A Bibliography Of Printing - Softcover

The first volume of the reproduction in book form went to press in 1880, the second in 1884. What has been described as a long and lnhorious task, but one correspondingly necessary and useful in thc interests of the Iiterature of the art, is now brought to a close. It is obvious that the method of publication and the alphnlietical system of arrangement of this work must have precluded the citation of many works which, if the Uibliography had been only now issued as a whole, would have been included. This shortcoming is remedied by the record and review of new looks given in the journal above mentioned, and to which the yearly index gives immediate reference. It will be found, however, that an endeavour has been made to obviate this disadvantage by bringing the later articles, such as Typography up to date. It had, certainly, at one time been intended to continue the catalogue in the shape of a Supplement, but the irislles of subscribers, anxious to see the completion of a work so Iong in progress, prevailed, and for the same reason a mass of valuable matter relative to the publications and history of Printers Societies has been for the present withheld......