George W. Jones : printer laureate / Lawrence Wallis
2004, UK Edition. Nottingham: Plough Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #393355
ISBN: 090281320X
Physical description: 128 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portrait ; 25 cm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-126) and index.
Contents: Apprentice -- Journeyman -- Master printer and publisher in London -- Linotype and Miehle machines -- Colour printer -- Industrial exile -- At the Sign of the Dolphin -- Printing adviser -- Type designer -- Book collector -- Book printer -- Jones and the Morison circle -- Jones the celebrity -- Retired printer. Subjects: Jones, George William 1860-1942.
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Price: €14.95