Typographia
Subtitle: An ode, on printing
Publisher: Printed by William Parks
Published: 1730
Place of publication: Williamsburg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 15
Subjects: Printing; Poetry; Early works to 1800
Notes: Author's name given at end of dedication (p. iv) as: J. Markland.

"One of the earliest Virginia imprints extant, ... exceptionally well done from the standpoint of typographical design, and ... the first American contribution to the literature of printing."--Lawrence C. Wroth in typed Ms. in John Carter Brown Library.

Signatures: [A]² B-D² ([A]1 verso, D2 verso blank).

Evans, C. American bibliography, 3298

Clayton-Torrence, W.  A trial bib. of colonial Virginia, 114

Berg, S.S.  18th cent. Williamsburg imprints, 2

Stone, E.L.  Bibliographical note, in Facsimile edition of John Markland. Typographia. Roanoke, 1926, p. [7]

English short title catalogue (ESTC), W24778