Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.

Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.

Book History is the annual journal of the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing, Inc. (SHARP). Book History is devoted to every aspect of the history of the book, broadly defined as the history of the creation, dissemination, and the reception of script and print. Book History publishes research on the social, economic, and cultural history of authorship, editing, printing, the book arts, publishing, the book trade, periodicals, newspapers, ephemera, copyright, censorship, literary agents, libraries, literary criticism, canon formation, literacy, literacy education, reading habits, and reader response.

"First Edition. A catalogue of the B. George Ulizio Collection of English and American Literature in the Department of Special Collections, Kent State University Library. B. George Ulizio (1889-1969) was a distinguished bibliophile who saw the value of making these great works available to students and scholars. The catalogue contains fifteen hundred entries. Mr. Ulizio chose significant works, which also carried the necessary scholarly relevance to be of interest to serious students and researchers. Co-published with the Kent State University Libraries."--Publisher's website.