A Bibliography Of Printing Compiled By E C Bigmore And C W H Wyman

This bibliography provides an extensive survey of the history of printing and typography. Compiled by E.C. Bigmore and C.W.H. Wyman, the work covers the period from the invention of printing to the end of the 19th century. The result is an essential guide for anyone interested in the history of printing and the book trade. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ...d'apres le projet et sous la direction de P. Van Vlissingen, a la fonderie de Jean Enschede et Fils a Haarlem. Haarlem: 1824. 410. pp. 22. In French and Duteh, giving an account of the undertaking and specimens of the new types. Proeven, voortspruitende uit de eerste oprigting eener Ja vaansche Drukkerij naar het ovaatwerp van P. Van Vlissingen. Haarlem: 1824. 410. Twenty-two pages, of which eleven arc given to an account of the undertaking, and eleven to the new characters. Voegelin (S.). Christoph Froschauer, erster heriihmter Buchdrucker in Zurich, nach seineru Lehen und Wirken, nehst Aufsatzen und Briefen von ihm und an ihn. Zurich: 1840. 410. pp. 24. (Title of wrapper: Zur vierten Sakularfeier der Ertindung cler Buchdruckerkunst, den 24. Juni 1840.) Die Holzschneidekunst in ZUrich im xvi. Jahrhundert. 1-3. Heft mit Tafeln. In "Neujahrshliitter der Stadthihliothek in Zurich" vom Jahre 1879-81. Zurich: 1879-81. 410. VooEL(E. F.).--Su Schmaltz. Voisin (A.). Notes pour servir a 1'Histoire de 1'lmprimerie dans 1'Ancienne Belgique. Bruxelles: 1850. 8vo. Reprinted from the BulUtin de F Acadtmie RoyaU dt BruxelUS, vol. v., No. to, 1838. Josse Lamhert, imprimeur, graveur, poete et grammairien Gantois du xvi" siecle. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Gand: 1842. Royal 8vo. pp. iv. 48. Frontispiece of marks. Only fifty-three copies printed, all numhered, twelve of them heing on fine paper. Notice hihliographique et litteraire sur quelques imprimeries particulieres des Pays-Bas. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Gand: 1840. 8vo. pp. 25. Only forty-five copies printed. Sur Arnaud et Pierre de Keyscr, premiers imprimeurs de Gand. In his " Recherehes sur la Bihliothcque de 1'Universite de Gand." Gand: 1839. 8vo....

This three-volume bibliography of printing, published 1880-6, quickly became a classic reference work, and is still of value today.