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 InfoLondon : printed for W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, 1774.
Descriptionxvi, 144, 2 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰.
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Uniform titleDissertation concerning the origin of printing in England. Abridgments
General noteEdited by William Bowyer and John Nichols.
General noteConsists of abridgments of Middleton's 'Dissertation concerning the origin of printed in England' and Meerman's 'Origines typographicae'.
General noteWith a final advertisement leaf.
General noteA reissue with the same date has additional appendices.
General noteReproduction of original from the Harvard University Houghton Library.
References English Short Title Catalog, ESTCN10660.
Reproduction noteJoyner- 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.