The papers collected in this volume discuss descriptive methods and present conclusions relevant for the history of the book production and reception.

Explains the role of printing in the French Revolution and the establishment of the revolutionary government

This catalogue offers the first comprehensive listing of all books published in Spain, Portugal, Mexico and Peru or in Spanish or Portuguese before 1601.

The taxonomically arranged catalogue that accompanied these books was a remarkable work, one that offered great insight into the broad and systematic nature of Jefferson's mind. Unfortunately, it was lost.

Handsomely produced, slipcased, and carefully annotated, this volume should become a major resource for Aldine studies and the history of the book. The Aldine Press revolutionized the production, accessibility, and use of the book.

Original t.p. selected, with port., reads: Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true original copies. London, Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and E. Blount, 1623.