He described John Usher as a man who 'makes the best Figure in Boston, he's very rich, adventures much at Sea; but has got his bEstate/b by BOOKSELLING,' and gave pointed portraits of the other booksellers, to whom he reckoned he was as b...../b The completion of bNAIP/b opens many new fields to researchers on early American imprints and students of the history of the book in America. It is a notable achievement to mark the anniversary of American printing we commemorate today. ...
