Catalog

being a chronological digest of the most interesting facts illustrative of the history of literature and printing from the earliest period to the present time Interspersed with biographical sketches of eminent booksellers printers type-founders engravers bookbinders and paper makers of all ages and countries but especially of Great Britain With bibliographical and descriptive accounts of their principal productions Including curious particulars of the first introduction of printing into various countries and of the books then printed A history of all the newspapers periodicals and almanacks published in this country Compiled and condensed from Nichols's Literary anecdotes and numerous other authorities

(late of Seven Dials) ballad monger

including an account of the origin of printing with biographical notices of the printers of England from Caxton to the close of the sixteenth century a series of ancient and modern alphabets and Domesday characters together with an elucidation of every subject connected with the art

a how-to-do-it manual for librarians

together with a short description of the press

in seven books

An historical study based upon documents for the most part hitherto unpublished

being notes of some of the printed books manuscripts historical documents medals engravings pottery etc collected (1858-1900)

a how-to-do-it manual

selected and partially annotated

a comprehensive bibliography

An address

or The first half century of the Latin Bible; being a bibliographical account of the various editions of the Latin Bible between 1450 and 1500 With an appendix containing a chronological list of the editions of the sixteenth century

from its invention to its wide-spread development in the middle of the 16th century preceded by a short account of the origin of the alphabet and the successive methods of recording events and multiplying ms books before the invention of printing