Bücher der Reihe Penn State Series in the History of the Book

Explores stereotyping and electrotyping in U.S. literature and history. Examines how printers, typefounders, authors, and publishers managed the transition as new technologies displaced printing traditions of the early nineteenth century.

A collection of essays by scholars of eighteenth-century literature, sharing their experiences as both producers and users of explanatory annotations.

Explores several classic works of social and political thought, examining how the history of their publication materially affected their meaning and reception over time. Case studies include works by Durkheim, Mead, Marx, Du Bois, and Weber.