A History of Cambridge University Press: 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 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