Falconer Madan’s The Early Oxford Press is a scholarly bibliography of printing and publishing at Oxford from the supposed first imprint of 1468 down to 1640. Madan, a Bodleian librarian, documents the books produced at Oxford, with notes, appendices, and illustrations that trace the development of the press in its formative period.
The work is a meticulous reference, cataloguing imprints and reconstructing the history of one of the great university presses in its earliest centuries. Madan’s careful scholarship makes it indispensable for bibliographers and historians of printing. For readers interested in the history of the book, early English printing, and the University of Oxford, it offers a detailed and authoritative record of a foundational chapter in publishing history.