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Typographical antiquities, or, The history of printing in England, Scotland, and Ireland, containing memoirs of our ancient printers, and a register of the books printed by them / begun by the late Joseph Ames ; considerably augmented by William Herbert ; and now greatly enlarged, with copious notes, and illustrated with appropriate engravings comprehending the history of English literature and a view of the progress of the art of engraving in Great Britain by Thomas Frognall Dibdin.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Folio Z151 .A512 v.1-v.4 v.1 v.2 v.3 v.4
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ames, Joseph, 1689-1759.
- Standardized Title:
- Typographical antiquities
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Printing--Great Britain--History.
- Printing.
- Great Britain.
- History.
- Printers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Printers.
- Early printed books.
- Great Britain--Imprints.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 4 volumes : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 29 cm
- Other Title:
- Typographical antiquities.
- History of printing in England, Scotland, and Ireland.
- Typographical antiquities of Great Britain.
- Place of Publication:
- London : William Miller, 1810-19.
- Notes:
- Half-title v. 1-4: Typographical antiquities of Great Britain.
- Vols. 1-2 published 1810-12; v. 3, 1816, by J. Murray; v. 4, 1819, by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown.
- "List of authors referred to": v. 1, p. [375]-379.
- OCLC:
- 1261757
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