The History of the Catnach Press: at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnwick and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in Northumberland, and Seven Dials, London by Charles Hindley (Creator) - 2012-08-01

London: Charles Hindley. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1887. Reprint of 1887 Edition. Hardcover. Light rubbing on the back cover. Foxing on the top of the pages. .

Singing Tree Press. Used - Very Good. 1969. Fine Facsimile edition. Reprint of 1887 edition. Cloth, no dj. 8vo. xlii and 308 pp. Some shelf wear. (Subject: Books on Books.)

Detroit, Michigan: Singing Tree Press, 1969. Very Good condition. Light cover soil. Hardcover. Square and tight. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Text is clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1969 reprint of the 1887 edition. A lavishly illustrated history of one of the great pioneers in the promotion of cheap literature, especially for children. "John Catnach (1769-1813), a printer of Alnwick, Northumberland... published BEAUTIES OF NATURAL HISTORY in which were sixty-seven small cuts by Thomas Bewick to be followed by other books with wood engravings by Bewick and Luke Clennel. Catnach moved to Newcastle in 1808 and to London in 1813. He was here succeeded by his son James (1792-1841). From the Catnach Press at Seven Dials James issued between 1813 and 1838 ballads, chapbooks, cheap books for children, topical news-sheets and sensational broadsides, mostly of murders, real or fictitious... trade was enormous… Read More

GB: Charles Hindley, 1887. Original pale brown cloth with paper title labels on spine and front cover. Private library label (but no library marks). Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Endpapers bronwing. . 1st Edition. Hardback. VG/No DW.

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Paperback / softback. New. First published in 1869, but here reprinted from the 1886 edition, this book gives a lively account of the world of popular publishing in the early nineteenth century. It illustrates the colourful biographies of John and James Catnach, printers of ballads and broadsheets, with remarkable woodcuts drawn from their work.

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Detroit: Singing Tree Press, 1969. 4to. 308 pp. Very good. Hard cover. Black and white plates.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paperback / softback. New. First published in 1869, but here reprinted from the 1886 edition, this book gives a lively account of the world of popular publishing in the early nineteenth century. It illustrates the colourful biographies of John and James Catnach, printers of ballads and broadsheets, with remarkable woodcuts drawn from their work.