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

being notes of some of the printed books manuscripts historical documents medals engravings pottery etc collected (1858-1900)

a review of some recent European and American work in typography page decoration & binding

together with a short description of the press

a short history

a connected narrative of the development of the art in its primeval phases in Egypt China and Mexico and its subsequent progress to the present day

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

being an historical account of printing in England with some memoirs of our antient printers and a register of the books printed by them from the year MCCCCLXXI to the year MDC With an appendix concerning printing in Scotland and Ireland to the same time

effective resource allocation for public libraries