,,john ,,bask]ville                     
,illu/ration3     ,f a picture aft]     
,mill] 9 ! ,national ,portrait ,gall]y1 
,london4                           ,em]y
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,john ,bask]ville                       
,,john                                  
,,bask]ville                            
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,,by                        ,josiah     
,h5ry ,b5ton1 ,,ll4,d4                  
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,,privately ,,pr9t$                     
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,copyright1 #aiad1 by ,j4 ,h4 ,b5ton    
,d4 ,b4 ,updike1 ,! ,m]rym\nt ,press1   
,bo/on                                  
,,note      ,i h1 = "s ye>s1 be5 int]e/$
 9 ,john ,bask]ville1 & h  collect$ 8   
impr9ts4 ,kn[+ ?is fact1 ! ,presid5t ( !
 ,bo/on  ,society ( ,pr9t]s ask$ me to  

prep>e a pap] on ,bask]ville1 to be     
read at a meet+ ( ! ,society on ,febru>y
 #bd1 #aiad4 ,?is ,i did1 &  t pap] =m$ 
! basis ( ?is little book4              
,j4 ,h4 ,b4                             
,,john ,,bask]ville      ,john          
,bask]ville1 a great ,engli% type-f\nd] 
& pr9t]1 0 born  9 ,janu>y1 #agjf1 & di$
 9 ,janu>y1 #agge1 hav+ liv$ ne>ly !    
full p]iod ( ?reescore ye>s & t54 ,to   
und]/& him & :at he  did1 we mu/ "k     
some?+ ( ! "t & place 9 :i* he liv$4 ,x 
0 a "t :5 ! great middle classes (      
,engl& 7 com+ into  p[]4 ,! div9e "r (  
k+s 0 de/roy$ at ,cullod5 9 #agde4      
,engl& 0 sl[ly awak5+ f ! deadly languor
 ( ! corruption  ( ,walpole's gov]nm5t4 
,:itefield 0 prea*+1 & ,wesley 0  prea*+
 & organiz+4 ,! middle classes grew     
/rong] e day  & kept ,pitt1 ) 8 int5se  
patriotism & extravagance1 9 p[]1  9    
spite ( ! upp] classes4 ,! rule ( ,engl&
 9 ! ,ea/ began 9  #ageg1 :5 ,clive1 on 
,june #bc1 f\ght ! battle ( ,plassey4   
,fr$]ick  ! ,great1 aid$ by ! lib]al    

subsidies ( ,pitt1 f\ght ! battle  (    
,rossba* 9 ,novemb]1 #ageg1 & ! battle (
 ,m9d5 9 ,novemb]1  #agei1 ?us lay+ !   
f\ndation ( ! ,g]man ,empire :i* has    
always  be5 at peace ) ,engl&4 ,!       
capture ( ,montreal 9 #agfj e/abli%$  ! 
,engli% asc5dancy 9 ! ,new ,_w4 ,dur+   
?is p]iod ! ,engli%  ,empire came into  
be+ because ( ! rule ( ! comm]cial      
middle  class4    ,birm+ham 0 ev5 !n a  
great middle-class t[n2 a place ( ab\t  
#cj1jjj inhabitants1 not$ = its v>i$    
manufactures1 b m not$  = its fre$om1 by
 :i* x seem$ to h ! p[] ( attract+  )9  
its b\nd>ies artisans ( e trade & e     
degree (  skill4 ,x accord$ almo/ p]fect
 fre$om to all4 ,diss5t]s1 ,bapti/s1    
,me?odi/s1 ,roman ,ca?olics1 ,jews1     
,quak]s1 & h]etics ( all sorts  7       
welcom$1 & 7 undi/urb$ 9 _! religi\s    
obs]vances4  ,no trades unions1 no trade
 guilds1 no companies exi/$4 ,! sy/em  (
 appr5tices 0 only p>tially kn[n4 ,e man
 0 free to come  & g1 to f\nd1 or to    
foll[1 or to leave a trade1 j z he      

*ose4 ,birm+ham 0 emphatically ! t[n (  
free trade1 :]e no  re/rictions1        
comm]cial or municipal1 exi/$4    ,into 
?is community "y ,bask]ville came4 ,x 0 
p>ticul>ly suit$  to him4 ,he 0 a free  
?9k]4 ,he 0 active1 indu/ri\s1 inv5tive1
  p]si/5t4 ,he ?\ght out & did new      
?+s4#a    ,8 fir/ occupation1 :5 he 0   
sev5te5 ye>s old1 0 t ( a  s]vant 9 !   
h\se ( a cl]gyman1 :o discov]$ t        
,bask]ville  0 skill$ 9 p5man%ip & set  
him to tea*+ ! poor boys 9 !  p>i% ! art
 ( writ+4    ,! po/ ( writ+-ma/] at ,k+ 
,edw>d's ,s*ool 9 ,birm+ham fell        
vacant1 & ,bask]ville took x & taught   
writ+ & bookkeep+  !re4 ,9 ! mean "t he 
_h become v mu* int]e/$ 9  calligraphy1 
& turn$ 8 skill 9 writ+ to ! cutt+ (    
/ones4 ,( 8 actual /one-cutt+ "w only   
two specim5s h  be5 pres]v$1 ! mo/      
important ( :i* is 9 ! *ur*y>d  at      
,edgba/on4 ,!re is also a small squ>e   
slate slab ) !  inscription3 8,grave    
,/ones ,cut 9 any ( ! ,h&s by ,john     
,bask]vill  ,writ+ ,ma/]40 ,x is to be  

not$ t ! f9al e 0 n add$ to             
,bask]ville's "n until aft] he became m 
prosp]\s4 ,9 ! f9e  lett]+ ( ?is        
inscription x is easy to trace !        
f\ndation (  ^? =ms ( type :i*          
,bask]ville aft]w>ds us$ 9 pr9t+4 ,he   
practis$ writ+ dur+ ! ye>s #agcc1 #agcd1
 & #agce1 be+ rat$  = s*ool taxes at a  
sixp5ce4    ,ab\t ! ye> #agcf "o ,john  
,taylor came to ,birm+ham & introduc$   
japann$ w>e 9 ! %ape ( indoor ut5sils & 
articles ( p]sonal  or o!r ornam5t4 ,f !
 smalle/ beg9n+s ,taylor creat$ a       
bus9ess out ( :i* he _h acquir$ a =tune 
( #bjj1jjj :5 he  di$ at ! age (        
fifty-f\r4 ,to ,taylor we owe ! gilt    
button &  gilt snuff-box1 ! pa9t$       
snuff-box1 & ! num]\s race ( enamels4   
,bask]ville _h a great desire to obta9  
money1 & z he 0 a good  draughtsman & _h
 a turn = pa9t+1 x occurr$ to him t !   
be/ ?+ he c\ld d w\ld be to produce     
goods pa9t$ & japann$  z !y nev] _h be5 
pa9t$ & japann$ be=e4 ,he dropp$ 8      
writ+-mat]ials & set himself to le>n !  

secrets ( japann+4  ,x is said t he     
obta9$ 8 k ( ,mr4 ,taylor's *eap &      
excell5t v>ni% = snuff-boxes1 :i* 0 a   
secret1 by foll[+ him  to e place & %op 
:]e he w5t & ord]+ precisely ! same     
species1 k9d1 & quality ( articles t he 
_h ord]$4 ,he ?us  le>n$ n only !       
+r$i5ts ( ! v>ni%1 b _! proportions4    
,bask]ville _h t :i* is r>e1--bus9ess   
capacity 9 connection  ) arti/ic        
ta/e1--& he soon built up a fl\ri%+     
bus9ess4  ,9 #agdi he c>ri$ on a great  
trade 9 ! japan art1 mak+ su*  useful   
?+s z c&le/icks1 /&s1 salv]s1 wait]s1   
bread-trays1  tea-bo>ds1 etc41 :i* 7    
elegantly design$ & highly f9i%$4  ,8   
+5uity cont9ually sugge/$ improvem5ts   
bo? 9 ! mat]ials  ( :i* he made use & 9 
! me?ods adopt$ 9 ! manufacture1  :ile  
he _h a g5ius 9 select+ z workm5 ^? :o 7
 be/  fitt$ = _! occupation4 ,"o ( 8    
adv]tisem5ts reads z  foll[s3 8,any boy 
( a dec5t ,family :o has a ,g5ius &     
,turn =  ,draw+ w be tak5 on trial on   
mod]ate t]ms4 ,any ,pa9t]s (  tol]able  

