An edition of Early typography (1872)

Early typography

an essay on the origin of letter-press printing in the fifteenth century

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An edition of Early typography (1872)

Early typography

an essay on the origin of letter-press printing in the fifteenth century

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This book discusses the history of typography, beginning with Chinese wood prints continuing to hand typesetting. Printers are identified, as well as their primary works.

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Publisher
Trübner & Co.
Language
English
Pages
426

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Edition Notes

"Printed at Colombo, by William Skeen, Government Printer, Ceylon."

"The germ of the present work was a Lecture delivered ... before the Members of the Colombo Athenaeum, on the 24th February 1853."

Portrait of Skeen is mounted photograph, with his signature below.

MASS copy: With the bookplate of: Johis Comitis de Kimberley [i.e. John Wodehouse, first Earl of Kimberley, 1826-1902]

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London
Other Titles
Origin of letter-press printing

Classifications

Library of Congress
Z126 .S62 1872

The Physical Object

Pagination
iii, [1], 426, [2], v p., [1] leaf of plates (p.i-v at end ads.) :
Number of pages
426

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL16974033M
Internet Archive
earlytypography00skee
LCCN
06008063
OCLC/WorldCat
4232479

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL2311650W

Work Description

This book describes the history of printing and typesetting. Historically important printers and their major works are identified.

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