Order Nr. 56280 EYRES' PRESS WARRINGTON (1756-1803), AN EMBRYO UNIVERSITY PRESS. P. O'Brien.

EYRES' PRESS WARRINGTON (1756-1803), AN EMBRYO UNIVERSITY PRESS.

(Eyres' Press).
  • Wigan: Owl Books, (1993).
  • small 8vo.
  • leather.
  • 127+(1) pages.

Price: $25.00  other currencies

Order Nr. 56280

First edition. Presents the rich history of the Eyres' Press in Warrington. Includes the family history of the press, chap and ballad sheets, their use of ornament, their business and clients, and a check list. Contains five appendixes with information on authors with multiple publications, a chronological list of publications, typographical ornament and illustrations, woodcuts and typographical ornament for ballad sheets and chap books, and Eyres' clients using other printers.