A history of books from Caxton to the incorporation of the Stationers' Company.

This comprehensive history (first published in 1987) covers the whole period in which books have been printed in Britain. Though Gutenberg had the edge over Cax

Volume 4 of The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain covers the years between the incorporation of the Stationers' Company in 1557 and the lapsing of the Li

In this exploration of the social context of reading and writing in pre-industrial England, David Cressy tackles important questions about the limits of partici

English in Print from Caxton to Shakespeare to Milton examines the history of early English books, exploring the concept of putting the English language into pr