The history of the art of printing, [electronic resource] : Containing an Account of It's Invention and Progress in Europe: with The Names of the Famous Printers, The Places of Their Birth, And the Works printed by Them. And A Preface by the Publisher to The Printers in Scotland.
1713
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The history of the art of printing, [electronic resource] : Containing an Account of It's Invention and Progress in Europe: with The Names of the Famous Printers, The Places of Their Birth, And the Works printed by Them. And A Preface by the Publisher to The Printers in Scotland.
Author
La Caille, Jean de.
Uniform Title
Histoire de l'imprimerie. English
Publication Details
Edinburgh : printed by James Watson. Sold at his shop, opposite to the Lucken-Booths; and at the shops of David Scot in the Parliament-Close, and George Stewart a little above the Cross, M.DCC.XIII. [1713]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- Scotland -- Edinburgh.
Language
English
Description
24,xlviii,64p.,plate ; 8⁰.
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Titlepage in red and black.
Pp. i-xlviii consist of 'Specimen of types in the printing-house of James Watson'.
'The history of the art of printing' was translated for James Watson 'the publisher' from Jean de la Caille's 'Historie de l'imprimerie'.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Pp. i-xlviii consist of 'Specimen of types in the printing-house of James Watson'.
'The history of the art of printing' was translated for James Watson 'the publisher' from Jean de la Caille's 'Historie de l'imprimerie'.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T36464.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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