Item #456207 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, F.R. &A. SS. ; considerably augmented by William Herbert, of Cheshunt, Herts; 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 the Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin. Joseph Ames.

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, F.R. &A. SS. ; considerably augmented by William Herbert, of Cheshunt, Herts; 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 the Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin

1909, Third Edition. London : Printed for William Miller, Albemarle Street, by William Savage, Bedford Bury. Fair copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, slightly shadow-stained. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Hinges starting. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #456207

Physical description; 205 pages. Subjects; Printing Great Britain History. Incunabula Great Britain Bibliography. Printers Great Britain Biography. Caxton, William (ca. 1422-1491). Early printed books 1500-1600 Great Britain.

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