Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1971. 8vo. small 8vo., cloth. variously paginated. Eleven volumes. Reprint of the first edition which was limited to only 250 sets (Todd 420b). Each volume has an introduction by a famous person in the book world. Profusely illustrated and with full bibliographical descriptions of some of the scarcest books of English literature. Unfortunately included in this collection were the forgeries that Wise had printed himself and elevated to the level.....
London, England: Eugrammia Press, 1965. oblong 4to. cloth, paper wrappers, both volumes enclosed in a slipcase. Facsimile of the 1742 manual accompanied by the 20 page introduction. 2 volumes. Printed in an edition limited to 600 copies. Reproduced from the copy in the Printing Library of the St. Bride Institute. Thirty-three plates depict samples of the types cut by Fournier c. 1742, which then appeared in his Manuel Typographique. A consummate artist and craftsman, Fournier.....
