Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
By: by Dr. Johnson ; printed with patent types, in a manner never before attempted.
Contributors: Rusher, Philip.
Edition: Rusher's ed.
Publisher: Printed for P. Rusher, and sold by R. Phillips, St. Paul's churchyard, London ; and by all other booksellers
Published: 1804
Place of publication: Banbury
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
Notes: At head of title: New Mode of printing.

One of two issues described in C. R. Cheney's John Cheney and his descendants, 1936, p. 29.

"Philip Rusher patented this 'new mode' in 1802, and put it to a practical test in 1804, by the publication of this book, which is about as ugly a specimen of typography as can be conceived.  His plan is to abolish all descending letters, such as g, p, and q, and instead to use a small capital.  Although two other books in the same type were advertised the 'improvement' stopped with 'Rasselas.'"--Bigmore and Wyman.

Bigmore, E. C. and C. W. H. Wyman. Bibliography of printing, v. 2, p. 280.

MASS copy: In original blue paper wrappers printed in yellow.