Typographia, or the printers instructor: including an account of the origin of printing with biographical notices of the printers of England, from Caxton to the close of the Sixteenth century: a series of ancient and modern alphabets, and Domesday characters. . . .

Published by Longman, Hurst, Reese, Orme, Brown & Green,, London:, 1824

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Two vols. Thick 8vo. 7 x 4.25 in. Engraved frontisp. each vol., extra-engraved title pages, woodcut-engraved borders throughout, numerous illusts., diagrams, woodcuts. Contemporary diced olive-green calf, raised bands on spine, gilt decorated, red & gilt morocco spine labels, fore-edges of textblock speckled red (very minor shlefwear, slight rubbing & wear to couple corners, lower front hinge vol. II a little tender), still an excellent set. First edition of this famed set providing an excellent history of the origins of English Printing and typography to 1599, and including an extensive sections on various alphabets, including Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Russian, Irish, Old Irish, Gothic, German, and many others. The sections on printing, typography, forging types, typesetting, and various presses are extensive and detailed. Johnson (1777-1848) worked for a private press at Lee Priory, Kent which published limited editions of poetry, prose and pamphlets, but eventually failed.

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Title
Typographia, or the printers instructor: including an account of the origin of printing with biographical notices of the printers of England, from Caxton to the close of the Sixteenth century: a series of ancient and modern alphabets, and Domesday characters. . . .
Author
[PRINTING & TYPESETTING]. JOHNSON, J.[ohn].
Publisher
Longman, Hurst, Reese, Orme, Brown & Green,, London:
Publication year
1824
Edition
1st Edition
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We are a small Used & Rare Bookseller available by appointment through phone, or e-mail. We exhibit at 10-14 trade shows a year, including the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, Rose City Book Fair in Portland, Oregon, as well as many others. We specialize in History, Medicine, Science, Children's Literature, Photographs, Photography, Archives, Trade Catalogues with an emphasis on Salesman Sample Catalogues, and Nineteenth-century imprints.

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