Typographical Antiquities 4 Volume Set: Or, the History of Printing in England, Scotland, and Ireland

by Joseph Ames

When this work was published, its original author had been dead for fifty years. As the title page explains, the work of Joseph Ames (1687-1759) was considerably augmented by William Herbert (1718-95), and then 'greatly enlarged, with copious notes, and illustrated with appropriate engravings' by Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776-1847), several of whose other works are also reissued in this series. Ames' history of printing, based on his own collection,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110807717X
• ISBN13: 9781108077170
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 2632 Pages
• Weight: 14.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 11.4" x 14.2"