Typesetting johnson j ohn (1 résultats)

Two vols. Thick 8vo. 7 x 4.25 in. Engraved frontisp. each vol., extra-engraved title pages, woodcut-engraved borders throughout, numerous illusts., diagrams, woodcuts. Contemporary diced olive-green calf, raised bands on spine, gilt decorated, red & gilt morocco spine labels, fore-edges of textblock speckled red (very minor shlefwear, slight rubbing & wear to couple corners, lower front hinge vol. II a little tender), still an excellent set. First edition of this famed set providing an excellent history of the origins of English Printing and typography to 1599, and including an extensive sections on various alphabets, including Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Russian, Irish, Old Irish, Gothic, German, and many others. The sections on printing, typography, forging types, typesetting, and various presses are extensive and detailed. Johnson (1777-1848) worked for a private press at Lee Priory, Kent which published limited editions of poetry, prose and pamphlets, but eventually failed.…