,abilities may h con/ant employm5t40    
,9 #agdb he obta9$ a pat5t = 8a new     
me?od ( mak+ & flat  gr9d+ ?9 metal     
plates & ( work+ or fa%ion+ ! same by   
means ( iron rolls & swages40 ,! plates 
7 japann$ & v>ni%$  to 8produce f9e gl[+
 ,mohogony ,col\r & ,black no way       
inf]ior to  ! mo/ p]fect ,india goods1  
or an imitation ( ,tortoise %ell :i*    
greatly excels ,nature1 bo? 9 ,col\r &  
,h>dness40 ,x w be se5  t ?is pat5t     
embodi$ to a great ext5t ! same pr9ciple
 t  ,bask]ville employ$ 9 8 lat]        
treatm5t ( pap]4 ,9 ! japan  bus9ess    
,bask]ville compet$ ) ,taylor1 n s mu* 9
 mak+ !  ?+s ,taylor made z 9 mak+ bett]
 ones & diff]5t ones4 ,a  curi\s ?+ ab\t
 ,bask]ville's japan "w is t no au!ntic 
specim5 has come d[n to u4    ,9 a few  
ye>s he amass$ a consid]able =tune 9 t  
bus9ess4  ,he took a build+ lease (     
eight acres 9 ! nor!a/ "p (  ,birm+ham1 
to :i* he gave ! "n ( ,easy ,hill1 & !re
 he  built a h\se at an exp5se ( ab\t   
#fjjj1 or #cj1jjj1 equival5t to  at lea/

 #fj1jjj to-day4 ,?is place is describ$ 
by ,alex&] ,c>lyle  z foll[s3           
8,bask]ville's h\se 0 a qu>t] ( a mile f
 ! t[n1  & 9 its way h&some & elegant4  
,:at /ruck u mo/ 0 8 fir/  kit*51 :i* 0 
mo/ completely furni%$ ) ev]y?+ t  c\ld 
be want$1 kept z clean & bright z if x  
_h come /raight  f ! %op1 = x 0 us$1 & !
 f95ess ( ! kit*5 0 a  great po9t 9 !   
family1 = "h !y receiv$ _! company1 &   
!re we 7 ent]ta9$ ) c(fee & *ocolate40#b
 ,d]rick1 9  a lett] writt5 to ! ,e>l ( 
,cork1 ,july #ae1 #agfj1 says3 8,i ne$ n
  rem9d y\r ,lord%ip1 t ,bask]ville1 "o 
( ! be/ pr9t]s 9 !  _w1 0 born 9 ?is    
t[n1 & resides ne> x4 ,8 h\se /&s  at   
ab\t half a mile di/ance1 on an em95ce t
 comm&s a f9e  prospect4 ,i paid him a  
visit1 & 0 receiv$ ) great polit5ess1   
?\gh an entire /rang]4 ,8 ap>tm5ts are  
elegant2 8 /air-case  is p>ticul>ly     
curi\s2 & ! room 9 :i* he d9es1 & calls 
a  smok+-room is v h&some4 ,! grate &   
furniture belong+ to x  are1 ,i ?9k1 (  
bright wr\ght iron1 & co/ him a r\nd    

sum4 ,he has  j complet$ an elegant     
octavo ,common ,pray] ,book1 has a s*eme
 =  publi%+ a gr& folio edition ( !     
,bible2 & w soon f9i%  a beautiful      
collection ( ,fables1 by ! +5i\s ,mr4   
,dodsley4 ,he  manufactures 8 own pap]1 
types1 & ink2 & !y are rem>kably  good4 
,?is +5i\s arti/ c>ries on a great trade
 9 ! japan way1  9 :i* he %ew$ me sev]al
 useful articles1 su* z c&le/icks1  /&s1
 salv]s1 wait]s1 bread-baskets1         
tea-bo>ds1 c4 elegantly  design$ &      
highly f9i%$4 ,bask]ville is a great    
*]i%] (  g5ius1 :i*1 :]ev] he f9ds x1 he
 loses no opportunity (  cultivat+4 ,"o 
( 8 workm5 has manife/$ f9e tal5ts =    
fruit  pa9t+ 9 sev]al pieces :i* he %ew$
 me40    ,a writ] 9 ! ,birm+ham 8,daily 
,mail0 ( ,febru>y #c1 #ahhf1 ?us        
describes ! ,easy ,hill resid5ce3 8,!   
pa/ure 0 luxuriant1 great  elm trees    
%ad$ ! p>klike expanse ( v]dure1 an     
ample fi%-pond  /ret*$ away we/w>ds1 & a
 picturesque disus$ w9dmill /&+  ^u a   
slight elevation 0 ready to be conv]t$  

into ! mo/  captivat+ ( summ] h\ses4444 
,( ! h\se :i* he built =  himself we h  
engrav+s1 & z _m rema9s z "o w\ld c>e to
  pres]ve ( t p>ticul> /yle (           
ar*itecture40    ,hutton1 ! hi/orian (  
,birm+ham1 says ,bask]ville previ\sly   
liv$  at ,no4 #bb 9 ,moor-/reet1 & t    
hav+ obta9$ a build+ lease1  8two       
furlongs nor? ( ! t[n1 he conv]t$ x into
 a little ,ed51  & built a h\se 9 !     
c5t]2 b ! t[n1 z if consci\s ( 8  m]it1 
foll[$ 8 retreat1 & surr\nd$ x )        
build+s4444  ,"h he cont9u$ ! bus9ess ( 
a japann] = life3 8 c>riage1  ea* pannel
 ( :i* 0 a di/9ct picture1 might be     
consid]$  ! patt]n-c>d ( 8 trade1 & 0   
drawn by a beautiful pair  (            
cream-col\r$ horses40 ,?is *>iot 0 "o ( 
! wond]s (  ,birm+ham1 "o section ri*ly 
gilt & pa9t$ ) little nak$  cupids &    
fl[]s1 drawn by two cream-color$ horses 
) net hang+s  almo/ to ! gr\nd4 ,!      
panels 7 said to be ea* 9 ! nature (  a 
picture1 got up ,japan-wise4#c ,he      
became ,high ,bailiff ( ,birm+ham  9    

#agfa4 ,8 duties 7 to inspect ! m>ket & 
rectify weights &  dry measures2 also to
 make proclamation ( two fairs ea* ye>2 
& to  give a d9n] to ! o!r municipal    
(fic]s1 at :i* x is said t  an exp5se ( 
#dj 0 incurr$4 ,?is d9n] 0 int5d$ =     
bus9ess1  b1 9 ! qua9t language ( !     
hi/orian ( ! "t1 8,x 0 too  e>ly to beg9
 bus9ess till ! table 0 well /or$ )     
bottles1  & too late aft]w>ds40 ,he     
affect$ clo!s ( ! mo/ gorge\s           
description4 ,8 favorite dress 0 said to
 h be5 gre51 edg$ )  a n>r[ gold lace1 a
 sc>let wai/coat ) a v broad gold lace1 
& a small r\nd hat likewise edg$ ) lace4
 ,x is said t he  att5d$ a fun]al 9 a   
new suit ( bright colors & gold lace4   
,all ?is %[ creat$ a suspicion 9 !      
public m9d t ,bask]ville  0 9 f9ancial  
tr\ble1 s t at "o "t he publi%$ a       
refutation  ( "s *>ges ( t k9d 9 !      
,birm+ham 8,gazette40 ,he s\ght to  f9d 
! au?or ( ! *>ges1 decl>+ t 8,:oev] c   
discov]  ! au?or1 or give a clue by :i* 
he may be trac$1 w by in=m+  me lay me  

"u ! highe/ obligations ( gratitude40   
,9 ^! lett]s he said t he _h 8(t5 wi%$  
an additional  ,article 9 ! ,litany = ! 
,use ( ,tradesm51--,f ,bad ,debts &     
,bankrupts1 ,good ,"l deliv] u40    ,a  
,mrs4 ,eaves w5t to live at ,easy ,hill 
ab\t #agej4 ,%e took h]  two daught]s1 &
 v likely h] son1 ) h]4 ,%e _h made an  
un=tunate m>riage ) "o ,ri*>d ,eaves1   
:o1 8hav+ be5 f\nd  guilty ( "s         
fraudul5t practices 9 reg>d to a        
relation's w1 0  oblig$ to quit !       
k+dom40#d ,h] husb& left h] )\t money   
or any means ( support4 ,bask]ville     
became int]e/$ 9 h]1 &  %e w5t to 8 h\se
 probably z a h\sekeep]4 ,%ortly        
aft]w>ds  ,bask]ville & %e 7 liv+ toge!r
 z man & wife4 ,al?\gh  h] husb& 0 n    
kn[n to be dead1 %e pass$ z ,mrs4       
,bask]ville4  ,%e accompani$ him to     
,london to visit ,dodsley1 & 0 ev]y:]e  
receiv$ z 8 wife4 ,x does n appe> t 8   
social position 9  ,birm+ham 0 at all   
impair$ by ?is connection4 ,he 0 v k9d &
  att5tive to ,mrs4 ,eaves1 & :5 ,eaves 

