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.
Illustrations and Tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Introduction; 1. The Publishing Infrastructure, 1880-1980; Section One Overview David Finkelstein/Alistair McCleery; The Competitors Richard Butt; Rob Roy from page to screen Richard Butt; The Professionalisation of Publishing David Finkelstein; Scottish Publishers' Association Helen Williams; Scottish PEN Moira Burgess; Development of Library Provision in Scotland 1880-2000 John Crawford; Airdrie Public Library John Crawford; PM Dott Memorial Socialist Library Helen Williams; Scottish Poetry Library David Finkelstein; The Business of Publishing Iain Stevenson; A Family Affair Alistair McCleery; Salamander Press Rosemary Addison; Mainstream Alistair McCleery; Role of the Scottish Arts Council Alistair McCleery; Selling to the World 1880-2000 Alistair McCleery; Nelson's French collection Sian Reynolds; No.1 Ladies Detective Agency Alistair McCleery; The Development of the Bookshop, Home Sales and Exports Simon Ward; John Menzies David Finkelstein; 2. Production, Form and Image; Section Two Overview David Finkelstein/Alistair McCleery; The Definition of the Book as Physical Object Duncan Glen; Scottish Paper Mills Alistair McCleery; Mechanical Typesetting Helen Williams; Thomas Nelson and Sons Alistair McCleery; Typography Duncan Glen; Women Compositors Sian Reynolds; The Printing Industry Alistair McCleery; Design and Illustration Rosemary Addison; Agnes Miller Parker Rosemary Addison; Joan Hassall Rosemary Addison; The Book and Photography Tom Normand; Reproducing Images Alistair McCleery; The Books of Ian Hamilton Finlay Ken Cockburn; 3. Publishing Policies: The Literary Culture; Section Three Overview David Finkelstein/Alistair McCleery; The Changing Face of the Publishing House Andrew Nash; John Buchan, Publisher Kate MacDonald; Jamie Byng, Publisher Alistair McCleery; Literary Publishing, 1880-1914 Andrew Nash; R.L. Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Linda Dryden and Richard Drury; 'Scots Observer' Damian Atkinson; Literary Publishing, 1914-1945 Margery Palmer-McCulloch; Scottish Literary Magazines Alistair McCleery; Blackwoods and Hugh MacDiarmid David Finkelstein; Naomi Mitchison Rosemary Addison; Literary Publishing, 1945-2000 Jane Potter; Muriel Spark Rosemary Addison; 'Akros' and 'Cencrastus' Zsuzsanna Vargas; John Calder Louise Milne; Literary Prizes Claire Squires; Stephanie Wolfe-Murray Zsuszanna Vargas; The Gaelic Book Richard Cox; 4. Publishing Policies: The Diversity of Print; Section Four Overview David Finkelstein/Alistair McCleery; Religious Publishing Henry Sefton; William Robertson Smith Alistair McCleery; T & T Clark David Finkelstein; Life and Work Alistair McCleery; Educational, Academic and Legal Publishing Sarah Pedersen; Edinburgh University Press Alistair McCleery; Collins Iain Stevenson; Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishing Iain Stevenson; Cartographic Publishing Iain Stevenson; Official Publishing Iain Stevenson; Reference Publishing Sarah Pedersen; Chambers Harrap Alistair McCleery; Children's Books 1880-2000 Jane Potter; Blackie Jane Potter; Treasure Island Helen Williams; Kelpies Helen Williams; Magazines and Comics Joseph McAleer; The Dandy, Beano and the Broons Joseph McAleer; Leo Baxendale and Alan Grant Alistair McCleery; 5. Authors and Readers; Section Five Overview David Finkelstein/Alistair McCleery; Authors in the Literary Marketplace Andrew Nash; Annie S. Swan Andrew Nash; Neil M. Gunn Alistair McCleery; Joyce Holms Simon Ward; The Economics of Authorship Simon Ward; Literary Agents Simon Ward; Authorship in 2001 Alistair McCleery; Readers, Reading and the Global Marketplace David Finkelstein; Ladies Edinburgh Debating Society David Finkelstein; Ralph Glasser Linda Fleming; Children's Reading in 1989 Alistair McCleery; Harry Potter Helen Williams; Edinburgh International Book Festival David Finkelstein; 6. The Future of the Book in Scotland; Trends and prospects David Finkelstein/Alistair McCleery; The New 'New Media' Suzanne Ebel; Encyclopedia Britannica: Edinburgh to Chicago, Print to PC; Jane Potter; Contributors; Bibliography; Index.
