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The Invention of Rare Books
When does a book that is merely old become a rarity and an object of desire? David McKitterick examines, for the first time, the development of the idea of rare books, and why they …
The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain
The years 1830–1914 witnessed a revolution in the manufacture and use of books as great as that in the fifteenth century. Using new technology in printing, paper-making and …
Print, Manuscript and the Search for Order, 1450–1830
This book re-examines fundamental aspects of what has been widely termed the printing revolution of the early modern period. David McKitterick argues that many of the changes …
A History of Cambridge University Press: Volume 2, Scholarship and Commerce, 1698–1872
This second volume of the history of Cambridge University Press deals with a period of fundamental changes in printing, publishing, and bookselling. The purpose of this book is not …
A History of Cambridge University Press: Volume 1, Printing and the Book Trade in Cambridge, 1534–1698
This is the first of three volumes concerning the history of the oldest press in the world, a history that extends from the sixteenth century to the present day. Although there …
Old Books, New Technologies
As we rely increasingly on digital resources, and libraries discard large parts of their older collections, what is our responsibility to preserve 'old books' for the future? David …
A History of Cambridge University Press: Volume 3, New Worlds for Learning, 1873–1972
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 …
Readers in a Revolution
The mid-nineteenth century brought a revolution in popular and scholarly understandings of old and second-hand books. Manuals introduced new ideas and practices to increasing …