A Dissertation upon English Typographical Founders and Founderies (1778). With a catalogue and specimen of the typefoundry of John James (1782). Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Harry Carter & Christopher Ricks.
Published by 8vo, pp.lxxx, 4 inserted plates, 104 + [70 type facsimiles] + pp.105-145 + [Corrections leaf], Oxford: The Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1961.
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Seller: Collinge & Clark, London, United KingdomCollinge & Clark
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Frontispiece and 13 other plates or illustrations. Grey cloth with gilt spine titling, dust-jacket. A very good bright copy. Page 129-30, which was omitted from the original printing and only supplied later, is bound in correctly. A revised Carter and Ricks edition was published in 1963.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Dissertation upon English Typographical Founders and Founderies (1778). With a catalogue and specimen of the typefoundry of John James (1782). Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Harry Carter & Christopher Ricks.
- Author
- Mores (Edward Rowe).
- Publisher
- 8vo, pp.lxxx, 4 inserted plates, 104 + [70 type facsimiles] + pp.105-145 + [Corrections leaf], Oxford: The Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1961.
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Item weight
- 1 kilogram
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- Printing history
Collinge & Clark
London, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since August 16, 2000
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