Typographical antiquities: being an historical account of printing in England : With some memoirs of our antient printers, and a register of the books printed by them, from the year MCCCCLXXI to the year MDC. With an appendix concerning printing in Scotland and Ireland to the same time. By Joseph Ames, F.R.S. and secretary to the Society of Antiquaries.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ames, Joseph, 1689-1759.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Printing--Great Britain--History--Early works to 1800.

Printing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([12],440,451-598,[28]p.,plates ) ill.,ports. ;

Other Title:

Typographical antiquities

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by W. Faden, and sold by J. Robinson, in Ludgate-Street, MDCCXLIX. [1749]

Notes:

Titlepage in red and black.

With a list of subscribers, an index and an errata leaf.

Text is continuous despite pagination.

A prospectus, 'Proposals for printing by subscription the Typographical antiquities of England: ...', was issued in [1748].

Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T142956.

OCLC:

508937752