Johnson's Typographia, 1824

JOHNSON (John)  Typographia, or the Printers' Instructor; including an Account of the Origin of Printing. With biographical notices...a series of ancient and modern alphabets...an elucidation of every subject connected with the art. London: Longman, Hunt, Rees, Orme Brown & Green, 1824. 

   2 vols. 8vo. Port. of Caxton, pp. [xii], 610, [10] (index); port. of Johnson, pp.[iv], iv, 664, [16] (index). Numerous engr. illusts. Uncut in orig. cloth-backed boards, printed spine labels (partly worn away in vol.2). Covers worn. Sound. First few leaves of second vol. a little water-stained at the head, otherwise internally clean and bright. The smaller of the two large paper editions. Scarce in this uncut state. Bigmore & Wyman I, 371-3; PHS E12.  (Stock ref 1117) £225