The story of Oxford University Press spans five centuries of printing and publishing, leading from the early days of printing to worldwide publishing in academic research, education, and English language learning. Industrial and communication revolutionsBy the late eighteenth century, the University Press was both printer and publisher. This volume charts its rich and complicated history during this period, when transformations in the way books were printed led, in turn, to greater expertise in distributing and selling Oxford books. The growing range of scholarly publications and bibles included, above all, the creation and initial publication of the Oxford English Dictionary.