THE AUTHOR'S PRINTING AND PUBLISHING ASSISTANT. Containing Explanations of the Process of Printing, Preparation and Calculation of Manuscripts, Punctuation, Choice of Paper, Type, Binding, Illustrations, Publishing, Advertising Etc.

Published by Saunders and Otley, Conduit Street, London

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Seventh Edition. Undated Circa Mid 19th C. Title continues "with an exemplification of the Typographical Marks used in the Construction of the Press." Contents include Sterotype, Lithographic and Copper Plate Printing, Engravings on Wood, Choice of Bindings and much more. Very interesting manual produced when cloth bindings were beginning to be used inaddition to Leather and Boards. Blue cloth cover with Blind Embossed Linear Border and imitation leather texture. Gilt Monogram on front , same blind embossed on back. Gilt lettering to spine. 75 Pages, 180g, 7" Tall. Some fading to cloth (see photo).Small hole in free endpaper. Previous owner's name lightly penciled at top of title page. Fold-Out page has a large piece missing (about 1/5th the area). One page has a little pencil scribble. Binding cracked at page 49. Apart from an occasional mark pages are in very good, clean condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE AUTHOR'S PRINTING AND PUBLISHING ASSISTANT. Containing Explanations of the Process of Printing, Preparation and Calculation of Manuscripts, Punctuation, Choice of Paper, Type, Binding, Illustrations, Publishing, Advertising Etc.
• Publisher: Saunders and Otley, Conduit Street, London
• Binding: Decorative Cloth
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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