Order Nr. 116265 THE FIRST PRESS IN THE CITY OF LONDON. Harold Marshall.
THE FIRST PRESS IN THE CITY OF LONDON.

THE FIRST PRESS IN THE CITY OF LONDON.

  • Wembly: Archibald Rose at The Wembly Press, 1929.
  • 8vo.
  • stiff paper wrappers
  • 29, (5) pages

Price: $150.00  other currencies

Order Nr. 116265

Copy "10" of an unmentioned number of copies printed for private circulation. Presentation page completed by author. An historical account of the introduction of printing in London. Argues that John Lettou with Johannes Bulle, printing in Rome before typography appeared in London. Two appendices, one listing early documents printed in London, and the other showing facsimiles of J. Lettou and the Lettou and Machlinia firm. Wrappers bent at edges.