di$1 ,bask]ville m>ri$ !  wid[ 9 ,june1 
#agfd4 ,!y _h "o son1 :o di$ 9 infancy4 
,bask]ville  0 inconsolable1 & 9 a lett]
 to ,frankl9 gave ! dea? ( 8  son z "o (
 ! reasons = desir+ to sell 8 type 9    
,france4 ,he  said3 8,let ! reason ( my 
p>t+ ) x be ! dea? ( my son &  int5d$   
successor40    ,:5 ,bask]ville began !  
"w t made him fam\s1 he 0 a  middle-ag$ 
man1 fifty ye>s old1 :o _h amass$ a l>ge
 =tune1  & 0 liv+ 9 quiet com=t on 8 own
 e/ate4 ,he 0 c>ry+  on a v l>ge &      
lucrative japann+ bus9ess1 :i* he       
cont9u$  to conduct dur+ 8 life4 ,he 0 a
 p]son ( mu* consequ5ce 9  ,birm+ham :5 
he took up ! matt] ( type-f\nd+ & pr9t+4
    ,z = ,bask]ville's private "*1 we h 
! acc\nts ( 8  fri5ds & ( 8 critics1 & x
 is n easy to come to a j  conclusion4  
,hutton1 9 8 8,hi/ory ( ,birm+ham10#e   
says3 8,9  private life he 0 a humori/2 
idle#f 9 ! extreme2 b 8  inv5tion 0 ( ! 
true ,birm+ham model1 active4 ,he c\ld  
well  design1 b procur$ o!rs to execute2
 :]ev] he f\nd m]it he  c>ess$ x3 he 0  

rem>kably polite to ! /rang]2 fond (    
%ew3  a figure r ( ! small] size1 &     
delight$ to adorn t  figure ) gold      
lace4444 ,al?\gh con/ruct$ ) ! light    
timb]s  ( a frigate1 8 movem5t 0 solemn 
z a %ip ( ! l9e4 ,dur+  ! tw5ty-five    
ye>s ,i knew him1 ?\gh 9 ! decl9e (     
life1 he  reta9$ ! s+ul> traces ( a     
h&some man4 ,if he exhibit$ a  peevi%#g 
temp]1 we may consid] good nature &     
int5se ?9k+ are  n always f\nd toge!r4  
,ta/e accompani$ him ?r\gh ! diff]5t    
walks ( agriculture1 ar*itecture1 & !   
f9] arts4 ,:atev] pass$  ?r\gh 8 f+]s1  
bore ! lively m>ks ( ,john ,bask]ville40
    ,*amb]s1 9 8 8,biographical         
,illu/rations ( ,worce/]%ire10 gives  an
 int]e/+ sket* ( ,bask]ville1 9 :i* 8 w 
is pr9t$ )  ! exception ( ^? portions   
:]e1 z1 ,mr4 ,*amb]s regrets to  say1   
,bask]ville 8unblu%+ly av[s n only 8    
disbelief (1 b  8 contempt = reveal$    
religion1 & t 9 t]ms too gross =        
repetition40 ,*amb]s 0 evid5tly n a     
p>tial critic4 ,he records  ! fact t    

,mr4 ,noble1#h :o well rememb]$         
,bask]ville1 says he  taught 8 respect$ 
fa!r to write1 & he ma9ta9$ an          
acqua9tance  ) him z long z he liv$4 8,i
 h be5 v (t5 ) him to  ,bask]ville's    
h\se1 & f\nd him ev] a mo/ pr(ane wret*1
 &  ignorant ( lit]ature to a wond]ful  
degree4 ,i h se5 _m ( 8  lett]s1 :i*1 l 
8 w1 7 n writt5 grammatically2 nor  c\ld
 he ev5 spell well4 ,9 p]son1 he 0 a    
%rivell$ old coxcomb4  ,8 fav\rite dress
 0 gre51 edg$ ) a n>r[ gold lace1 a     
sc>let  wai/coat1 ) a v broad gold lace2
 & a small r\nd hat1 likewise  edg$ )   
gold lace4 ,8 wife 0 all t affectation c
 describe3  %e liv$ ) him 9 adult]y _m  
ye>s4 ,%e 0 orig9ally a  s]vant3 su* a  
pair are r>ely met )4 ,he _h wit2 b x 0 
always  at ! exp5se ( religion & dec5cy1
 p>ticul>ly if 9 company  ) ! cl]gy4 ,i 
h (t5 ?\ght !re 0 mu* simil>ity 9 8     
p]son to ,voltaire1 ^: s5tim5ts he 0 ev]
 retail+40    ,mr4 ,pat]son1 9 a lett] 9
 ,ni*ols's 8,lit]>y ,anecdotes10 wrote3 
8,i c\ld give y also a note on          

,bask]ville1 to demon/rate t he  knew v 
little ( ! execution ( typography beyond
 ! common  productions :i* are to be    
f\nd e day 9 ,pat]no/]-r[1 &  !re=e1 9 a
 comp>ative view1 might readily conclude
 t he _h  out/ript !m all40 ,b1 adds    
,*amb]s1 8,dibd91 ^: judgm5t 9  ^!      
matt]s few w call 9 "q1 says t #8,r[e   
,mores1 9 8  abuse ( ,bask]ville1       
exhibits ! pa9ful & p]haps mir?-provok+ 
ef=ts ( a man kick+ aga9/ ! ?orns4      
,bask]ville 0 a  wond]ful creature z an 
arti/1 b a va9 & silly man4'0    ,_m    
lies 7 told ab\t ,bask]ville & 8 "w4    
,! foll[+ f ! 8,european ,magaz9e0      
7,decemb]1 #aghe1 page  #dfc7 is a fair 
sample4 ,a correspond5t1 ^: "n is n     
disclos$1  b :o signs himself ,viator1  
makes ! foll[+ /atem5t1 to  :i* ,mr4    
,*amb]s gives place 9 8 8,biographical  
,illu/rations (  ,worce/]%ire30 8,i 0   
acqua9t$ ) ,bask]ville1 ! pr9t]1 b  _c  
:olly agree ) ! extracts conc]n+ him1 f 
,hutton's  ,hi/ory ( ,birm+ham4 ,x is   
true he 0 v +5i\s 9 me*anics1  b x is   

also well kn[n he 0 extremely illit]ate1
 & 8 jokes  & s>casms on ! ,bible1 ) :i*
 8 conv]sation ab\nd$1 %ew$  ! mo/      
contemptible ignorance ( ea/]n hi/ory & 
mann]s1 &  inde$ ( e ?+4 ,8 qu>to       
edition ( ,milton's ,p>adise ,lo/1  )   
all its spl5d\r1 is a deep disgrace to !
 ,engli% press4 ,he  c\ld n spell       
himself1 & knew n :o c\ld4 ,a           
,w>wick%ire c\ntry  s*oolma/]1 ( "s p>i%
 *>ity s*ool1 we presume1 0 employ$  by 
him to correct ?is spl5did edition1 & t 
dunce has spelt _m  words 9 x accord+ to
 ! vulg> ,w>wick%ire pronunciation4 ,=  
example1 _m ( ! we/]n vulg> clap an h to
 e ^w beg9n+  ) an op5 v[el1 or ev5 ! w1
 z hood = wood1 my h>m  = my arm1 heggs 
= eggs1 c41 c41 & aga9 z vici\sly       
dropp+ ! h 9 v]bs1 z ave = h1 z = has1  
c41  c4 ,_m in/ances ( ?is horrid       
ignorance we f9d 9 ! +5i\s              
,bask]ville's spl5did ,milton1 :]e z is 
(t5 put = ! v]b  has1 & has = !         
conjunction z1 ) sev]al o!rs (  ?is     
worse ?an cockney family4 ,nor c ,i by  

any means agree )  ,mr4 ,hutton t #8x is
 to ! la/+ discr$it ( ! ,briti% nation  
t no pur*as] c\ld be f\nd = 8           
types4'--,:at 0 ! m]it  ( 8 pr9t+8--,8  
pap] 0 ( a f9] gloss1 & 8 ink ( a       
bright] black ?an ord9>y2 8 type 0 ?ick]
 ?an usual 9 !  ?ick /rokes1 & f9] 9 !  
f9e1 & 0 %>p5$ at ! angles  9 a novel   
mann]2 all ^! comb9$ gave 8 editions a  
brilliant  ri* look1 :5 8 pages 7 turn$ 
lightly ov]2 b :5 y sit  d[n to read !m1
 ! eye is almo/ imm$iately fatigu$ ) !  
gloss ( ! pap] & ink1 & ! %>p angles ( !
 type2 & x  is univ]sally kn[n t        
,bask]ville's pr9t+ is n read2 t  !     
bett] sort ( ! ,london pr9t+ is         
inf9itely pref]able =  ,,use1 & ev5 =   
real /]l+ elegance4 ,! ,univ]sities &   
,london  booksell]s !re=e are n to be   
blam$ = decl9+ ! pur*ase  (             
,bask]ville's types1 :i* we are told 7  
b\ght by a ,society at  ,p>is1 :]e      
tawdry silk & t9sel is pref]r$ to ! f9e/
 ,engli%  broad clo?1 or ev5 ,g5oa      
velvet40#i    ,illu/ration              

