The origin of printing : in two essays: I. The substance of Dr. Middleton's Dissertation on the origin of printing in England. II. Mr. Meerman's account of the invention of the art. An appendix is annexed, 1. On the first-printed Greek books. 2. On the first-printed Hebrew books, ... 3. On the early polyglotts.
| Author/creator | Middleton, Conyers |
| Other author | Meerman, Gerard, 1722-1771. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed for W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, 1774. |
| Description | xvi, 144, 2 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Uniform title | Dissertation concerning the origin of printing in England. Abridgments |
| General note | Edited by William Bowyer and John Nichols. |
| General note | Consists of abridgments of Middleton's 'Dissertation concerning the origin of printed in England' and Meerman's 'Origines typographicae'. |
| General note | With a final advertisement leaf. |
| General note | A reissue with the same date has additional appendices. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the Harvard University Houghton Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCN10660. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
| Other title | Origines typographicae. English. Abridgments. |