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Two treatises on the origin of book printing by the famous French 18th century typographer Pierre Simon Fournier le Jeune

FOURNIER, Pierre Simon le Jeune.
Dissertation sur l'origine et les progrès de l'art de graver en bois, pour éclaircir quelques traits de l'histoire de l'imprimerie, & prouver que Guttemberg n'en est pas l'inventeur.- IDEM. De l'origine des productions de l'Imprimerie primitive en taille de bois ; avec une réfutation des préjugés plus ou moins accrédités sur cet art; pour servir de suite à la dissertation sur l'origine.






Paris, J. Barbou, 1758-59. 2 parts in one vol. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf, spine ribbed and gilt, with orange title label lettered in gold, marbled endpapers, red edges. 92, (3); 263 pp.

First editions of two treatises on the origins of printing by Pierre Simon Fournier, called 'Fournier le Jeune' (1712-1768), woodcutter, punch cutter and influential type founder. The author claims that Strasburg was the birthplace of printing with movable type.
Pierre Simon Fournier was the author of the most important French typography handbook of the 18th century: Manuel Typographique, utile aux gens de Lettres (1764-1766), which, according to Dibdin should be in every printing office.
The two present treatises were separately printed and later also issued together with 3 other essays as 'Traités historiques  et critiques sur l'origine et les progrès de l'imprimerie' (1758-61).

Very good copy.- (Spine neatly restored; bookplate of Jackson Burke).
Updike I, pp. 251- 260; Bigmore-Wyman I, pp. 227-8; Birrel & Garnett 37 (on the 'Manuel').

Related Subjects: Book History  Bookhistory, Printing & Publishing  History of Printing  History of Publishing  Typography  Woodcuts 

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