,illu/ration    ,?is spiteful /ory has  
?us be5 9 type & reproduc$ 9 "o =m  &   
ano!r = m ?an a hundr$ ye>s4 ,nobody    
appe>s to h  que/ion$ x1 & yet x is     
false1 & malici\sly s4 ,an exam9ation  (
 ! qu>to edition ( ,milton's 8,p>adise  
,lo/0 %[s t 8z0  is nev] put = ! v]b    
8has10 & 8has0 is nev] put = !          
conjunction 8z40 ,!re is no su* ^w 9 !  
book z 8eggs10 & no  su* comb9ation (   
words z 8my arm40 ,x is impossible to   
f9d !re  ! mi/akes :i* ,viator says are 
9 ?is book & make x 8a deep  disgrace to
 ! ,engli% press40    ,= "s reason1     
probably because he did bett] "w ?an o!r
  pr9t]s1 & produc$ books )\t s mu*     
reg>d to pr(it z !y  7 oblig$ to        
consid]1 ,bask]ville's "w 0 v mu*       
criticis$  by o!r pr9t]s 9 8 "t4 ,dr4   
,b$=d said3 8,by ,bask]ville's  specim5 
( 8 types y w p]ceive h[ mu* ! elegance 
(  !m is ow+ to ! pap]1 :i* he makes    
himself z well z !  types & ! ink also2 
,i 0 in=m$ t :5ev] !y come to be  us$ by
 common pressm5 & common mat]ials !y    

lose _! beauty  consid]ably40 ,x is n[  
c]ta9 t he did n make 8 pap]4  ,c]ta9ly 
he made x = no books except ,virgil & ! 
,milton4 ,r[e  ,mores1#aj 9 8,engli%    
,typographical ,f\nd]s & ,f\nd]ies10    
#aggh  7page #hf71 said3 8,mr4          
,bask]ville ( ,birm+ham1 t ent]priz+    
place1 made "s attempts at lett]-cutt+1 
b desi/$ & ) good  reason4 ,! ,greek cut
 by him1 or 81 = ! ,univ]sity ( ,ox=d is
  execrable4 ,inde$1 he c h>dly claim a 
place among/ lett]-cutt]s4  ,8          
typographical excell5ce lay m 9 8 trim1 
glossy pap] to dim  ! sight40 ,9 a note 
^u ?is passage ,john ,ni*ols said3 8,!  
idea  ent]ta9$ by ,mr4 ,mores ( ! +5i\s 
,mr4 ,bask]ville is c]ta9ly  a j "o4 ,8 
glossy pap] & too %>p type (f5d !       
pati5ce (  a read] m s5sibly ?an !      
innovations ,i h already c5sur$40       
,ni*ols 0 a rival pr9t]4 ,he 0 appr5tic$
 to ,william ,b[y]1 (  :om he 0 an      
executor & ! residu>y legatee4 ,all 8   
prejudices  7 aga9/ ,bask]ville & 8 "w4 
,he wrote _m books1 b !y  7 mo/ly by    

hirel+s1 ! blund]s only be+ 8 own4 ,he  
rea*$  ! summit ( 8 ambition :5 he      
became ,ma/] ( ! ,/ation]s'  ,company 9 
#ahjd4    ,! foll[+ lett] f ,frankl9    
expla9s ! prejudice & ignorance  )      
respect to ,bask]ville's "w3 8,let me   
give y a pleasant  in/ance ( ! prejudice
 "s h ent]ta9$ aga9/ y\r "w4  ,soon aft]
 ,i return$1 disc\rs+ ) a g5tleman      
conc]n+ !  arti/s ( ,birm+ham1 he said y
 w\ld be ! means ( bl9d+ all  ! read]s (
 ! nation1 = ! /rokes ( y\r lett]s be+  
too  ?9 & n>r[1 hurt ! eye1 & he c\ld   
nev] read a l9e ( !m  )\t pa94 #8,i     
?\ght1' said ,i1 #8y 7 go+ to compla9 ( 
!  gloss on ! pap] "s object to4' #8,no1
 no1' said he1 #8,i h he>d  t m5tion$1 b
 x is n t2 x is 9 ! =m & cut ( !  lett]s
 !mselves1 !y h n t height & ?ickness ( 
!  /roke :i* makes ! common pr9t+ s mu* 
m com=table to !  eye4' ,y see ?is      
g5tleman 0 a connoisseur4 ,9 va9 ,i     
endeav\r$  to support y\r "* aga9/ !    
*>ge2 he knew :at he felt1  & c\ld see !
 reason ( x1 & sev]al o!r g5tlem5 among 

8  fri5ds _h made ! same obs]vation1    
etc4 ,ye/]day he call$ to  visit me1 :51
 mis*iev\sly b5t to try 8 judgem5t1 ,i  
/epp$ into  my closet1 tore (f ! top (  
,mr4 ,caslon's ,specim51 & produc$ x  to
 him z y\rs1 br\ght ) me f ,birm+ham    
say+1 ,i _h be5  exam9+ x1 s9ce he spoke
 to me1 & c\ld n = my life p]ceive  !   
disproportion he m5tion$1 desir+ him to 
po9t x out to me4  ,he readily und]took 
x1 & w5t ov] ! sev]al f\nts1 %[+  me    
ev]y:]e :at he ?\ght in/ances ( t       
disproportion2 &  decl>$ t he c\ld n !n 
read ! specim5 )\t feel+ v  /rongly !   
pa9 he _h m5tion$ to me4 ,i sp>$ him t  
"t !  confusion ( be+ told1 t ^! 7 !    
types he _h be5 read+  all 8 life1 ) s  
mu* ease to 8 eyes2 ! types 8 ador$     
,newton is pr9t$ )1 on :i* he has por$ n
 a little2 nay !  v types 8 own book is 
pr9t$ ) 7= he himself is an au?or71  &  
yet nev] discov]$ ! pa9ful disproportion
 9 !m1 till he  ?\ght !y 7 y\rs40       
,burton says3 8,a collector1 ) a ta/e = 
! inaccurate1 might  easily satiate x 9 

! editions1 s attractive 9 _! deceptive 
beauty1 ( ! great ,birm+ham pr9t]1      
,bask]ville40#aa ,re$ says3  8,despite !
 spl5did appe>ance ( 8 impressions1 !   
ord9>y  ,engli% pr9t]s view$ ) some?+ l 
suspicion ! m]etrici\s  comb9ation ( %>p
 type & hot-press$ pap] :i* l5t to 8    
%eets _! extraord9>y brilliancy4 ,!y    
object$ to ! dazzl+  effect ?us produc$ 
on ! eye2 !y f\nd fault ) ! unev5ness  (
 tone & col\r 9 diff]5t p>ts ( ! same   
book1 & ev5  discov]$ an irregul>ity &  
lack ( symmetry 9 "s ( 8 types1  :i* 8  
glossy pap] & bright ink alike fail$ to 
disguise40#ab    ,bo? ^! /atem5ts are   
obvi\sly untrue4 ,an exam9ation (       
,bask]ville's books %[s t !y are        
accurate1 or at lea/ !  inaccuracies are
 only ^? ( ! editions f :i* !y are      
repr9t$1 & ! comb9ation ( pap]1 ink1 &  
type is necess>y to  make a really f9e  
book4    8,9 private life10 ,re$ rem>ks1
 8he 0 a bundle ( p>adoxes4 ,he 0  an   
exempl>y son1 & an affectionate1        
judici\s husb&1 b full (  p]sonal       

animosities4444 ,9 p]son he 0 a %rivell$
 old coxcomb1 b  9 _s he 0 a work] (    
unqu5*able en]gy4 ,peevi% 9 temp]1  he 0
 a *>m+ ho/4444 ,! "o ?+ t reconcil$ all
 0 8  /rong p]sonality4 ,:atev] else he 
0 he 0 nev] commonplace40    8,he 0 "o (
 ^? m510 says a writ] 9 ! 8,secul>      
,review10  8:o /rove = excell5ce1 & 0 n 
satisfi$ until he obta9$  x4 ,:atev] he 
und]took to d he n only did well1 b     
bett] ?an  8 pr$ecessors1 & he 0 9 tru? 
a g5u9e national re=m]40  ,! editor ( ! 
8,beauties ( ,worce/]%ire0 calls        
,bask]ville 8a  mo/ useful & e/imable   
"*10 & says he 0 ( an 8anci5t  family1 z
 old z ! ,conque/40 ,?is may be tak5 )  
"s salt4  ,p]haps ! be/ evid5ce ( ! sort
 ( man he 0 is f\nd 9 !  impression t he
 made ^u ! mo/ em95t m5 ( 8 "t1 by !    
?or\ghness & en]gy ( 8 life1 8          
orig9ality ( ta/e1 8 f9e  pride 9 p]fect
 "w1 8 /\tness ( c\rage1 & 8 honorable  
imp>tiality 9 pr9t+ works ) :i* he      
co9cid$1 & ^? :i*  repres5t$ ! religi\s 
views ( 8 c\ntrym5 f :i* he himself     

diss5t$4#ac    ,dr4 ,c>lyle ?us speaks (
 a visit to him3 8,we pass$ ! day 9     
see+ ! ,bask]ville press1 & ,bask]ville 
himself1 :o 0 a great  curiosity4444    
,bask]ville 0 on h& ) 8 folio ,bible at 
?is  "t1 & ,g>bett insi/$ on be+ all[$  
to subscribe = ,home &  ,rob]tson4      
,home's abs5ce afflict$ him1 = he _h se5
 & he>d  ( ! trag$y ( ,d\glas4 ,rob]tson
 hi!rto _h no "n1 & !  pr9t] said       
bluntly t he w\ld r h "o subscription to
  8 "w ( a man l ,mr4 ,home1 ?an an     
hundr$ ord9>y m54 ,he  d9$ ) u t day1 & 
acquitt$ himself s well t ,rob]tson     
pron\nc$ him a man ( g5ius1 :ile ,james 
,adam & ,i ?\ght him b  a prat+         
p$ant40#ad ,kippis adds 88 own te/imony 
conc]n+ ,mr4  ,bask]ville's polit5ess to
 /rang]s1 & ! *e]ful hospitality  ) :i* 
he treat$ ^? :o 7 introduc$ to him4 ,he 
0 well  kn[n to _m +5i\s m540           
,bask]ville belong$ to ! lit]>y club 9  
,birm+ham1 call$ !  8,luna ,club10 :i*  
us$ to meet on ! nights ( ! full moon1 s
 t  ! memb]s might h a light to g home  

