Approximately 10 per cent of the entire German periodical publications were published in Hamburg. Based on comprehensive new research, this first volume of the bibliography of the press contains 1000 titles which were able to be located for this city and 700 persons which are of significance for the history of print media in Hamburg.
»The publishers are to be congratulated on launching this important series so well: the volumes are in a user-friendly format (large quarto in two columns), with high-quality typography, paper, and bindings. Future volumes [...] are eagerly awaited. This is indeed an auspicious beginning.« David Paisey, The Library