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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/771721 Title: The history of the art of printing : containing an account of its invention and progress in Europe: with the names of the famous printers, the places of their birth, and the works printed by them, and a preface by the publisher to the printers in Scotland. Author: James Watson; John Spotiswood; Jean de La Caille Publisher: London : Gregg Press, 1965. OCLC:771721

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The history of the art of printing : containing an account of its invention and progress in Europe: with the names of the famous printers, the places of their birth, and the works printed by them, and a preface by the publisher to the printers in Scotland.

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The history of the art of printing : containing an account of its invention and progress in Europe: with the names of the famous printers, the places of their birth, and the works printed by them, and a preface by the publisher to the printers in Scotland.

Author:	James Watson; John Spotiswood; Jean de La Caille
Publisher:	London : Gregg Press, 1965.
Series:	English bibliographical sources., Series 3,, Printers' manuals ;, no. 1.
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Subjects	Printing -- Early works to 1800. Scotland -- Imprints -- Early works to 1800. Printing. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Bibliography Early works Early works to 1800
Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Watson, James, -1722. History of the art of printing. London : Gregg Press, 1965 (OCoLC)578666112
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	James Watson; John Spotiswood; Jean de La Caille Find more information about:
OCLC Number:	771721
Notes:	Reprint of the 1713 ed., Edinburgh, printed by J. Watson, sold at his shop.
Description:	24, xlviii, 64 pages : illustrations (some folded) ; 19 cm.
Contents:	The publisher's preface to the printers in Scotland [signed James Watson]--Specimen of types in the printing-house of James Watson.--The history of the invention and progress of the mysterious art of printing, &c. [a translation of J. de La Caille's Histoire de l'imprimerie et de la librairie, livre 1, by J. Spotiswood]--A contemplation upon the mystery of man's regeneration, in allusion to the mystery of printing [a poem].
Series Title:	English bibliographical sources., Series 3,, Printers' manuals ;, no. 1.
Other Titles:	James Watson : the history of the art of printing 1713.

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