Luckombe P (3 results)

Condition: Good. No Jacket. Considerable foxing, but little worn. Weight: 1.0 Language: English Publisher's maroon cloth, gilt title on spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION--The History and Art of Printing, by P. Luckombe, MTA, published in 1771 by W. Adlard and J. Browne, Fleet Street, London. This is, from all indications, a relatively new binding on a rare book that appears to be intact although its age is showing on some of the pages. According to at least one book dealer on the internet, Luckombe had published a similar book a year earlier that was titled "A Concise History of the Origin and Progress of Printing." This book -- the one I'm selling -- has what is often described as the Gutenberg frontispiece and a title page with the year of publication as 1771. No indication that this is anything but a first edition under this title. 502 pages plus four more pages at the rear that are a table of contents. Fore-edge and bottom of the pages are deckled and the top is cut smoothly. Light brown boards that appear to be leather with a splash of maroon and gilt on the spine. Many illustrations with examples of type faces, other languages, borders and musical scales. One of the photos of the title page shows what looks like a stain in the lower right corner. It is not. It's a shadow created by the photographer. Free shipping in the U.S.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First edition. 8vo. (10), 502, (4) pp. Illustrated. Includes a Specimen of Printing Types by William Caslon.Original full sheep boards nicely rebacked with gilt lines and a red leather lettering label, gilt. A very good copy. The text is in two parts. Part One, the "History", covers the invention of movable type printing by Gutenberg in the 15th century and traces its development throughout Europe. . Part 2. the "Art of Printing" gets into the technical aspects of printing, including the various techniques and processes involved, including typography, engraving, and papermaking. Luckombe published a similar book the previous year, "A Concise History of the Origin and Progress of Printing." .…