Biographical memoirs of William Ged
Subtitle: including a particular account of his progress in the art of block printing.
Contributors: Nichols, John, 1745-1826.; Hodgson, Thomas, 1785-1850.; Ged, William, 1690-1749.; Mores, Edward Rowe, 1730-1778.; Typographical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Edition: [Reprint]
Publisher: Printed by S. Hodgson... and sold by E.Charnley
Published: 1819
Place of publication: Newcastle [England]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Ged, William, -- 1690-1749.; Stereotyping (Printing) -- History -- Origin and antecedents.
Notes: Originally published: London,1781.

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Advertisement dated 1819 signed T.H. [i.e. Thomas Hodgson]; advertisement to the first edition dated 1781 signed J.N. [i.e. John Nichols].

"This edition has been printed verbatim from that of 1781; but a note, respecting the books stereotyped by Ged, has been added by the present Editor."

MASS copy: Bound with: An historical essay of the origin of printing, translated from the French of M. de la Serna, Santander. Newcastle [England], 1819.  With additional leaf bound in at end, listing 3 titles in series issued by Thomas Hodgson and the Typographical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Table of contents: title: Contents: I. Mr. William Ged's narrative of his scheme for block- printing / dictated by himself some time before his death...; title: II. Supplementary narrative of Ged and his invention / written by his daughter.; title: III. An account of some of the advantages of that improvement in the art of printing...; title: IV. Mr. Mores's narrative of block-printing / from his dissertation on founders.