MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT OF THE PENNY MAGAZINE OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. COMMERCIAL HISTORY OF A PENNY MAGAZINE. NO. I-IV

Knight, Charles (editor)

Verlag: Penny Magazine, printed by William Clowes, London, 1833

Beschreibung

tall 8vo. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Contains the four monthly supplements of the Penny Magazine describing the Commerical History of the Penny Magazine. Light foxing throughout, else a fine collection of the four parts concerning printing history. The issues these were taken from were No. 96 (August 31-September 30, 1833), No. 101 (September 30-October 31, 1833), No. 107 (October 31-November 30, 1833), and No. 112 (November 30-December 31, 1833). Includes illustrations in each section. Section One - Papermaking (pages 377-384), Section Two - Wood-cutting and Type-Founding (pages 417-424), Section Three - Compositors' Work and Stereotyping (pages 465-472), Section Four - Printing Presses and Machinery - Bookbinding (pages 505-511). The supplement titles are: Introduction, Wood-Cutting and Type-Founding, Compositors' Work and Stereotyping, and, Printing Presses and Machinery - Bookbinding. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 34339

Bibliografische Details

Titel: MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT OF THE PENNY MAGAZINE OF ...

Verlag: Penny Magazine, printed by William Clowes, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1833

Einband: paper wrappers

Illustrator: Penny Magazine