中国是一个具有悠久历史的文明古国,也是一个有着悠久出版历史的泱泱大国。鉴于历史的原因,至今还没有一部为世人公认的权威性的《中国出版通史》,这不仅和我国的国际地位不相称,也和当今出版事业的繁荣发展不相适应。伴随着出版事业的发展,这几年对出版史的研究已引起出版界的广泛重视。早在20年之前,叶再生先生已着手这方面的潜心研 China is an ancient civilization with a long history and a great power with a long history of publication. For historical reasons, there is still no authoritative “General History of Chinese Publishing” recognized by the world not only because it is not commensurate with our country’s international status but also incompatible with the prosperous development of today’s publishing industry. With the development of the publishing industry, the study of the publishing history in recent years has aroused widespread attention in the publishing industry. As early as 20 years ago, Mr. Ye Zaisheng has already started to devote himself to this aspect