The history of the Catnach Press, at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnwick and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in Northumberland, and Seven Dials, London
1969, Fine Facsimile edition. Detroit: Reissued by Singing Tree Press Book Tower. Near fine copy in the original title-printed cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; Internally tight, bright, clean and strong. Copy previously owned by Vivian Ridler with his uninked personalised embossed stamp to front free endpaper. Vivian Ridler, CBE (2 October 1913-11 January 2009), ex-Faber exec, was a printer, typographer and scholar in Britain. He was Printer to the University of Oxford at Oxford University Press from 1958 until his retirement in 1978; and also established his own Perpetua Press. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages; Description: xlii, 308 p. illus., facsims., port. 22 cm. Subject: Catnach, James, -- 1792-1841. Ballads -- Publishing -- England -- History -- 19th century. Chapbooks -- Publishing -- England -- History -- 19th century. Item #219650
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