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Cambridge University Press 1584-1984.
by Black, M.H.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0521264731
- ISBN 13
- 9780521264730
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Very Good/Very Good. 1984. Reprint. Hard Cloth Cover. Sm 4to 0521264731 Dust jacket complete unclipped. Blue cloth with bright gilt titling, backed in black, on spine. No ownership marks. 343 pages clean and tight. In 1984 the Press celebrates four hundred years of continuous printing and publishing, and this history gives a readable and not-too-formal introduction to that unique record. It is the story of the development of the printing and publishing arm of the University of Cambridge, from the medieval system of resident stationers who dealt in manuscripts to the present large printing and publishing house which produces computer software and audio cassette tapes as well as books (mostly now computer-set) . The narrative is given its proper setting in the development of the University, which has inevitably determined the history of the Press itself; in the history of the book trade as a whole; and in the intellectual and political history of England which has at times affected the fortunes of the Press. The story has unique elements: a royal charter on which the University's right to print and publish was founded, a commitment to Bible printing from the beginning, the development of an equal commitment to learned printing and publishing, and a centuries-long struggle with the London book trade, which resented competition. There are anecdotes about powerful personalities, from Richard Bentley to Stanley Morison, which give colour and life to the sober black-and-white history of printing and publishing. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 115808
- Title
- Cambridge University Press 1584-1984.
- Author
- Black, M.H.:
- Illustrator
- Plates. Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cloth Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0521264731
- ISBN 13
- 9780521264730
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1984
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CHARLES BOSSOM
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ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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