TYPOGRAPHIA: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS ILLUSTRATED BY ENGRAVINGS, BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES, AND PORTRAITS

Hansard, Thomas C.

Published by Baldwin, London, 1825

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8vo. contemporary half leather over marbled paper-covered boards, all edges marbled. Frontispiece: (x), xvi, 939, (29), (2) pages. First edition. (Bigmore & Wyman I, 301 with a four page description of this classic book on printing). With an historical introduction as part I covering the invention of printing, papermaking, history of bookselling and typefounding; Part II has information on the practical aspects of printing, including printing machinery, stereotype printing, lithography, decorative printing, etc. Bound in at the end are four leaves which serve as advertising for the Thomas Martin & Co. printing ink producer. Front hinge cracked. Front gutter cracked and separated from binding. Covers rubbed, with shelf wear. Textblock is pristine. 19th c. ownership inscription on front free endpaper. contemporary half leather over marbled paper-covered boards, all edges marbled. Seller Inventory # 16227

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Title: TYPOGRAPHIA: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE ...

Publisher: Baldwin, London

Publication Date: 1825

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition

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