Anecdotes typographiques : où l'on voit la description des coutumes, moeurs et usages singuliers des Compagnons imprimeurs / by Nicholas Contat dit Le Brun. La misère des apprentis imprimeurs ; by Dufresne ; edited with an introduction and notes by Giles Barber

Oxford : Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description: viii, 163 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes: Text in French; introduction, notes and appendices in English. Includes bibliographical references.Contents: Misère des apprentis imprimeurs / Dufresne. Subjects: 1700-1799 18th century.Printing France Paris History 18th century. Printing France History 18th century. Printing historyPrinting. Printing France Paris History. Printers France Paris Biography.Printing France. Printing industry France History 18th century. Printing industry France Apprentices. Printers France 18th century. Printers France Paris ; Biography. Printing France Paris History. Printing France Paris History 18th centuryPrinting, Practical History.Printing France History 18th century ; Sources. Printing history. Printing France Paris. Paris (France)France. France Paris Printing, ca 1735-ca 1760 - Personal observations - French texts.