Author Name: Plomer, Henry R.
Title: Wynkyn De Worde & His Contemporariesfrom the Death of Caxton to 1535, a Chapter in English Printing
Edition: First Edition Publisher: London Grafton & Co. Coptic House 1925
Seller ID: 16418
Small 4to, 264pp. cloth linen spine over blue paper boards, tight binding, small chip out of spine label, uncut pages(bottom edges untrimmed) very bright and unmarked, the cover has faint shelfwear, else a Very Good Copy, covered by heavy clear mylar wrap. This is a detailed account of early printers of de Worde's age, including Lettou, Notary, Faques, Rastell, Pepwell, Pynson, etc. Including are Scottish presses, including discussion of type faces. Contains all 14 illustrations, most full page and most depicting woodcuts or typefaces.
English Printers; Olde English Printing
Price =
190.00 USD
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