A Concise History of the Origin and Progress of Printing; with Practical Instructions to the Trade in General. Compiled from Tho

Pp. xiv,502,[4].+ Engraved frontis,split to base+ illustrated throughout. Original full calf gilt, front cover loose, some surface loss. The history and art of printing, invention, specimens of printing types, and various languages, music types, ornamentation, printing materials, different founts of letter and their properties, printing presses, the compositor's business, alphabets and characters, and warehousing, etc.