James Watson's Preface to the History Of Printing 1713. Edited by James Munro.

Published by Greenock, Thomas Rae at the Signet Press 1963.

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Seller: Adam Mills Rare Books, Cambridge, United KingdomAdam Mills Rare Books

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Parchment boards lettered & decorated in red. Sm.8vo, c.pp50, neat little booklabel on endpaper, excellent copy. With 2 large folding illustrations. Edition Limited to 250 numbered copies. Watson's History Of The Art Of Printing - the first and only edition was issued in 1713, and by Dibdin's time was already a rare book - was one of the first histories of typography in English. His Preface, addressed to the Printers in Scotland, is of particular interest and is reprinted here. **** To confirm availability before ordering, please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question.

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Title
James Watson's Preface to the History Of Printing 1713. Edited by James Munro.
Author
WATSON, James : James Munro : Signet Press.
Publisher
Greenock, Thomas Rae at the Signet Press 1963.
Binding
Hardcover

Adam Mills Rare Books

Cambridge, United Kingdom

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ADAM MILLS RARE BOOKS : selling books internationally from Cambridge since 1980 §§ Adam Mills Rare Books began in 1980 and for 35 years has consistently offered high quality books covering English Literature [mainly 19th Century] : Private Press and Illustrated Books : and Typography and Books About Books. §§ After St Andrew's University, and post-graduate at the Warburg Institute under E. H. Gombrich, Adam Mills worked for five years with the historic 18thC Cambridge booksellers Deighton, Bell & Co. §§ Adam Mills Rare Books is situated just outside the magnificent University city of Cambridge, with its stunning array of ancient and modern architecture, and its superb copyright Library.…

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