by4 ,h5ce ! "n ( !  memb]s--8!          
,lunaticks40 ,x _h among its memb]s _m  
mo/ fam\s  m54 ,w$gwood1 ! pott]2 ,dr4  
,erasmus ,d>w91 ! poet2 ,?omas ,day1    
au?or ( 8,san=d & ,m]ton20 ,sir ,william
 ,h]s*el1 ! a/ronom]2  ,sir ,joseph     
,banks1 ! naturali/2 ,samuel ,galton2   
,dr4 ,)]+1 !  botani/ & physician to !  
,g5]al ,hospital at ,birm+ham2 &  o!rs (
 l "* 7 all memb]s ( x4    ,bask]ville  
_h 8 own ta/e ab\t ! pr9t+ & decoration 
( 8  books4 ,:5 ,dodsley s5t a plate to 
him to be includ$ 9 a volume he  0      
pr9t+1 ,bask]ville told him t 8 own ta/e
 w\ld n p]mit  him to use ! plate4 ,he  
said3 8,if y w accept my judgm5t &      
skill1 x is at y\r s]vice40#ae ,9 fact1 
,bask]ville always _h 8  own way1 & did 
?+s z he wi%$ to d !m1 & :atev] cr$it   
!re is = 8 productions is due to him    
alone4 ,t$d] says t  88 social virtues 7
 consid]able--a good son1 an            
affectionate  fa!r & k9sman1 polite &   
hospitable to /rang]s--he 0 entirely    
)\t ! jeal\sy commonly ascrib$ to !     

arti/ & inv5tor4  ,birm+ham has         
contribut$ _m di/+ui%$ m5 to ! indu/rial
  armies ( ,engl&2 b !re are few ( :om  
%e has m reason to  be pr\d ?an !       
skilful g5ius :o 0 at once ! ,briti%    
,aldus  ,manutius & ! f9e/ pr9t] ( mod]n
 times40#af    ,he 0 v intimate )       
,dodsley1 ! booksell]1 a man ( great    
prop]ty & ( irreproa*able "*1 :o /ay$ ) 
him :5 9  ,birm+ham1 & ) :om ,bask]ville
 /ay$ :5 he 0 9 ,london4#ag  ,8         
correspond5ce ) ,%5/one is q volum9\s1 &
 )  ,b5jam9 ,frankl9 he _h v excell5t   
relations4 ,frankl9 visit$  him 9       
,birm+ham1 advis$ him 9 8 pr9t+ affairs1
 & 9 !  propos$ sale ( 8 type :5 he 0   
ab\t to give up bus9ess4 ,x is  n       
likely1 if he _h be5 pr(ane & ignorant1 
t he w\ld h  rema9$ on su* t]ms ) su* p4
 ,! tr\ble seems to h  be5 t he refus$  
to put himself on a p> ) o!r pr9t]s1 &  
insi/$ t he did mu* bett] "w ?an anybody
 else2 ?is ( c\rse  br\ght ! :ole       
clamjamfrie d[n on him4    ,bask]ville  
_h probably v little ta/e = lett]s z    

su*4 ,he  pr9t$ ! books :i*1 9 !        
e/imation ( ! public1 7 mo/  important4 
,he 0 a type-f\nd] & pr9t]1 n a s*ol>4  
,he pr9t$  ,bibles & ,pray] ,books n    
because he believ$ 9 ,*ri/ianity1 b     
because !y 7 ! books :i* ev]ybody us$ & 
:i* he ?\ght  w>rant$ ! mo/ effective   
treatm5t4 ,i ?9k he c h>dly be  said to 
h pr9t$ a book :i* repres5t$ 8 ideas1   
unless x  be ,%aftesbury's              
8,*>act]i/icks10 :i* 0 br\ght out 9     
#aggc1  & is a beautiful specim5 ( 8    
pr9t+4 ,he admir$ ! satire (            
8,hudibras0 & 0 fond ( quot+ x1 & z     
,%5/one says1 80  seiz$ ) a viol5t      
incl9ation to publi% #8,hudibras1' 8    
favorite  poem1 9 a pomp\s qu>to 9 an   
entire new set ( cuts40 ,he lik$        
,voltaire1 & is said to h quot$ him     
con/antly4 ,he s5t copies (  ! editions 
( ,virgil & ,milton to ,voltaire at     
,f]ney1 & propos$  to him to pr9t "s "w 
( 84 ,voltaire repli$ 9 ,engli%1 8,i    
?ank y e>ne/ly = ! hon\r y d me4 ,i s5d 
y an exempl>y  by ! way ( ,holl&40      

,bask]ville set up "s %eets f ! copy    
:i* 0 s5t him & return$ !m to ,voltaire1
 :o repli$1 8,! old  scribbl] to :om y h
 be5 s k9d z to s5d y\r magnific5t      
editions ( ,virgil & ,milton ?anks y    
he>tily4 ,he w s5d y z  soon z possible 
8 poor %eets duly correct$4 ,!y /& 9    
great  ne$ ( x40#ah ,beyond ?is fondness
 = 8,hudibras0 & admiration  =          
,voltaire1 we h no?+ to %[ t ,bask]ville
 c>$ any?+  = lett]s4 ,he 0 arti/ic1 b  
at ! same "t m]c5>y &  va94 ,he meant to
 pr9t books su* z _h nev] be5 pr9t$1 &  
he  expect$ t p w\ld buy !m & pay !     
exp5se4 ,:5 !y did  n1 he became disgu/$
 & gave up ! "w = two or ?ree ye>s4     
,!n1 spurr$ into action by ! attempt (  
,bod51 a rival pr9t] 9  ,birm+ham1 to   
pr9t a ,bible1 he came aga9 into ! field
 & pr9t$  "s ( 8 f9e/ works4 ,b all ! "t
 he 0 9 bad temp] because  8 books co/  
him s mu* money & he got s little back4 
,he wrote  ,walpole t he %\ld be oblig$ 
to sell 8 little patrimony1 t he  _h    
borr[$ #bjjj to pr9t ! ,cambridge       

,bible4 ,he cont9ually look$  out =     
little exp5ses4 ,9 a lett] to ,dodsley  
he says1 8,z y are 9  ! ,l& ( ,franks1  
half a ,doz w\ld d me a peculi>         
pleasure1 z a  good _m ?+s n wor? a     
,groat might be communicat$ by1 c40 ,he 
0 excessively self-confid5t4 ,he        
consid]$ himself diff]5t f  o!rs4 ,he   
?\ght t :atev] 0 br\ght into be+ by     
,bask]ville  0 !re=e a f9e ?+1 & tru?   
compels u to say he 0 probably  "r4 ,8  
japan "w 0 bett] ?an t ( any "o else1 & 
8  pr9t+ 0 ! f9e/ t ,engl& _h se5 or has
 s9ce se54    ,s mu* = ,bask]ville !    
man4 ,we h n[ to see :at he did z a     
type-f\nd] & pr9t]4           99        
99       99       99       99    ,at !  
beg9n+ ( ! c5tury !re 0 no real type    
f\ndry 9  ,engl&4 ,ne>ly all ! type us$ 
0 import$ f ,holl&1 b  9 #agcg ,samuel  
,caslon1 :o 0 a gunsmi?'s appr5tice1    
issu$ a  specim5 %eet ( 8 f\nts ( type1 
& aft] t ,engl& c\ld  dep5d ^u h] own   
res\rces = types4 ,william ,caslon1     
bro!r to  ,samuel1 aft]w>d liv$ ) a     

,birm+ham type-mak] nam$ ,william       
,&]ton1 :o pr9t$ a little specim5 (     
,great ,prim]1 ,roman &  ,italic4       
,bask]ville probably became acqua9t$ )  
,&]ton4 ,at any  rate1 !re is "h an     
explanation ( ! way 9 :i* ! japann]'s   
int]e/ became ar\s$ 9 ! design+ & mak+ (
 f\nts ( type  = purposes ( pr9t+4 ,mu* 
( ! beauty ( type dep5ds ^u  ! pr9t]1 & 
!re=e ,bask]ville soon came to see t he 
mu/  pr9t ) ! types :i* he cut4 ,f ! v  
comm5cem5t ( 8  exp]im5ts 9 type-f\nd+  
he 0 det]m9$ to occupy himself bo?  )   
type-f\nd+ & pr9t+4 ,x also occurr$ to  
him to introduce  a new k9d ( pap] :i*  
_h be5 f9i%$ 9 a c]ta9 way4 ,9 a  ^w1 he
 wi%$ to use processes = books v simil> 
to ^? :i*  he _h us$ = 8 japann$ goods4 
,8 proposals1 !re=e1 took  ! foll[+     
%ape4 ,!re 0 to be a new typography1 & =
 its  introduction f\r po9ts 7 to be    
consid]$3 ,fir/1 ! "* (  ! types        
!mselves2 secondly1 ! press2 ?irdly1 !  
pap] & ink2  & la/ly1 ! actual mode (   
pr9t+4    ,x is =tunate t 9 ! preface to

