Books on the history of Oxford University Press:
- The History of Oxford University Press, 4 vols – Gadd, Eliot, Louis, Robbins (eds). Oxford University Press (2012-2017).
- A History of the Oxford University Press: volume 1, to the year 1780 – Harry Carter. Clarendon Press (1975). Note: there is no volume 2, Carter having passed away before its completion.
- The Oxford University Press and the Spread of Learning – Nicholas Barker. Clarendon Press (1978).
- The Oxford University Press: an informal history – Peter Sutcliffe. Oxford University Press (1978).
- Mechanick Exercises on the Whole Art of Printing – Joseph Moxon. Dover Publications (1978).
- On the Press: through the eyes of the craftsmen of Oxford University Press – Mick Belson. (Robert Boyd, 2003).
- Wolvercote Mill: a study of paper-making at Oxford. Clarendon Press (1974).
Books on the history of the Oxford English Dictionary:
- The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary – Peter Gilliver. Oxford University Press (2016).
- The Dictionary People: the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary – Sarah Ogilvie. Chatto & Windus (2023).
- Treasure House of the Language: the living OED – Charlotte Brewer. Yale University Press (2007).
- Lost for Words: the hidden history of the Oxford English Dictionary – Lynda Mugglestone. Yale University Press (2005).
- The Meaning of Everything: the story of the Oxford English Dictionary – Simon Winchester. Oxford University Press (2003).
- The Surgeon of Crowthorne: a tale of murder, madness and the love of words – Simon Winchester. Viking (1998).
- Caught in the Web of Words: James Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary – K. M. Elisabeth Murray. Yale University Press (1977).
