The history and art of printing. In two parts. Part I. containing I. A Concise History of the Art from its Invention to the present Time; with the several Charters granted to the Company of Stationers. II. Specimens of Printing Types of all Sizes, and various Languages, Music Types, Flowers and Ornaments. Part II. treating of I. The necessary Materials made use of in a Printing Office-Of the different Pounts of Letter, their Properties, Size, and Application; with Tables to shew the Difference there is between the several Bodies of Letter, and how one gets in or drives out more than another. - Of Points, Quadrate, Spaces, Rules, Braces, Quotations, Flowers, &c. &c. II. Of Printing Presses, their Construction and Use particulars described, with a Drawing of a Press, and of its several Parts, cut in Wood. III. Of Wetting Paper, Knocking up Balls, Pulling, Printing different Colours, and other necessary Rules and Directions for the Pressman. IV. Or the Compositor's Business, viz. Dressing

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  • The history and art of printing. In two parts. Part I. containing I. A Concise History of the Art from its Invention to the present Time; with the several Charters granted to the Company of Stationers. II. Specimens of Printing Types of all Sizes, and various Languages, Music Types, Flowers and Ornaments. Part II. treating of I. The necessary Materials made use of in a Printing Office-Of the different Pounts of Letter, their Properties, Size, and Application; with Tables to shew the Difference there is between the several Bodies of Letter, and how one gets in or drives out more than another. - Of Points, Quadrate, Spaces, Rules, Braces, Quotations, Flowers, &c. &c. II. Of Printing Presses, their Construction and Use particulars described, with a Drawing of a Press, and of its several Parts, cut in Wood. III. Of Wetting Paper, Knocking up Balls, Pulling, Printing different Colours, and other necessary Rules and Directions for the Pressman. IV. Or the Compositor's Business, viz. Dressing
  • Concise history of the origin and progress of printing
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Imprint
London: printed by W. Adlard and J. Browne, Fleet-Street; for J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul's Church-Yard, [1771]
Publication year
1771-1771
ESTC No.
T86116
Grub Street ID
306376
Description
[12],502,[4]p. : ill ; 8⁰
Note
With final two contents leaves.

A reissue of 'A concise history of the origin and progress of printing' (1770), with cancel titlepage; in some copies the original frontispiece and titlepage have not been excised, making the pagination [16],502,[4]p.
Uncontrolled note
E, Dt and AWn report prelims. as [16], with the additional leaves being the unexcised frontispiece following the tp. then the unexcised 1770 tp. CYc also report prelims. as [16], the tp. here being preceded by the unexcised frontispiece and the 1770 tp