Gallery
A
packed audience gathered at the National Library
of Scotland on St Andrew's Day 2007 to celebrate
the launch of two volumes of The Edinburgh History
of the Book in Scotland
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Brian Hillyard, Head of Rare Books in the Department
of Collections at the National Library, welcomed
them on behalf of the hosts to the event
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Tom
Devine, Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish
History at the University of Edinburgh, spoke
of the importance of these volumes for the reappraisal
of Scottish history
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General
Editor, Bill Bell, paid tribute to the production
values of Edinburgh University Press, saying
the design of the books represented 'all that
was good about academic publishing'
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Editors
of volume 4, David Finkelstein and Alistair
McCleery, spoke of the support they had received
from many quarters, both within the scholarly
community and the Scottish book trade itself
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Catriona Murray of Edinburgh University Press
thanked the event's sponsors and said how delighted
the Press was to be associated with such a prestigious
project
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A
good time was had by all
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Some
satisfied customers
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The
event was followed by a well earned Contributors'
Dinner
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. . and the sense of a job well done.
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