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A History of the Cambridge University Press 1521-1921
Contributor(s): Roberts, Sydney Castle (Author)

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 ISBN: 0511702191     ISBN-13: 9780511702198
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Binding Type: Open Ebook
Published: October 2010
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- Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry
Dewey: 070.5
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Cambridge
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Published to mark the four hundredth anniversary of the first book to be printed in Cambridge by John Siberch in 1521, this book traces the development of the Press over four centuries. S.C. Roberts, who became Secretary to the Press Syndicate in 1922, blends archival research with an anecdotal style to produce this informative account. Appendices list the university printers up to 1921, including most famously Thomas Thomas, John Legate, Thomas Buck and John Baskerville, and the books published in each year between 1521 and 1750 by authors such as Erasmus, George Herbert, John Donne, John Milton, Isaac Newton and Thomas Browne. Aimed at the general reader, this lively account of the Press' major achievements is illustrated with a number of portraits and historical documents and remains a useful introduction to the history of the oldest publishing house in the world.
 
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