Lydia Bailey
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Lydia Bailey

A Checklist of Her Imprints

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A Checklist of Her Imprints

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Little known today, Lydia Bailey was a leading printer in Philadelphia for decades. Her career began in 1808—when her husband, Robert, died, leaving her with the family business to manage—and ended in 1861, when she retired at the age of eighty-two. During her career, she operated a shop that at its height had more than forty employees, acted as city printer for over thirty years, and produced almost a thousand imprints bearing her name. Not surprisingly, sources reveal that she was closely associated with many of her now better-known contemporaries both in the book trade and beyond, people like her father-in-law, Francis Bailey; Mathew Carey; Philip Freneau; and Harriet Livermore. Through a detailed examination and analysis of various sources, Karen Nipps portrays Bailey’s experience within the context of her social, political, religious, and book environments.

Lydia Bailey is the first monograph on a woman printer during the handpress period. It consists of a historical essay detailing Bailey’s life and analyzing her role in the contemporary book trade, followed by a checklist of her known imprints. In addition, appendixes offer further statistical information on the activities of her shop. Together, these provide rich material for other book historians as well as for historians of the early Republic, gender, and technology.

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Publisher
Penn State University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9780271062303
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Publishing
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. COVER Front
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. List of Figures
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Lydia Bailey: Mistress of Her Situation
  7. Setting the Stage
  8. The Early Years
  9. The Trade
  10. Patronage
  11. Her Way
  12. Notes to Lydia Bailey: Mistress of Her Situation
  13. Checklist of Lydia Bailey Imprints
  14. Methodology
  15. Format
  16. Checklists and Bibliographies Cited
  17. Abbreviations and Location Symbols
  18. The Checklist
  19. Appendix 1: Unlocated Imprints
  20. Appendix 2: Bailey’s Journal
  21. Notes to Appendix 2
  22. Appendix 3: Names from Journal
  23. Appendix 4: Primary Material Relating to Lydia Bailey
  24. Index
  25. Series Page
  26. COVER Back