... of the book trade ± almanacs, spelling books, songbooks, conduct books, chapbooks, psalters, and catechisms ± the Baltimore press issued numerous other books during the early 1830s. Giftbooks, ... his contacts among Baltimore bookmen extended to book- Baltimore book culture 31 binders as well, including one who was friendly enough to bind a manuscript volume gratis. Bookdealers less accommodating ... away time in Baltimore during the early 1830s. Far from it. Baltimore had a lively book culture and many bookdealers. Edward J. Coale, for instance, had been retailing books in Baltimore for...