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The history of the art of printing, 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.
La Caille, Jean de.Date: M.DCC.XIII. [1713]- Books
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The speech of Mr. Jacob Ilive to his brethren the master-printers: on the great utility of the art of printing, at a general meeting, Wednesday, the 18th of July, 1750.
Ilive, Jacob, 1705-1763.Date: [1750]- Books
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Memoir on the origin of printing. Addressed to John Topham, Esq. F.R. and A.SS. By Ralph Willett, Esq. F.R. and A.SS.
Willett, Ralph, 1719-1795.Date: 1794?]- Books
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To the Lord high treasurer of Great Britain, the case of James Lightbody, inventor of colour'd stamps. Humbly submitted. ...
Lightbody, James.Date: 1713]- Books
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The history and art of printing. In two parts. Part I. containing I. A Concise History of the Art from its Invention to the present Time; with the several Charters granted to the Company of Stationers. II. Specimens of Printing Types of all Sizes, and various Languages, Music Types, Flowers and Ornaments. Part II. treating of I. The necessary Materials made use of in a Printing Office-Of the different Pounts of Letter, their Properties, Size, and Application; with Tables to shew the Difference there is between the several Bodies of Letter, and how one gets in or drives out more than another. - Of Points, Quadrate, Spaces, Rules, Braces, Quotations, Flowers, &c. &c. II. Of Printing Presses, their Construction and Use particulars described, with a Drawing of a Press, and of its several Parts, cut in Wood. III. Of Wetting Paper, Knocking up Balls, Pulling, Printing different Colours, and other necessary Rules and Directions for the Pressman. IV. Or the Compositor's Business, viz. Dressing of Chaces, Composing, Spacing, Tying up Pages, Imposing, &c. with a great Variety of Examples and useful Tables. V. Of Correctors and Correcting, with Directions to Authors how to mark Corrections in their Proof Sheets. VI. Of Casting off Copy. Vii. Alphabets and Characters of various Languages and Sciences. Viii. Of the Business requisite to be done in the Warehouse, and the Duty of the Warehouseman. IX. An Explanation of Technical Terms used in Printing. The Whole forming a more intelligible and complete Introduction to the Art of Printing than has been hitherto attempted, and containing a great Variety of Instructions and Examples that are not to be found in any other Performance. By P. Luckombe, M. T. A.
Luckombe, Philip, -1803.Date: [1771]