Book Publishing in Wisconsin, Including a Directory of Wisconsin Book Publishers. Proceedings of the Conference on Book Publishing in Wisconsin (Madison, WI, May 6, 1977).

The papers in this compilation were drawn from a 1977 conference on book publishing in Wisconsin. Following introductory remarks, the five papers in the collection deal with the following topics: (1) the history of Perishable Press, which specializes in publishing hand-made books; (2) the role of the publishing firm Wisconsin House in the development of a regional literature; (3) the history of the Western Publishing Company, publishers of the Big Little Books and the Little Golden Books; (4) the history of "Wisconsin Trails" magazine and its book publishing arm, Tamarack Press; and (5) the publication efforts of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The compilation also contains a directory of Wisconsin book publishers. (FL)