1733 History of Printing City of Mentz Samuel Palmer 1st Edition 2nd Printing Samuel Palmer Rare Book Room

A General History of Printing; From the First Invention of it in the City of Mentz, To Its Propagation and Progress Thro most of the Kingdoms in Europe: Particularly The Introduction and Success of it here in England, with the Characters of the most celebrated Printers, From the first Inventors of this Art to the Years 1520 and 1550, Also, An Account of their Works, And of the Considerable Improvement which they made during that Time. By S. Palmer, Printer. London: Printed for A. Bettesworth, C. Hitch, and C. Davis in Pater-noster-row. 1733. First Edition, Second Printing. 400 p, re-backed leather binding measures 10 x 7.5 , royal 8vo. In fair condition. Boards scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of contemporary spine scuffed; manuscript ex-library lettering at head of spine; front hinge beginning to crack at head. Hinges creased; boards rubbed/scuffed. Ex-library bookplate on front paste-down: Northampton Public Library . Light water or tea dampness staining on fore-edges of leaves through text-block. Ex-library hole-punched stamp on title page with old-hand ink marginalia at top edge of title page. Permanent ink ex-library stamp on first leaf of preface. Ex-library card catalogue & envelope on rear end-page. Binding remains intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Samuel Palmer (died 1732) was an English printer and author. He operated in a house in Bartholomew Close, London, later occupied by the two Jameses the typefounders. In 1725 Benjamin Franklin was employed by Palmer, stayed for a year, and was employed on the second edition of William Wollaston's Religion of Nature; during this period Franklin wrote A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain. Palmer's History of Printing was completed after his death by George Psalmanazar, who in his Memoirs claimed to have written the whole book. It appeared as The General History of Printing, from its first invention in the City of Mentz to its first progress and propagation thro' the most celebrated cities in Europe, particularly its introduction, rise, and progress here in England, London, 1732. A remainder edition was issued by A. Bettesworth and other booksellers with a new title in black and red, A General History of Printing from the first Invention of it in the City of Mentz, &c., 1733. First Edition Second Printing - the Remainder edition. RAREB1733MRSX - 10/25 - HK2851