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Book Condition: Used Signed 'Paul Morgan' on inside front wrapper, wrappers torn at head of spine and top edge, otherwise Good
ISBN: 0900177659 / 9780900177651
Seller: Wykeham Books

United Kingdom
About Item: Bodleian Library, Oxford, first edition, 1978. Plain wrappers within printed dustwrapper, 8vo, 22 cm,. xvi, 96 pp, ills, plates. 157 entries., An interesting exhibition catalogue with some useful information on the books exhibited. Contents: I The first Oxford press, 1478-1486, nos. 1-8; II The second Oxford press, 1517-1519, nos. 9-13; III The Press revived in the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I, nos. 14-32; IV The Press in the reign of Charles I and Laud's reforms, nos. 33-43; V The Press during the Civil Wars and the Commonwealth, nos. 44-57; VI The Fell era, 1670-1696, nos. 58-93; VII Clarendon's History of the Rebellion, c. 1699-1705, nos. 94-8; VIII The later seventeenth century and early eighteenth century after the death of Fell, nos. 99-106; IX A static period, 1713-1755, nos. 107-13 X The Blackstone era, 1755-1780, nos. 114-24 XI Technical improvements and the start of expansion, 1780-1830, nos. 125-31 XII The early years in Walton Street; technical improvements and expansion,… Read More
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