Early printing in Saint Vincent : the island's first printers and their work, with a list of Saint Vincent imprints, 1767-1834

Author/Creator:

Frohnsdorff, Gregory

Publication/Creation:

New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press, 2009

Resource Type:

Book

Edition:

1st edition.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Early printing in Saint Vincent : the island's first printers and their work, with a list of Saint Vincent imprints, 1767-1834 / Gregory Frohnsdorff

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Printing--Saint Vincent and the Grenadines--Saint Vincent--History--18th century
Printing--Saint Vincent and the Grenadines--Saint Vincent--History--19th century
Saint Vincent--Imprints

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

History of printing in Saint Vincent, 1767-1834 -- William Smith -- Joseph Berrow -- Cable & Gray -- James Adams -- J.T. Calliard -- John Drape and Thomas LeGall -- John Wilson Adams -- Summary and suggestions -- Early Saint Vincent imprints -- Advertisements of items offered for sale by Saint Vincent printers.

Summary:

"A history of printing in Saint Vincent from 1767 to 1834. Several early printers are identified along with details about their publications. Includes an annotated list of more than 250 items printed in Saint Vincent, examples of early printed advertisements, and an index. Illustrated in black and white"--Provided by publisher.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xii, 103 pages : illustrations, map ; 29 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990023290950302486

ISBN:

1584562587 (alk. paper)
9781584562580 (alk. paper)

OCLC Number:

317394873

Barcode:

010001373413