Typographical antiquities : or an historical account of the origin and progress of printing in Great Britain and Ireland: containing memoirs of our ancient printers, and a register of books printed by them, from the year MCCCCLXXI to the year MDC. Begun by the late Joseph Ames, ... Considerably augmented, both in the memoirs and number of books, by William Herbert, ... In three volumes.
| Author/creator | Ames, Joseph |
| Other author | Herbert, William, 1718-1795, author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed for the editor, and sold by Mr. T. Payne and Son, Mr. Benjamin White, Mr. L. Davis, Mr. Dodsley, Mr. Robson, Mr. Nichol, Mess. Leigh and Soleby [sic], Mr. Collins, and the rest of the booksellers of Great Britain and Ireland, 1785-90. |
| Description | 3 volumes(iv, 4 unnumbered pages, xliv[i.e.xliii], 1 unnumbered page, 1875, 1 unnumbered page), plates : illustrations,portraits ; 4⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | Vol.2 is dated 1786; vol.3 1790. |
| General note | The imprint to vol.3 reads: " .. Mess. Leigh and Sotheby, Mr Sewell, Mr. Collins, Mr. S. Hayes, Mr. J. Hayes, .. " - With a list of subscribers. |
| General note | P.xliii misnumbered xliv. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT139672. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
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