Typographical antiquities. 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; including, among a variety of curious and interesting matter, its progress in the provinces; with chronological lists of eminent printers in England, Scotland, and Ireland: together with anecdotes of several eminent and literary characters, who have honoured the art by their attention to its improvement: 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. At the conclusion is given a curious dissertation on the origin of the use of paper; also, a complete history of the art of wood-cutting and engraving on copper, from its first invention in Italy to its latest improvement in Great Britain; concluding with the adjudication of literary property; or the laws and terms to which authors, designers, and publishers, are separately subject. With a catalogue of remarkable bibles and common prayer-books, from the infancy of printing to the present time. Extracted from the best authorities, by Henry Lemoine, Bibliop. Lond.

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[1797]