{"product_id":"gesta-typographica-medley-printers-others-rdqkn39z","title":"Gesta Typographica, Or, A Medley for Printers and Others,","description":"\u003cp\u003ePresentation copy inscribed by the author: ‘George Allen Eq. from Charles T. Jacobi, Oct \/ 97’ in black in to the ffep. The recipient, George Allen (1832-1907) was the founder of the publishing firm George Allen \u0026amp; Co., which later became Allen \u0026amp; Unwin, one of the streams that merged to form the mighty river of HarperCollins. An appropriate presentation from one master-printer to another. Jacobi was the managing partner of the Chiswick Press, and was a leading authority on printing and typography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBookplate of Frederick Robert Gale. With various newspaper clippings loosely inserted, including two obituaries of Jacobi from April 6 1933 (The Times, British and Colonial Printer and Stationer).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNelson, EM, 1897.8. Very good copy with small rubber stamp on two of the preliminaries and extremely light wear at two corners of fragile paper-covered boards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Maggs Bros.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48707275391133,"sku":"237315","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/0045\/9677\/files\/IMG_0228.jpg?v=1784952100","url":"https:\/\/store.maggs.com\/products\/gesta-typographica-medley-printers-others-rdqkn39z","provider":"Maggs Bros.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}