Typographical antiquities :

being an historical account of printing in England : with some memoirs of our antient printers, and a register of books printed by them, from the year MCCCCLXXI to the year MDC. With an appendix concerning printing in Scotland and Ireland to the same time. By Joseph Ames, ...
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Ames, Joseph, 1689-1759.
Contributors: Thom, Alexander, 1801-1879, former owner.
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Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: London : printed by W. Faden, and sold by J. Robinson, 1749.
Notes:Titlepage in red and black.

With a list of subscribers, an index and an errata leaf.

Text is continuous despite pagination.

A prospectus, 'Proposals for printing by subscription the Typographical antiquities of England: .', was issued in [1748].

Physical description: [12], 440, 451-598, [28] p.,plates : ill., ports. ; 4to

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THOM.6651.AME
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