| Sumario: | The article focuses on *Profits from the Nursery: Booksellers Discover Children's Books in the Hand Press Period*, a 2023 volume examining British children’s publishing from 1660 to 1820. It highlights the evolution of the children’s book market, emphasizing format, illustration, distribution, and pricing rather than literary content, with detailed studies of key figures such as John Newbery, Thomas Saint, John Marshall, and William Godwin. The book reveals how early children’s books were often luxury items aimed at middle-class families and how publishers combined innovative marketing with high-quality illustrations. It also discusses the challenges of researching this period due to scarce surviving materials and the limited legal protection for copyrights and images.
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