Notices and documents illustrative of the literary history of Glasgow
Subtitle: during the greater part of last century : printed at Glasgow, M.DCCC.XXXI ...
Contributors: Duncan, William James, 1811-1885
Publisher: T.D. Morison
Published: 1886
Place of publication: Glasgow
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Foulis, Robert, -- 1707-1776; Foulis, Andrew, -- 1712-1775; Printing -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- History; Art -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- History
Notes: "Verbatim et literatim reprint, with appendix additional, limited to 350 copies" of the 1831 edition which appeared as no. 14 of the Publications of the Maitland Club.

Preface signed: W.J.D. [i.e. William James Duncan]

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Table of contents: value: Notices regarding the history of printing in Glasgow.; value: Catalogue of books printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis.; value: Notices regarding the Academy established at Glasgow by Robert and Andrew Foulis.; value: Catalogue of pictures, &c., done at the Academy in the University of Glasgow.; value: Original papers, containing, I. Proposals for erecting a booksellers shop and printing press within the University of Glasgow.  II. Agreement between the colledge of Glasgow and Donald Govane yõr.  III. State of the University at the beginning of the eighteenth century.  IV. Notice of Dr. James Moor.  V. Notice of the Literary Society.  VI. Robert Foulis's last letter to his partners.  VII. Statement of paper used by Robert and Andrew Foulis, from 1742 to 1765.; value: Appendix to new edition : Books printed by the Foulises not included in the previous list.  A short history of the art of printing in Glasgow from its introduction in 1633 till 1740.  A chronological list of Glasgow printers up to 1800.