TYPOGRAPHIA. AN ODE ON PRINTING. Inscribed to the Honourable William Gooch, Esq; His Majesty's Lieutenant-Governor, and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Virginia
by Markland, John
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good+
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Williamsburg, Virginia: Printing Office of Colonial Williamsburg, 1970. 15 pages. A facsimile reprint hand set in Caslon type and printed on a 200 year old press by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. It was the first in a series of reprints published by the Colonial Williamsburg Printing office. Widely considered the first book on printing published in Virginia, Typographia commemorated the establishment of the first printing press in the colony, the press of William Parks, who published the poem in 1733. There is a small light brown stain on the front cover; otherwise, the pamphlet is in almost as-new condition.. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W1211
- Title
- TYPOGRAPHIA. AN ODE ON PRINTING. Inscribed to the Honourable William Gooch, Esq; His Majesty's Lieutenant-Governor, and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Virginia
- Author
- Markland, John
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Printing Office of Colonial Williamsburg
- Place of Publication
- Williamsburg, Virginia
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
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- Books on Books;
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Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
Glossary
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.