 ! second book :i*  ,bask]ville         
pr9t$--,milton's 8,p>adise ,lo/0--he    
took ! _w  into 8 confid5ce4 ,x is !    
only preface writt5 by him4 ,he said3   
8,,among/ ! sev]al me*anic ,arts t h    
engag$ my att5tion1  !re is no "o :i* ,i
 h pursu$ ) s mu* /ead9ess &  pleasure1 
z t ( ,lett]-,f\nd+4 ,hav+ be5 an e>ly  
admir] (  ! beauty ( ,lett]s1 ,i became 
ins5sibly desir\s ( contribut+ to  !    
p]fection ( !m4 ,i =m$ to my self ,ideas
 ( great] accuracy  ?an _h yet appe>$1 &
 h endeav\r$ to produce a ,sett (       
,types accord+ to :at ,i conceiv$ to be 
_! true proportion4    8,mr4 ,caslon is 
an ,arti/1 to :om ! ,republic ( ,le>n+  
has great  obligations2 8 +5uity has    
left a fair] copy = my emulation1  ?an  
any o!r ma/]4 ,9 8 great v>iety (       
,*>act]s ,i int5d  n to foll[ him2 !    
,roman & ,italic are all ,i h hi!rto    
attempt$2 if 9 ^! he has left room =    
improvem5t1 x is probably  m ow+ to t   
v>iety :i* divid$ 8 att5tion1 ?an to any
  o!r cause4 ,i honor 8 m]it1 & only wi%

 to d]ive "s small  %>e ( ,reputation1 f
 an ,art :i* proves accid5tally to h be5
  ! object ( our mutual pursuit4        
8,aft] hav+ sp5t _m ye>s1 & n a little (
 my =tune 9  my endeav\rs to advance ?is
 art2 ,i mu/ own x gives me great       
,satisfaction1 to f9d t my ,edition (   
,virgil has be5 s favorably  receiv$4 ,!
 improvem5t 9 ! ,manufacture ( ! ,pap]1 
!  ,col\r1 & ,firmness ( ! ,ink 7 n     
ov]look$2 nor did  ! accuracy ( !       
workman%ip 9 g5]al1 pass unreg>d$4 ,if !
  judici\s f\nd "s imp]fections 9 ! fir/
 attempt1 ,i hope  ! pres5t "w w %ew t a
 prop] use has be5 made ( _!            
,criticisms3 ,i am consci\s ( ?is at    
lea/1 t ,i receiv$ !m z ,i  ev] %all1 ) 
t degree ( def]5ce :i* e private man    
owes  to ! ,op9ion ( ! public4    8,x is
 n my desire to pr9t _m books2 b su*    
only1 z are books  ( ,consequ5ce1 (     
intr9sic m]it1 or e/abli%$ ,reputation1 
& :i* ! public may be pleas$ to see 9 an
 elegant dress1 &  to pur*ase at su* a  
price1 z w repay ! extraord9>y c>e  &   

exp5ce t mu/ necess>ily be be/[$ ^u !m4 
,h5ce ,i 0  desir\s ( mak+ an exp]im5t  
^u "s "o ( our be/ ,engli%  ,au?ors1    
among ^? ,milton appe>$ ! mo/ eligible4 
,& ,i  embrace ) pleasure ! opportunity 
( ackn[l$g+ 9 ?is public  mann] !       
g5]osity ( ,mr4 ,tonson2 :o ) s+ul>     
polit5ess  complim5t$ me ) ! privilege (
 pr9t+ an entire ,edition (  t ,writ]s  
,poetical ,works4    8,9 ! execution (  
?is design1 if ,i h foll[$ ) exactness  
! ,text ( ,dr4 ,newton1 x is all ! m]it 
( t k9d :i*  ,i pret5d to claim4 ,b if  
?is p]=mance %all appe> to p]sons  (    
judgm5t & p5etration1 9 ! ,pap]1 ,lett]1
 ,ink &  ,workman%ip to excel2 ,i hope  
_! approbation may contribute to        
procure = me :at w\ld inde$ be ! ext5t (
 my ,ambition1 a p[]  to pr9t an ,octavo
 ,common-,pray] ,book1 & a ,,folio      
,,bible4    8,%\ld x be my good =tune to
 meet ) ?is indulg5ce1 ,i w\'d  use my  
utmo/ ef=ts to p]fect an ,edition ( !m )
 ! greate/  ,elegance & ,correctness2 a 
"w :i* ,i hope might d "s honor to  !   

,engli% ,press1 & contribute to improve 
! pleasure1 :i* m5 (  true ta/e w always
 h 9 ! p]usal ( ^? sacr$ ,volumes40     
,?is preface %[s cle>ly ! purpose ) :i* 
,bask]ville ent]$  ^u type-f\nd+ &      
pr9t+4 ,he desir$ to advance ?is art1 n 
by pr9t+ _m books1 b only books (       
consequ5ce or e/abli%$  reputation1 :i* 
! public w\ld be pleas$ to see 9 an     
elegant  dress1 & w\ld1 z he ?\ght1 be  
glad to pur*ase at su* a price z  w\ld  
repay ! 8extraord9>y c>e & exp5ce t mu/ 
necess>ily  be be/[$ ^u !m40 ,he did n  
pr9t = ! _m1 b only = !  few1 & he 0    
sangu9e en\gh to believe t ! few w\ld   
pay =  ! books :i* he pr9t$ a price     
suffici5t to reimburse him = 8  exp5se4 
,=tunately he obta9$ an arti/ = cutt+ ! 
pun*es--,john  ,h&y--:o work$ well )    
him1 & yet ) ,h&y to help him1 days1    
mon?s1 & ye>s pass$ be=e a s+le f\nt 0  
complet$4 ,x 0  n until #ageb t he 0    
able to report progress ) a f\nt (      
,great ,prim]4    ,ab\t ?is "t          
,bask]ville became acqua9t$ ) ! poet    

,%5/one1  & also met ) ! ,london publi%]
 & playwright1 ,rob]t ,dodsley1  :o     
became a great admir] ( ,bask]ville's   
"w4    ,dur+ #agej & until ab\t ! autumn
 ( #ageb1 ,bask]ville quietly  proce$$ )
 8 type f\ndry1 & 9 ?is "t ! app>atus = 
pr9t+ 0 be+ set up 9 8 h\se4 ,he sp5t "s
 six or eight  hundr$ p\nds ^u ! types4 
,( ^! he said 9 a lett] to ,dodsley3    
8,!y please me1 z ,i c make no?+ m      
correct4 ,y w obs]ve  !y /rike ! eye mu*
 m s5sibly ?an ! small] *>act]s4 ,!  ,r 
wants a few slight t\*es1 & ! ,y half an
 h\r's correction4 ,we  h resolutely set
 ab\t #ac ( ! same siz$ italic capitals1
 :i*  w n be inf]ior to ! ,roman1 & ,i  
d\bt n to complete !m 9  a =tnight40 ,!n
 he adds1 indicat+ t ! "t = publi%+ !   
,virgil _h be5 already set3 8,y ne$ be 9
 no pa9 ab\t our be+  ready by ! "t     
appo9t$40 ,bask]ville 0 n to be hurri$4 
,he did  8 "w reg>dless ( "t &1 to an   
ext5t1 ( money4 ,9 a lat]  lett]1 9     
#agec1 he said3 8,y may dep5d ^u my be+ 
ready by y\r  "t 7,*ri/mas71 b if m "t  

c\ld be all[$ ,i %\ld make use  ( x all 
9 correct+ & ju/ify+4 ,s mu* dep5ds on  
appe>+  p]fect on fir/ />t+40    ,(     
c\rse1 ! initial labor 9 prep>+ type 0  
imm5se3 8,he _h  at fir/ to design 8    
model alphabet lett] by lett]1 s t ea*  
lett] %\ld be> its due relation to ! o!r
 lett]s1 on a scale  ( absolute         
proportion4 ,! design fix$1 ! next /ep 0
 to decide  ! p>ticul> size on :i* he   
w\ld beg94444 ,!n came ! critical       
manual op]ation ( cutt+ ea* lett]       
sep>ately 9 relief1 on /eel1  to =m !   
pun*4444 ,ea* pun* w\ld !n h to be h>d5$
 &  /ruck into copp] to =m ! matrix1 &  
ea* matrix w\ld ne$ to  be ju/ifi$ &    
adju/$ to ! type m\ld1 s z to produce a 
type  n only an xact c\nt]p>t ( ! pun*1 
b absolutely squ>e )  e o!r lett] ( !   
f\nt4444 ,! m\lds = ca/+ ! type  444    
w\ld h to be con/ruct$ ea* ( a l>ge     
numb] ( sep>ate  pieces ( iron & wood1  
fitt$ toge!r ) ! mo/ delicate           
precision1 s t e type w\ld come out     
uni=m 9 height &  body4 ,:5 matrixes &  

