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The Biography and Typography of William Caxton - England's first printer. Second Edition is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1882.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

1872. Being an attempt to show Shakespeare's personal connection with and technical knowledge of the art of printing. Also, remarks upon some common typographical errors with special reference to the text of Shakespeare. Contents: Shakespeare, the many sided; Shakespeare in the printing office; technicalities of printing, as used by Shakespeare. The original book is inscribed by the author.

An Account of the German Morality-Play - Entitled Depositio Cornuti Typographici as Performed in the 17th and 18th Centuries is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1885.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Shakspere and Typography - Being an attempt to show Shakspere's personal connection with, and technical knowledge of, the art of printing. Also, remarks upon some common typographical errors, with especial reference to the text of Shakspere is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1872.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This two-volume work on the life and activities of the printer William Caxton was written by another printer, William Blades, and published in 1861-3. Volume 1 deals with Caxton's life and the background, in England and Europe, to his innovatory work, and supplies transcriptions of contemporary documents.

First published in 1881, this popular and entertaining work examines the numerous threats that books have faced throughout history. Based on the author's experience as a collector, the book explores such destructive forces as fire, water, ignorance and vermin. It is reissued in the revised and enlarged edition of 1888.