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The origin of printing. : In two essays: I. The substance of Dr. Middleton's Dissertation on the origin of printing in England. II. Mr. Meerman's Account of the first invention of the art. ; An appendix is annexed, 1. On the first-printed Greek books. 2. On the first-printed Hebrew books ... 3. On the early polyglotts

by: Bowyer, William, 1699-1777; Middleton, Conyers, 1683-1750. Dissertation concerning the origin of printing in England; Meerman, Gerard, 1722-1771. Origines typographicae; Humphrey, Henry B., former owner; Cutter, Abram Edmands, b. 1822, former owner

Publication date: 1774

Topics: Printing

Publisher: London : Printed for W. Bowyer and J. Nichols

Collection: bostonpubliclibrary; americana

Contributor: Boston Public Library

Language: English

Rewriting of Middleton's Dissertation concerning the origin of printing in England and Meerman's Origines typographicae

Published anonymously. By William Bowyer, with the assistance of Dr. Owen and Mr. Missy. Cf. DNB

An enlarged 2nd ed. was published in 1776 as well as a suppl. with title: An appendix to the first edition of The origin of printing, containing the additional remarks which have been inserted in the second edition. Unsold copies of the 2nd ed. were reissued in 1781 with a new suppl. with title: Supplement to The origin of printing. Cf. Bigmore & Wyman

Signatures: a-bB-LM( -M4) TU³

Bigmore & Wyman. Bibl. printing

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy ex libris (bookplates): Henry B. Humphrey; Abram E. Cutter

Addeddate: 2012-03-08 13:05:51

Associated-names: Middleton, Conyers, 1683-1750. Dissertation concerning the origin of printing in England; Meerman, Gerard, 1722-1771. Origines typographicae; Humphrey, Henry B., former owner; Cutter, Abram Edmands, b. 1822, former owner