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.
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Publication InfoLondon : 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.
Description3 volumes(iv, 4 unnumbered pages, xliv[i.e.xliii], 1 unnumbered page, 1875, 1 unnumbered page), plates : illustrations,portraits ; 4⁰.
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General noteVol.2 is dated 1786; vol.3 1790.
General noteThe 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 noteP.xliii misnumbered xliv.
General noteReproduction of original from the British Library.
References English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT139672.
Reproduction noteJoyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements

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