8. Thomas Dobson in the Nineteenth Century: The Hebrew Bible and Other Publications

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface And Acknowledgments IX
4. 1. Bookseller, Printer, and Publisher: Thomas Dobson and the Philadelphia Trade, 1785-1800 1
5. 2. Building a National Audience: From Prospectus to Publication 27
6. 3. A Progress Through the Press: The Encyclopaedia, Volumes I-IX 45
7. 4. Losses, Crosses, and Vexations: The Encyclopaedia, Volumes X—XVIII 57
8. 5. The Text of the American Edition: Jedidiah Morse and Other Contributors 77
9. 6. Artists and Artisans: The Encyclopaedia as American Artifact 108
10. 7. The Supplement to the Encyclopaedia: Volumes XIX-XXI 150
11. 8. Thomas Dobson in the Nineteenth Century: The Hebrew Bible and Other Publications 185
12. Appendix A. Dobson's Encyclopaedia: A Chronology 219
13. Appendix B. Engravers and Engravings in the Encyclopaedia 223
14. Appendix C. A Checklist of Titles Printed by and for Thomas Dobson 238
15. Bibliography 275
16. Index 291