SELLING BOOKS IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BOSTON: THE DAYBOOK OF BENJAMIN GUILD.

The article discusses the eighteenth century transactions at The Boston Bookstore of bookseller Benjamin Guild in Massachusetts based on the manuscript daybook maintained by Guild. Topics explored include the sale of books on politics and religion to early American readers, observations on the pricing structure of the bookstore, and the non-book items sold by Guild which range from quills to ink powder.