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Encyclopaedia of literary and typographical anecdote : 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 (v.2)

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Type of record: Book

Title: Encyclopaedia of literary and typographical anecdote : 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 (v.2)

Other titles: Dictionary of printers and printing; Printers' manual

Level: Item

Classmark: BC Bibliography 3/TIM

Creator(s): Timperley, Charles Henry

Additional creator(s): Nichols, John (1745-1826) (Other)

Related people: Nichols, John

Publisher: H. G. Bohn

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1842

Language: English

Size and medium: 7 v (vi, 32, 115, [1], [33]-996, 12 p)

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/311478

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991005887529705181

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A reissue, with new title page and 12 pages of additional matter, of the remainder stock of Timerley's Dictionary of printers and printing, 1839, and his Printers' manual, 1838. The Printers' manual (115, [1] p.) has special title page.


Extra-illustrated copy: extended to 7 vols. by the insertion of 1457 extra illustrations, including original papyrus. The Printer's manual is bound between pp. 984 and [985] in vol. 5. Vols. 6 and 7 (supplement) consist of extra illustrations only.

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Spine lettered: 16TH CENTURY

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