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Preface
Foreword Gordon Johnson
1. Introduction
2. Precursors: the stationers and Siberch
3. The Letters Patent of 1534: the Stationers' Company
4. The foundation of the Press: Thomas Thomas
5. Early printers: John Legate, Cantrell Legge, Buck and Daniel
6. The Commonwealth and Restoration
7. Bentley's 'public Press'
8. The eighteenth century
9. The nineteenth century I
10. The nineteenth century II
11. R. T. Wright and the Secretaryship
12. Waller and Roberts as Secretaries: Lewis as Printer
13. From 1945 to 1972
14. Recovery: 1972-4
15. Charitable status recognised
16. From 1974 to 1984
17. Conclusion
Appendices.
