Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

Originating in a unique collaboration between the world’s oldest publisher and the renowned Cambridge University Library, the Cambridge Library Collection makes important historical works accessible in new ways. The combination of state-of-the-art scanning technology and the Press’s commitment to quality gives today’s readers access to the content of books that until recently would have been available only in specialist libraries.

With subjects ranging from anthropology to zoology, the Cambridge Library Collection allows readers to own books they would otherwise find it hard to obtain.

Each page is scanned and the resulting files undergo a rigorous process of cleaning, in which any blemishes are removed to obtain a crisp and legible text. Each book has a new cover design and a specially written blurb which highlights the relevance of the book to today’s readers. The latest print-on-demand technology then ensures that the content of these rare and sometimes fragile books will be made available worldwide. The Collection is now available, in searchable form, as part of Cambridge Books Online.

As part of this we have made available once again, 13 J.D. Hooker titles originally published between 1813 and 1903. See below for more information.