"A masterpiece of scholarship....Its strength derives from the dialogue established between different traditions of scholar-ship: economic and social history of printing, bibliographical
erudition, cultural sociology, and textual criticism." Roger Chartier, William and Mary Quarterly
"An interesting and enlightening series [that] provides an in-depth examination of the production and dissemination of the printed word in Colonial America." American Reference Books
Annual
"[Coeditors Amory and Hall] and their contributors have done an excellent job of demonstrating the intricate interrelatedness of a wide range of practices, from papermaking, bookbinding, and
pamphleteering to copyright, anonymous publication, and women's literary coteries." American Literature
"An impressive feat of scholarship by almost any measure. Simply put, The Colonial Book in the Atlantic World is the best formal synthesis we have on the topic of print and book production in
early America." Early American Literature
