A century of printing : the issues of the press in Pennsylvania, 1685-1784 / by Charles R. Hildeburn ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hildeburn, Charles R. (Charles Riché), 1855-1901.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--Pennsylvania--Bibliography.

American literature.

Printing--Pennsylvania--History.

Printing.

Pennsylvania.

History.

Pennsylvania--Bibliography.

Genre:

Bibliographies.

Penn Provenance:

Rosengarten, Joseph G. (donor) (copy 1)

Biddle Law Library (donor) (copy 2)

Geo. T. Bisel Co. (bookplate) (copy 2)

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 30 cm

Other Title:

Issues of the press in Pennsylvania

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : [Press of Matlack & Harvey], 1885-1886.

Notes:

Name of printer from t.p. verso.

Vol. 2 printed by J.B. Lippincott & company.

4,700 titles, arranged chronologically, with an index of authors and titles, and a chronological list of printers (v. 1, p. xi-xiii) Titles generally given in full (lined) exact collations, and references to libraries containing copies.

"Three hundred copies printed."--t.p. verso, v.1.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Library has copy nos. 66 (copy 2) and 83 (copy 1).

Copy 1 has newspaper clippings of book reviews dated 1885 and 1887, pasted on dedication leaf of v.1 and on prelim. free endpaper of v.2.

Copy 2 has ms. letter signed Charles H. Hildeburn addressed to Mrs. Samuel, dated Jan. 1887 taped to inside front cover of vol. 2.

OCLC:

1061636