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Book Reference: 20896
Author: LEMOINE (Henry)
Title: Typographical Antiquities. History, Origin, and Progress, of the Art of Printing, from its First Invention in Germany to the End of the Seventeenth Century; and from its Introduction into England, by Caxton, to the Present Time... its Progress in the Provinces; with Chronological Lists of Eminent Printers in England, Scotland, and Ireland... also a Particular and Complete History of the Walpolean Press, Established at Strawberry Hill; with an Accurate List of Every Publication Issued Therefrom, and the Exact Number Printed Thereof... a Curious Dissertation on the Origin of the use of Paper... a Complete History of the Art of Wood-Cutting and Engraving on Copper...
Price: £325.00
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Description: Printed and Sold by S. Fisher. 1797. First Edition, 12mo, 156pp., nineteenth-century half calf, spine gilt, a nice copy. Bigmore & Wyman I, p.431. Lemoine was a translator and compiler for various London publishers. For some time he was also a bookseller in Bishopsgate Churchyard, in the city of London. Bound with: Prospectus for The English Version of the Polyglott Bible... Samuel Bagster. 1816. 28pp., plus advert leaf.
Subjects: Antiquarian | Natural History | Printing | Typography
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