Biographical memoirs of William Ged
Subtitle: including a particular account of his progress in the art of block-printing.
Contributors: Mores, Edward Rowe, 1730-1778.
Publisher: Printed by and for J. Nichols
Published: 1781
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
Subjects: Ged, William, 1690-1749; Block printing -- England -- History -- 18th century; Printers -- Great Britain -- Biography
Other titles: Account of some of the advantages of the improvement in the art of printing invented by William Ged ... 1781.
Notes: Bigmore & Wyman.  Bibl. printing, p. 258.
Concerns the invention of stereotype. See further in: The Library, 5th ser., v. 15 (1960), p. [161]-192.
Edited by John Nichols (pref. signed: J.N.)
Signatures: a² B-F⁴.
Table of contents: title: I. Mr. William Ged's narrative of his scheme for block-printing; title: II. Supplementary narrative of Ged and his invention / written by his daughter; title: An account of some of the advantages of the improvement in the art of printing, invented by William Ged ... with proposals of a subscription for enabling his son, James Ged ... to carry it into farther execution ... Dated London, May 29, 1751; title: IV. Mr Mores's narrative of block-printing, from his dissertation on founders.