A HISTORY OF THE BOOK IN AMERICA, VOLUME 3: THE INDUSTRIAL BOOK, 1840–1880

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Book review abstract. History of the Book in America, Volume 3: The Industrial Book, 1840-1880. Edited by Scott E. Casper, Jeffrey D. Groves, Stephen W. Nissenbaum, and Michael Winship. Chapel Hill, NC: Published in association with the American Antiquarian Society by the University of North Carolina Press, 2007, 560pp., 60.00 USD (cloth). ISBN 978- 0-8078-3085-7; A Companion to the History of the Book. Edited by Simon Eliot and Jonathan Rose. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2007, 616pp., 158.95 USD (cloth). ISBN 978-1-4051-2765-3; Books on the Move: Tracking Copies through Collections and the Book Trade. Edited by Robin Myers, Michael Harris, and Giles Mandelbrote. London, England and New Castle, DE: British Library and Oak Knoll Press, 2007, 180pp., 49.95 USD (cloth). ISBN 978-1-58456-219-1. Reviewed by Susan M. Allen. Adapted from the source document.