A Pair on Printing [prospectus] / Carey S. Bluss [introduction]., 1982
Item — Folder: 496
Dates
- Creation: 1982
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 25.0 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Chinese
General
A conjoined facsimile reprint of the first book on printing in English, and the first English type specimen book. One of five hundred copies designed and printed by Henry Morris on Frankfurt paper. The first work is Richard Atkyns' 1664 work, THE ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF PRINTING, the first English book devoted to the subject of printing; the second is William Caslon's first English type specimen book (1764)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-spec@uiowa.edu
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-spec@uiowa.edu