A leaf history of British printing
Subtitle: from 1610 to 1774
By: by Geoffrey Wakeman
Publisher: Plough Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Oxford [Oxfordshire]
Language: eng
Subjects: Printing; History; Specimens
Notes: "This book ... is arranged in a series of fascicules each containing one or two original leaves with a facing page of text explaining their significance in the history of printing. ... Each fascicule is handprinted in hand-set type on mould made paper with a cover of hand made paper. ...enclosed in a cloth covered clamshell box. ... 110 copies"--Introd.
Table of contents: title: 1. The early seventeenth century; title: 2. The later seventeenth century; title: 3. Seventeenth century Oxford; title: 4. The eighteenth century; title: 5. Printing in Scotland; title: 6. The title page; title: 7. Methods of illustration-Woodcut; title: 8. Methods of illustration-Engraving; title: 9. Papermaking-The seventeenth century; title: 10. Papermaking-The eighteenth century.