Dr Johnson's printer : the life of William Strahan
1964, First Edition. London : Routledge & Kegan Paul. Very good cloth library copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Light foxing to edges and prelims; some library marks remain. A well-preserved example overall; internally strong and clean. Item #477691
Physical description; xiii, 225 pages ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical footnotes. Contents; Apprentice to master – Printing in the eighteenth century – The dictionary – The trade – David Hume – David Hall and America – Family life – The Franklins: Warburton – King's printer – Johnson – Books and Authors – Domestic politics – American affairs – The inheritance. Subjects; Strahan, William (1715-1785) – Biography. Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784) – Relations with printers. Printers – Great Britain – Biography. Printing – England – London – History – 18th century.
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