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A catalogue of books printed at or relating to the University, town & county of Cambridge, from 1521 to 1893, with bibliographical and biographical no

A catalogue of books printed at or relating to the University, town & county of Cambridge, from 1521 to 1893, with bibliographical and biographical no

Bowes, Robert

Paperback

Business of WritingGeneral ReferenceBritish History

ISBN10: 9353701929
ISBN13: 9789353701925
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 17 2019
Pages: 630
Weight: 1.74
Height: 1.40 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Few places have shaped the English book like Cambridge. Cambridge printing begins right here. Robert Bowes gathers four centuries of presses, printers, authors, and institutions into a single, richly organised bibliographical catalogue reference, charting Cambridge imprints 1521-1893 across the University, the town, and the county. More than an annotated book list, it pairs entries with bibliographical and biographical notes that help you identify editions, trace names, and understand why certain titles mattered in their moment. Dip in for a curiosity, or follow the trail from early modern England books to the surge of Victorian era bibliography. Bowes work stands at the crossroads of local history and national scholarship: a local history sourcebook for Cambridge itself, and a clear window onto the British book trade and the development of learned publishing. As a university press bibliography in the broadest sense, it maps academic influence alongside provincial enterprise. For librarians, it functions as a reliable librarians reference tool; for researchers, it converses with the English Short Title Catalogue tradition; for collectors, it is a rare book collectors guide to what was printed, where, and by whom. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Keep it on your desk as a working reference, or on your shelf as a testament to Cambridge printing history and the continuity of English scholarship for anyone who loves books, places.

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