Acknowledgments
This book would not have existed without the help of many people. First, I would like to thank my two editors Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen who not only believed in this project, but whose generous advice along the way really helped me to develop it further. It is safe to say that this work would never have found its form or magnitude without you. I would also like to thank a number of book dealers, some who are also good and old friends. Especially, I would like to thank Patrik Andersson, who introduced me to the collecting of dissertations for help and interesting conversations. I would likewise like to thank the very knowledgeable Mats Rehnström for your generosity and for all that you taught me about book history and Swedish dissertations. Other dealers who have been very helpful and important when it comes to developing my interest include Harald Hultqvist, Pierre Dethorey and Mats Persson. I would also like to thank fellow book friends who have tolerated my book talk over the years and/or encouraged me in this project, especially Anders Bergvall, Patrik Wahlberg, Kalle à ström and Torbjörn Lindell. Going back in history, I would also like to thank my parents, Johan and Ann for supporting an interest in literature and books already from an early age. For the financial support that helped to make this publication possible, I would like to thank the following foundations: Stiftelsen Konung Gustaf VI Adolfs fond för svensk kultur, and à ke Wibergs stiftelse.
Finally, and most of all, I would like to thank my closest family. First of all, my wife Rebecka who has been fundamental for this work. Thank you for bearing with me all these years, and for supporting this project in so many ways. Thank you also to my three sons, Axel for helping me with the quantitative part of the work, Gustav for giving a helping hand with the à bo dissertations and Ossian for helping me with the Lund dissertations, and to all of you for keeping me company during so many hours of cataloguing dissertations.