m\lds 7 ready ! op]ation ( ca/+  w\ld   
ensue4444 ,! types w\ld require dress+  
be=e !y c\ld be  us$3 a delicate        
op]ation1 consi/+ 9 ! smoo?+ away ( e   
*ance irregul>ity left by ! ca/+1 )\t   
int]f]+ ) !  ma!matical height &        
squ>5ess ( ! lett]40#ai ,!n !re 7  !    
press & ! ink4    ,bask]ville con/ruct$ 
8 own presses4 ,f ! beg9n+1 ev5 z  e>ly 
z #ageb1 he _h a press 9 op]ation on :i*
 he pr9t$ 8  specim5s4 ,he wrote to     
,dodsley3 8,i h ) great pa9s ju/ifi$ !  
plate = ! ,platt5  ,/one on :i* x falls1
 s t !y are z  p]fect planes z x w ev]  
be 9 my ,p[] to procure1 = in/ance1  if 
y ,re/ "o ,end ( yr plate 9 ! ,/one  let
 ! o!r fall !  height ( an in*2 x falls 
s(t z if y dropp$ x on fea!rs or  sev]al
 folds ( silk1 & :5 y raise x1 y        
manife/ly feel x  su* 7if y'll excuse s 
unphilosophical a t]m74 ,wet ! two &    
ei!r w\ld support ! o!r ) a c\ple ( #ejj
 weights add$ to  x1 if held            
p]p5dicul>ly4 ,to z p]fect a plane ,i w 
endeav\r to  br+ ! faces ( ! type if ,i 

h "t4 ,nor d ,i despair ( bett]  ink    
pr9t+ 7! "* mu/ speak = itself7 ?an has 
hi!rto  be5 se540    ,he said 9 a lett] 
to ,france1 t ! presses 7 exactly ( !   
same con/ruction z o!r p's1 b t he _h   
made !m bett]1  especially 9 ! /one & ! 
plat51 all ( :i* c\ld be done )  a p]son
 :o gave att5tion to x2 & t 9 pr9t+ he  
us$ b  "o d\ble ( f9e/ flannel1 o!r p   
us$ two or ?ree d\ble (  ?ick swansk92 &
 = a description & draw+ ( 8 presses he 
ref]r$ to ,palm]'s 8,hi/ory ( ,pr9t+10 &
 8,! ,hi/ory & ,art  ( ,pr9t+10 by      
,luckombe1 9 :i* he said !re 0 a pr9t ( 
e  "p ( ! press4    ,illu/ration3       
,,h&-,,press ,,su* ,,z ,,0 ,,us$ ,,by   
,,bask]ville    ,f ,luckombe's 8,hi/ory 
& ,art ( ,pr9t+0    ,bask]ville appe>s  
to h kept a l>ge numb] 8( hot plates (  
copp] ready1 betwe5 :i*1 z soon z pr9t$ 
7aye1 z !y 7  dis*>g$ f ! tympan7 !     
%eets 7 ins]t$2 ! wet 0  ?us expell$1 ! 
ink set1 & ! trim glossy surface put on 
all  simultane\sly40#bj ,! peculi> gloss
 :i* *>act]izes !  productions ( !      

,bask]ville ,press is to be f\nd 9 no   
o!r books  ( ! eighte5? c5tury4         
,aga91 z to ink1 a black 9 an impure    
/ate _h be5 us$ by pr9t]s  = ne>ly two  
hundr$ ye>s1 & x 0 n until ,bask]ville t
 any  att5tion 0 turn$ to ?is mo/       
ess5tial article4 ,x 0 res]v$  = him to 
discov] a sup]ior k9d ( black = !       
purpose requir$4  ,hans>d ?9ks t to ?is 
success may be attribut$1 9 a great     
measure1 ! excell5ce ( 8 pr9t+4         
,hans>d gives ! recipe ( ,bask]ville's  
ink3 8,he took ( !  f9e/ & olde/ l9se$  
oil ?ree gallons1 ?is 0 put into a      
vessel capable ( hold+ f\r times !      
quantity1 & boil$ ) a  long-cont9u$ fire
 till x acquir$ a c]ta9 ?ickness or     
t5acity1  accord+ to ! quality ( ! "w x 
0 int5d$ to pr9t1 &  :i* 0 judg$ ( by   
putt+ small quantities ^u a /one to     
cool1  & !n tak+ x up betwe5 ! f+] &    
?umb2 on op5+ :i*1  if x drew into a    
?read an in* long or m1 x 0 consid]$    
suffici5tly boil$4 ,?is mode ( boil+ c  
only be acquir$ by long  practice1 &    

requires p>ticul> skill & c>e 9 ! p]son 
:o  sup]9t5ds ! op]ation1 z1 = want (   
?is1 ! mo/ s]i\s  consequ5ces 444 h v   
frequ5tly occurr$2 ! oil ?us prep>$  0  
suff]$ to cool1 & _h !n a small quantity
 ( black or amb]  ros9 dissolv$ 9 x1    
aft] :i* x 0 all[$ "s mon?s to  subside2
 x 0 !n mix$ ) ! f9e black1 be=e nam$1  
to a  prop] ?ickness1 & gr\nd = use40#ba
    ,! lamp-black ( comm]ce is crude &  
impure1 b = two hundr$  ye>s x satisfi$ 
! mak]s ( pr9t+-ink1 :o made no         
improvem5t  9 _! ink4 8,x 0 n until !   
days ( ! celebrat$ ,bask]ville  444 t   
any att5tion 0 turn$ to ?is mo/ ess5tial
 article4444  ,x 0 res]v$ = him to      
discov] 444 a sup]ior k9d ( black1 444  
& to ?is success x is said t !          
sup]iority ( 8 pr9t+ may  be            
attribut$40#bb ,c]ta9 x is t x /imulat$ 
rivalry 9 !  trade1 & a few out ( _m o!r
 attempts to improve 7 p>tially         
successful4    ,f9ally !re 0 ! text4    
,bask]ville wrote ,dodsley 8 s*eme =    
obta9+ absolutely correct texts ( !     

works he 0 ab\t to pr9t1  z foll[s3     
8',tis ?is4 ,two p mu/ be conc]n$2 ! "o 
mu/  "n e lett]1 capital1 po9t1 ref]5ce1
 acc5t1 etc41 t is1  9 ,engli%1 mu/     
spell e "p ( e ^w di/9ctly1 & note  d[n 
e diff]5ce 9 a book prep>$ on purpose4  
,pray oblige me  9 mak+ ! exp]im5t )    
,mr4 ,james ,dodsley 9 f\r or five l9es 
( any two editions ( an au?or1 & y'll be
 conv9c$ t x's  sc>cely possible = !    
lea/ diff]5ce1 ev5 ( a po9t1 to escape  
notice4 ,i w\ld recomm5d & practise !   
same me?od 9 an ,engli%  au?or1 :]e mo/ 
p imag9e !mselves capable ( correct+4   
,"h's ano!r great advantage to me 9 ?is 
humble s*eme2 at !  same "t t a pro(    
%eet is correct+1 ,i %all f9d out ! lea/
  imp]fection 9 any ( ! ,types t has    
escap$ ! f\nd]'s notice40    8,mean:ile 
he _h lab\r$ assidu\sly to complete 8   
promis$ s]ies  ( ! ,roman & ,italic     
faces4 ,at ! "t ( ! publication ( !     
,virgil1 he put =w>d a qu>to %eet       
conta9+ specim5s ( ! ,great  ,prim]1    
,engli%1 ,pica1 & ,brevi] ,roman1 &     

,great ,prim] & ,pica  ,italic1         
beautifully pr9t$4 ,?is %eet1 :i* is    
not$ by ,r5\>d1  & :i* is occasionally  
f\nd b\nd up ) copies ( ! ,virgil1 0  v 
%ortly foll[$1 ab\t ! end ( ! ye> #ageh1
 by a l>g] &  m g5]al specim51 consi/+  
entirely ( ,roman & ,italic lett]  9    
eight sizes1 viz43--,d\ble ,pica1 ,great
 ,prim]1 ,engli%1 ,pica1 ,small  ,pica1 
,long ,prim]1 ,b\rgeois1 & ,brevi]4 ,( !
 la/ two1 ,roman only  is %[n4 ,! :ole  
is arrang$ 9 two columns on a broadside 
%eet1  ) appropriate titl+s1 & =ms a    
beautiful display4 ,al?\gh !  only copy 
we h se5 is pr9t$ on a gre5i% pap]1     
some:at co>se1  ! specim5 exce$s 9      
elegance & uni=mity mo/1 if n all1 !    
productions ( contempor>y f\nd]s40#bc   
,! ,virgil 0 !n adv]tis$ z foll[s3      
8,john ,bask]ville proposes1  by !      
advice & assi/ance ( sev]al le>n$ m51 to
 pr9t f !  ,cambridge ,edition1 correct$
 ) all possible c>e1 an elegant edition 
( ,virgil4 ,! "w w be pr9t$ 9 qu>to1 on 
a v f9e writ+  ,royal pap]1 & ) ! above 

