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2 Hardcover Volumes of Typographia or the Printers Instructor by J. Johnson published by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, Paternoster Row London c. 1824 1st Edition Roxburghe Royal Octavo Format. "Including an account of the origin of printing with biographical notices of the printers of England, from Caxton to the close of the Sixteenth Century. A series of ancient and modern alphabets, and Domesday characters: together with an elucidation of every subject connected with the Art." First edition of this history of printing, the largest of four sizes published (royal octavo), with two wood-engraved title pages by J. Thompson, three wood-engraved plates, and numerous wood-engraved in-text illustrations and vignettes including portraits of printers and printer’s devices. This is a so-called Roxburghe copy, in royal octavo format. The Roxburghe Club was formed in the wake of the record-setting auction of the Duke of Roxburghe’s library. The Roxburghe Club met annually. Highly exclusive, only 40 members have been allowed at any one time. The Club has only had 350 members overall. The main expectation of the Club is that each member must publish a small, deluxe edition of a rare or curious book. This first edition was published in four sizes: 32mo, 16mo, octavo, and royal octavo?with the last distributed to the Roxburghe Club. Beautiful Two Volume red Morrocco Half Leather Bound Set with marbleized boards. Gold tooling and lettering on spine with raised bands. Both volumes have gilt marbleized edges on all three sides. Each volume measures 8 13/16" x 5 3/4 " x 1 1/2"
Condition: Vol. I – Condition – Fine – toning to front and back end sheets. Light foxing and toning to first three pages. Pencil notes on end sheets reading "Roxburghe Edition large paper 2 vols." and "Roxburghe Edition – Largest paper – only thirty-six copies printed and published, in boards at 4.4.0. The second size of large paper copies, of which one hundred were struck off, were issued in boards, at 3.3.0." Name of former owner "W.F. Fowle" written in pencil on title page. Very clean copy with tight binding. Vol. II – Condition – Fine – toning to front and back end sheets. Light foxing and toning to first couple of pages. Name of former owner "W.F. Fowle" written in pencil on title page. Very clean copy with tight binding. Please see photos.
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