Robert Dickson; John Philip Edmond — Annals of Scottish Printing

Cambridge, Macmillan & Bowes, 1890 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this limited edition study of historical Scottish printing, signed by the co-author and editor John Philip Edmond. A limited edition work, with this copy being number 344 of 500 copies printed on small paper, flat signed to the limitation leaf by librarian John Philip Edmond.The first half of this work consists of articles including 'Early Scottish Typography', 'Who was Scotland's First Printer?' and 'Introduction of the Art of Printing into Scotland' by Robert Dickson, edited by Edmond, with the latter half being solely the work of Edmond.With vignette and full page illustrations throughout, occasionally printed in both red and black ink.Rebacked, retaining the original endpapers. Rebacked, in with the publisher's original cloth boards restored, and back strip laid down. Retaining the original endpapers. Light rubbing to boards, with fading to fore edge of front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with light spotting throughout. Numerous gatherings unopened to heads. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .