A History of Cambridge University Press: Volume 3, New Worlds for Learning, 1873–1972 (A History of Cambridge University Press, Series Number 3) - Hardcover

McKitterick, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521308038 ISBN 13: 9780521308038

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This volume completes the history of Cambridge University Press from the sixteenth century to the late twentieth. It examines the ways by which the Press launched itself as a London publisher in the 1870s, building its educational and academic lists. It also explores changes in the printing industry, revealing how the Press assumed a leading role in the typographical renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s, and how it acquired an international reputation for quality after the Second World War. Also available: Volume 1: Printing and the Book Trade in Cambridge, 1534-1698 0-521-30801-1 Hardback $140.00 C Volume 2: Scholarship and Commerce, 1698-1872 0-521-30802-X $130.00C

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Book Description:

This volume completes the history of Cambridge University Press from the sixteenth century to the late twentieth. It examines the ways by which the Press launched itself as a London publisher in the 1870s, building up its educational and academic lists. It also explores changes in the printing industry, showing how the Press assumed a leading part in the typographical renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s, and built on this after the Second World War to acquire an international reputation for quality.

About the Author:

Dr David McKitterick is Fellow and Librarian, Trinity College, Cambridge.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0521308038
• ISBN 13: 9780521308038
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 536