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Typographia or The Printers' Instructor: Volume 1: Including an Account of the Origin of Printing, with Biographical Notices of the Printers of ... of Printing, Publishing and Libraries) - Softcover

Johnson, John

 
9781108047777: Typographia or The Printers' Instructor: Volume 1: Including an Account of the Origin of Printing, with Biographical Notices of the Printers of ... of Printing, Publishing and Libraries)

Synopsis

Johnson's 1824 history of printing and study of contemporary practices is still of interest to historians, bibliographers and printers.

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Book Description

John Johnson (1777–1848) produced this study of the history and art of printing in 1824. Volume 1 deals with the history of printing, and is chiefly derived from the work of other writers, although is still of interest to bibliographers. It contains details of early English books and printers, with illustrations.

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