A History of Cambridge University Press, Volume 1: Printing and the Book Trade in Cambridge, 1534-1698

Contents: The charter of 1534 University stationers, 1534-1583 Prejudice and the printing privilege Thomas Thomas, 'the puritan printer' John Legate, printer by profession Cantrell Legge and the University's common cause A new beginning: Thomas Buck and Roger Daniel An uneasy partnership Privileged books Books for university teaching Authors and printers By due authority: licence and the title to print Running the printing house Type, paper and other necessities Civil war and the interregnum John Field and the opportunities of office John Hayes and the limits of independence Looking at a wider world Conclusion Appendixes