Sign up to our emails and be the first to know about new releases, special offers and more.
Become a Readings Member to make your shopping experience even easier. Sign in or sign up for free!
Hello Readings Member! Go to the member centre to view your orders, change your details, or view your lists, or sign out.
Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
This brief but informative volume provides a history of one of the world's most prestigious academic publishers: Cambridge University Press. The book covers the founding of the press in the…
Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order
Michael Black (University of Cambridge)
In 1984 the Press celebrated four hundred years of continuous printing and publishing. This anniversary history, now published in paperback, provides a readable introduction, from late medieval times to the…
This is a short, illustrated account of the world’s oldest publishing house. It emphasises the constitutional basis of the Press (an essential part of its parent university), highlights key moments…
S C Roberts
This authoritative history of one of the world's most prestigious academic publishing houses is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of scholarship and the role of the university…
Available to order, ships in 7-14 daysAvailable to order
Murray Leinster
Talents, Incorporated, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its…
Sydney Castle Roberts
This volume was written to mark four hundred years of printing in Cambridge since John Siberch set up the first press there in 1521. Illustrated with a number of portraits…
S C 1887 Roberts
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
Cambridge the University Press
This book, The Baskerville club Handlist no. 1, by Cambridge The University Press, is a replication of a book originally published before 1904. It has been restored by human beings…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
C J Clay and Sons
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
More than 250 Cambridge University Press employees joined the armed forces during the First World War. This War Record gives a brief outline of each employee’s military service, and includes…
G. R. Barnes
This 1935 volume provides a consummately researched list of the titles printed by Cambridge University Press between 1521 and 1800. Titles are given in chronological order, and those which are…
Samuel Pepys was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of the Royal Navy, and his diaries remain one of the most important sources for the…
This classic work by Ernest A. Hooton explores the biological basis of beauty and aesthetics. Hooton argues that beauty is largely a result of evolutionary processes, and he looks at…
Cambridge University Press
""A Catalogue Of Adversaria And Printed Books Containing Manuscript Notes Preserved In The Library Of The University Of Cambridge"" is a publication by Cambridge University Press, first printed in 1864…
David McKitterick (University of Cambridge)
This is a definitive history of Cambridge University Press, the oldest press in the world. The origins of the modern University Press spring from the charter granted to the University…
Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order
John Willis Clark
First published in 1901, this is a rich repository of typefaces (including English, Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, Arabic, Hebrew and Cyrillic), ornaments, borders and decorative devices used in books printed at…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
This second volume of the history of Cambridge University Press deals with a period of fundamental changes in printing, publishing, and bookselling. It opens with the new arrangements made by…
Donald Francis McKenzie
Based on his extensive research into the Cambridge University Press archives, McKenzie’s landmark study, first published in 1966, revolutionised scholars’ understanding of the organization, operations and finances of a printing…
David McKitterick (Trinity College, Cambridge)
This is the first volume in a new three-volume history of the University Press. This volume explores the University’s attitude to its Printers, the books printed, and the circumstances in…
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…
