A general history of printing wherein is shewn the origin of that noble art : manuscript, [after 1728].

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A general history of printing wherein is shewn the origin of that noble art : manuscript, [after 1728].

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Manuscript on the history of printing, in two parts. Part I: Essay on the history of printing, with reference to John Guttenberg, Peter Schoeffer, William Caxton, and other printers. Following Part I, inscribed [in 19th century hand?]: "Mr. Thorn's papers relating to printing with an [sic] History of the Art./From Mr. Jos. Bentham's Collection./ The above mention made in Mr. Jos. Bentham's own hand, copied by WB ". Part II: Holograph list, "Prices of Work together with Methods for casting off Copy in the Printing Trade. Chiefly extracted from the noted Mr. Lowry who began to collect in the year 1671. Whose Manuscript Papers are now in the Hands of the Transcriber. To which is added An Account of the Prices of Work Since the Year 1728."

1 v. (68 p.) ; 25 cm.

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