The English provincial printers, stationers and bookbinders to 1557

"The English Provincial Printers, Stationers and Bookbinders to 1557" by E. Gordon Duff is a historical examination of the rise of printing outside of London and university cities in England. The book highlights the generally overlooked contributions of printers in towns like Ipswich, Worcester, and Canterbury between the late 1400s and 1557. In an introduction, Duff points out the need to examine these forgotten figures and lost documents from a dynamic time in England’s past. He places the book in the context of earlier studies on well-known London printers, before beginning a detailed exploration into places like Oxford.