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Cambridge University Press bookshop
Our bookshop stands at the very heart of Cambridge and is the oldest bookshop site in England, as books have been sold from there since at least 1581.
Henry VIII’s Letters Patent of 1534
Although it was written on Vellum, which is very durable, has deteriorated over the years. However, the fine initial with the King’s portrait inside it and the large first line of print are still discernable.
Newton’s Philosophić Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Second Edition
The first edition of the book appeared in London in 1687 and quickly went out of print. This revised edition was published in 1713 after three years of lengthy correspondence and correction.
Pitt Building in Cambridge
Built in 1833, the Pitt Building housed offices of Cambridge University Press for over one hundred years. The Cambridge University Press Syndics still meet in the Oriel Room in the Pitt Building regularly on alternate Friday afternoons during term-time.
Cambridge University Press sign
For print-quality JPGS of these images, please contact the Press Office:
- Telephone: +44 (0)1223 325544
- Fax: +44 (0)1223 325062
- Email: press@cambridge.org
- Post: The Press Office, University Printing House, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8BS, United Kingdom