A history of the art of printing : from its invention to its wide-spread development in the middle o...
A history of the art of printing : from its invention to its wide-spread development in the middle of the 16th century : preceded by a short account of the origin of the alphabet and the successive methods of recording events and multiplying ms. books before the invention of printing / by H. Noel Humphreys ; with one hundred illustrations produced in photo-lithography by Day & Son, Limited, under the direction of the author.
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Publisher
London : B. Quaritch, 1867.
Date
1867.
Call Numbers
Q86/7 , DSM/F655.1/ H
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 212 p., 100 [i.e. 106] leaves of plates : ill., facsims. (some col.) ; 36 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
London : B. Quaritch, 1867.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1867.
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Copyright status: Out of copyright.
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Full title
A history of the art of printing : from its invention to its wide-spread development in the middle of the 16th century : preceded by a short account of the origin of the alphabet and the successive methods of recording events and multiplying ms. books before the invention of printing / by H. Noel Humphreys ; with one hundred illustrations produced...
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General note
"The first issue consists of 300 numbered copies ... After their dispersion, a small second issue will be made, and the stones are guaranteed then to be destroyed"--Slip tipped in LC copy.
Bibliography: p. [209]-212.
Mitchell Library copy at: DSM/ F655.1/ H has David Scott Mitchell bookplate.
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Call Numbers
Q86/7 , DSM/F655.1/ H
Record Identifier
74VvW8vOga2b
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DDC
686.209
MMS ID
991012055209702626
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