A History of Cambridge University Press: Volume 3, New Worlds for Learning, 1873-1972

By David McKitterick

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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521308038
• ISBN13: 9780521308038
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.8" x 9.9"