Review of the hardback: 'He has brought a clear head and an infinite capacity for taking pains to the sifting and orderly presentation of his evidence, which he has distilled into 238 closely reasoned pages … It will be a standard reference-book; a lucidly arranged collection of passages illustrating literacy, the regulation of the book trade, and the aims and methods of authors, translators and printers.' The Times Literary Supplement

• Prologue; 1. Caxton and his literary heritage; 2. Literacy; 3. The regulation of the book trade; 4. Patronage; 5. The demand for books; 6. The variety of books; 7. Translations and translators; 8. The printers; 9. The printing of the book; Appendix I; Appendix II; Bibliography; General index; Index of passages.

Review of the hardback: 'He has brought a clear head and an infinite capacity for taking pains to the sifting and orderly presentation of his evidence, which he has distilled into 238 closely reasoned pages … It will be a standard reference-book; a lucidly arranged collection of passages illustrating literacy, the regulation of the book trade, and the aims and methods of authors, translators and printers.' The Times Literary Supplement

• Prologue; 1. Caxton and his literary heritage; 2. Literacy; 3. The regulation of the book trade; 4. Patronage; 5. The demand for books; 6. The variety of books; 7. Translations and translators; 8. The printers; 9. The printing of the book; Appendix I; Appendix II; Bibliography; General index; Index of passages.

Review of the hardback: 'He has brought a clear head and an infinite capacity for taking pains to the sifting and orderly presentation of his evidence, which he has distilled into 238 closely reasoned pages … It will be a standard reference-book; a lucidly arranged collection of passages illustrating literacy, the regulation of the book trade, and the aims and methods of authors, translators and printers.' The Times Literary Supplement

• Prologue; 1. Caxton and his literary heritage; 2. Literacy; 3. The regulation of the book trade; 4. Patronage; 5. The demand for books; 6. The variety of books; 7. Translations and translators; 8. The printers; 9. The printing of the book; Appendix I; Appendix II; Bibliography; General index; Index of passages.