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W. Metcalfe and Son was a printer and publisher in Cambridge during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its office has been located on Green Street, [1] Trinity Street [2] and St Mary's Street. [3] A large number of books about Cambridge were published by W. Metcalfe and Sons during that era. [4] In 1836, William Metcalfe was a contender for the printer of Cambridge University Press, but was defeated by John Parker. [3]

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The Cambridge General Advertiser, first issued in 1839, was printed by William Metcalfe and Jonathan Palmer. Metcalfe continued as printer until 1846, after which it changed hands a number of times before closing in 1850. [5]

At the moment, W Metcalfe and Sons Ltd is cooperated in Appersett.[ citation needed ]

Books

The Railway traveller's walk through Cambridge

Editions
  1. 186- - OCLC   40830392
  2. 1862 - OCLC   43521601, Microfilm: OCLC   17937041
  3. 1864 - OCLC   27707061
  4. 1867 - OCLC   61598542, Microfilm: OCLC   17944554
  5. 1873 - OCLC   47804365
  6. 1880 - OCLC   12366631, Microfilm: OCLC   16317048
  7. 1882? - OCLC   47804371
  8. The Cambridge visitor's guide, being the eighth edition of the Railway traveller's walk through Cambridge. 1895. OCLC   35320650.
  9. White, William (Sub-Librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge) (1896). The visitor's guide to Cambridge ... being the ninth edition of Railway traveller's walk through Cambridge. Cambridge: Metcalfe & Co. OCLC   35320690.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Reprints

Others

Periodicals

Annuals

References

  1. John Power (1870). A handy-book about books, for book-lovers, book-buyers, and book-sellers. London: J. Wilson. p.  73. ISBN   1-103-61070-8. OCLC   3382019.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  2. E. W. Bowling (1885). Sagittulae, Random Verses. Cambridge: W. Metcalfe & Son. ISBN   1-4280-5050-7. OCLC   25002058.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. 1 2 McKitterick, David (2004). A History of Cambridge University Press, Volume Two: Scholarship and Commerce (1698–1872). Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. pp. 329, 337. ISBN   0-521-30802-X.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Pierre Gorman (1998). Cambridge in Books (PDF) (5th ed.). Melbourne: The University of Melbourne. ISBN   0-7325-1467-3.
  5. Michael Joseph Murphy (1972). "Newspapers and Opinions in Cambridge, 1780-1850". Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society. VI (I): 35–50. ISBN   0-900891-15-7. ISSN   0068-6611.
  6. "COOPER, Charles Henry. Memorials of Cambridge. A New Edition". ILAB. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  7. "Social History of the Parish". St. Matthews Church, Cambridge. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  8. Rosenberg, Joel E. (1999). "Hessian quartic surfaces that are Kummer surfaces". arXiv: math/9903037 .
  9. GJ Gray (3 January 1885). "Cambridge Periodicals: I. University". Notes and Queries. s6-XI (265): 61–62. doi:10.1093/nq/s6-XI.265.61. 1839-42: The Cambridge University Magazine, Twelve numbers issued, No. 1 March 1839, published once a term; 12, October, 1842. Camb., printed by Metcalfe & Palmer for W. P. Grant
  10. "Notes". Messenger of Mathematics . XXXV: 1600. May 1905 – April 1906. Papers for insertion should be sent to Dr. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge, or to Messrs. Metcalfe and Co. Limited, Printing Office, Trinity Street, Cambridge.