////Thomas F. Adams. Typographia: a brief sketch of the origin, rise, and progress of the typographic art. — Philadelphia, 1837

Thomas F. Adams. Typographia: a brief sketch of the origin, rise, and progress of the typographic art. — Philadelphia, 1837

Title: TYPOGRAPHIA : | A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE | ORIGIN, RISE, AND PROGRESS | OF THE | TYPOGRAPHIC ART; | WITH | PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS FOR CONDUCTING | EVERY DEPARTMENT IN AN OFFICE. | BY THOMAS F. ADAMS, TYPOGRAPHER. | {vignette} | PHILADELPHIA: | PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE COMPILER, | N. W. CORNER OF THIRD AND CHESNUT STS. | 1837. ||

Pagination: Engraved frontispiece w/guard, t.p. / blank, [1-3] 4-372 [8], incl. Index and Directions to binder.

Collation: 12mo; 1-31(6).

Binding: contemporary full brown speckled calf, flat spine bands with gilt double-fillets, dark brown lettering label.

Note: Plagiarism of John Johnson’s (British, 1777 – 1848) book Typographia, or, The printers’ instructor published in London by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green in 1824.

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SKU: LIB-2621.2021 Categories: ,

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