The Harper Establishment: How Books Are Made

This reprint of the original 1855 edition captures the spirit and technology of American publishing just before the Civil War. Jacob Abbott's insightful work about book manufacturing at Harpers is the most informative narrative of its kind on nineteenth-century bookmaking. Using floor plans, numerous wood engravings of the machinery and workers, and detailed descriptions, the author explains the entire book printing process from paper arriving on the delivery docks to the finished bound books being shipped out to bookstores.Jacob Abbott is the author of 'The Harper Establishment: How Books Are Made' with ISBN 9781584560586 and ISBN 1584560584.