapters cover Scottish publishing and literary culture, publishing genres, the art of print culture, distribution, and authors and readers. The volume also includes an innovative use of illustrative case studies. COPYRIGHT 5 Contents 6 Figures 10 Tables 13 Abbreviations 14 Acknowledgements 15 Chronology 18 Introduction 22 Section 1: The Publishing Infrastructure: 1880–1980 34 The Competitors 37 The Professionalism of Publishing 52 Library Provision in Scotland 62 The Business of Publishing 75 Selling to the World 92 The Development of the Bookshop 104 Section 2: Production, Form and Image 113 The Material Book 116 Typography 143 Design and Illustration 169 The Book and Photography 189 Section 3: Publishing Policies: The Literary Culture 203 The Changing Face of the Publishing House: 1880–1980 206 Literary Publishing: 1880–1914 224 Literary Publishing: 1914–45 244 Literary Publishing: 1945–2000 271 The Gaelic Book 298 Section 4: Publishing Policies: The Diversity of Print 316 Religious Publishing 319 Educational, Academic and Legal Publishing 332 Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishing 351 Reference Publishing 367 Children's Books 373 Magazines and Comics 389 Section 5: Authors and Readers 406 Authors in the Literary Marketplace 409 The Economics of Authorship 430 Readers and Reading 452 Section 6: The Future of the Book in Scotland 476 Contributors 499 Bibliography 505 Index 524 Explores the changes in the Scottish book trade as it moved from a small-scale manufacturing process to a mass-production industry. This book brings together the work of over 30 experts to explore on a range of topics that include production technology, bookselling and distribution, reading and libraries, and Scotland's international relations. This volume covers issues including the professionalisation of publishing, its scale, technological developments, the role of the state, including the library service, the institutional structure of the book in Scotland, industrial relations, union activity and organisation, women and the Scottish book, and the economics of publishing v. 3. Ambition and industry, 1800-80 / edited by Bill Bell v. 4. Professionalism and diversity, 1880-2000 / edited by David Finkelstein and Alistair McCleery The first thorough study of the book trade during the age of Fergusson and Burns.