lett]4 ,! price ( ! ,volume 9  %eets w  
be "o gu9ea1 no "p ( :i* w be requir$   
till !  ,book is deliv]$4 ,x w be put to
 press z soon z ! numb] (  subscrib]s   
%all am\nt to five hundr$1 ^: names w be
 prefixt  to ! "w40    ,f9ally1 aft] _m 
delays caus$ by ! desire ( ,bask]ville  
to h  ! book p]fect1 ! ,virgil w5t to   
press 9 #ageg1 aft] sev5 ye>s  ( c>eful1
 pati5t1 p]si/5t "w ^u x4 ,x 0 a        
surprise to !  lit]>y _w4 ,x 0 ! fir/   
f9e book pr9t$ 9 ,engl&1--!  fir/ ( ^?  
magnific5t editions :i*1 z ,macaulay    
said1 8w5t  =? to a/oni% all ! libr>ians
 ( ,europe40#bd ,e "p  ( ! volume 0 9   
h>mony ) e o!r "p4 ,!re 0 no            
disproportion4 ,! book has be5 well said
 to be a l&m>k 9 !  hi/ory ( typography4
 ,9 look+ at x to-day we wond] h[ x 0   
done :5 x 0 done4 ,x seems z ?\gh !     
,birm+ham arti/ _h  come be=e 8 "t4     
,! li/ ( subscrib]s pr9t$ 9 ! book      
comprises #eac names1 & x  is a wond]ful
 li/4 ,s*ol>s & libr>ies ?r\gh\t !      
c\ntry are  ^u x4 ,!re is "o subscrib] f

 ,cop5hag51 ano!r f ,b]l91  & ano!r f ! 
,isl& ( ,b>badoes4 ,dr4 ,samuel ,johnson
 ord]$  "o copy = 8 old ,ox=d ,college4 
,x is int]e/+ = u to see  t ! ,public   
,libr>y1 ,philadelphia1 subscrib$ = a   
copy1 & t  8,! ,libr>y ,company at      
,*>les-,t[n1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a10 & 8,mr4     
,isaac  ,mazyck ( ,*>les-,t[n 9 ,s\?    
,c>ol9a10 took ea* a copy1 :ile  ,b5jam9
 ,frankl9 ( ,philadelphia subscrib$ =   
six4 ,! cons]vatism  ( ! ,engli%        
booksell]1 h[ev]1 0 su* t no booksell]  
subscrib$ = m ?an "o copy except        
,dodsley1 :o 0 conc]n$ 9  ! mak+ ( !    
book1 & took tw5ty copies4    ,?is fir/ 
issue ( ,virgil 0 9 royal qu>to1 & x 0 !
 fir/  book pr9t$ on wove pap]2 t is1 z 
,i und]/& x1 on pap]  laid on flannel or
 flats1 & %[+ no m>ks ( wires4 ,!       
critical  ,h>wood pron\nc$ x 8! be/     
pr9t$ book t ! typographical  art ev]   
produc$40#be ,dibd9 said ( x3 8,i h     
always consid]$  ?is beautiful          
production z "o ( ! mo/ f9i%$ specim5s (
  typography4 ,x 0 ! e>lie/ publication 

( ,bask]ville1 & all !  c>e & att5tion (
 t +5i\s pr9t] 7 devot$ to r5d] x       
unrivall$4 ,he secur$ 8 reputation by x1
 & ?\gh x has a few  typographical      
errors1 yet x is e/eem$ by all          
collectors40    ,! orig9al issue is     
di/+ui%$ f ! subsequ5t issues ( #ageg   
by ! fact t 9 ! orig9al ! supplem5t>y   
names 9 ! li/  ( subscrib]s numb]$ f\r  
only1 :ile 9 ! re-impressions !y  numb]$
 tw5ty-f\r4 ,9 ! orig9al ! titles on    
pages #cdb &  #cgb are 8,lib] ,decimus  
,a5eidos1 ,lib] ,undecimus ,a5eidos40 ,9
 !  re-impressions !y are uni=m ) ! o!r 
titles1 8,a5eidos1 ,lib]  ,decimus2     
,a5eidos1 ,lib] ,undecimus40 ,x may also
 be notic$ t on !  runn+-title ( page   
#cc1 9 ! orig9al edition1 !re is a space
  betwe5 ! ,i & ,r 9 ,,virgilii4        
,enc\rag$ by ! success ( 8 ,virgil1     
,bask]ville s\ght ano!r  book (         
importance to pr9t ) 8 types4 ,tonson1 !
 ,london  booksell]1 _h ! copyright (   
,milton1 & he f9ally employ$            
,bask]ville to pr9t an edition4 ,?is 0  

issu$ 9 #ageh1 & is (  signal m]it &    
beauty4 ,re$ says t 8z a "w ( f9e pr9t+ 
x equals1 if x does n excel1 ! ,virgil40
 ,x is wor?y ( note  t ! v high gloss on
 ! pap] :i* *>act]iz$ mo/ (             
,bask]ville's lat] "w is n f\nd ei!r 9 !
 ,virgil ( #ageg1 or  ! ,milton ( #ageh4
 ,9 ! li/ ( subscrib]s = ,milton we aga9
 f9d  ,bask]ville's fri5d1 8,b5jam9     
,frankl91 ,esquire1 ,philadelphia20 &   
also 8,isaac ,norris1 ,esq41 ,speak] ( !
 ,assembly ( ,p5nsylvania40  ,!re are   
subscrib]s f ,leipsic1 ,dubl91 ,b]l91   
etc41 & x is  int]e/+ to note t !       
,briti% booksell] subscrib$ = #aei      
copies out ( #aaac1 ! total li/ (       
subscrib]s4 ,! fir/ edition (  ?is book 
0 #aejj copies1 ! second #gjj on l>ge   
pap]1 & x 0  repr9t$ ?ree times 9 ! next
 two ye>s4    ,hans>d says3 8,?is "w w1 
9 my op9ion1 be> a comp>ison1  ev5 to   
its advantage1 ) ^? subsequ5tly execut$ 
by !  fir/ typograph] ( our age4444 ,!re
 is a cle>ness1 a sob]ness1  a s(tness1 
& at ! same "t a _s1 altoge!r h>moniz+  

9 ,bask]ville's book1 t nei!r ( ! o!rs1 
) :i* ,i am  comp>+ x1 c1 ,i ?9k1 fairly
 claim40#bf ,dibd9 says3 8,^!  lovely   
impressions ( ,bask]ville appe>$ twice 9
 octavo1 #ageh &  #agfj--;& once 9 #dto4
 #agei4 ,b ! octavos h a qu>to aspect4  
,i  f9d t a delici\s copy b\nd 9 !      
morocco ( ! day1 is pric$  at #c4aj4 ,i 
"k ( no p>l\r-read+ l t ( ,milton 9 "o (
  ! editions ( ,bask]ville40#bg    ,!   
folio edition ( ! ,bible1 pr9t$ at      
,cambridge "u !  patronage ( !          
univ]sity1 0 really ,bask]ville's magnum
 opus4 ,x  0 ! mo/ ambiti\s ( 8         
und]tak+s1 & ,i ?9k "o ( ! mo/  arti/ic 
( 8 productions1 b x 0 a f9ancial       
failure4 ,9 8  proposal = x he said3 8,!
 great exp5ce1 ) :i* ?is ,"w w          
necess>ily be att5d$1 r5d]s x n only    
imprud5t1 b absolutely  impossible = !  
,editor to v5ture on x1 )\t ! assi/ance 
( a ,subscription4 ,& he is enc\rag$ to 
hope1 z he has already  receiv$ ! public
 approbation ( 8 ,lab\rs1 t !y w cont9ue
  to fav\r 8 ambition1 & to enable him  

to make ?is "o ,"w z  correct1 elegant1 
& p]fect z ! ,importance ( x dem&s4 ,to 
?is  end he is det]m9$ to sp>e no       
,exp5ce1 no ,c>e1 nor ,att5tion4 ,he    
builds 8 ,reputation ^u ! happy         
,execution ( ! ,und]tak+2 &  begs x may 
n be imput$ to him z a boa/1 t he hopes 
to give 8  c\ntry a m correct &         
beautiful ,edition ( ! ,sacr$ ,writ+s1  
?an has hi!rto appe>$40    ,a specim5 ( 
?is ,bible 0 pr9t$ be=e ! end ( #agei1 &
 0  foll[$ by ano!r specim5 dat$ ,janu>y
 #a1 #agfj4 ,! price 0  f\r gu9eas1 9   
%eets1 & ! ,bible 0 to be publi%$ 9 ?ree
  ye>s4 ,"s copies are said to h be5    
pr9t$ ) a bord]1 b  ,i d n ?9k ?is 0 s4 
,9 8 specim5 title-page ( #agfj !re  is 
a bord]1 & he said x 0 8 ambition to    
pr9t ) su* a  bord]1 :i* w\ld appe> 8m  
agreeable0 to e eye ?an !  co>se r$ l9es
 commonly us$4 ,i ?9k t1 f9ally1        
,bask]ville  conclud$ wisely to pr9t !  
book ) pla9 m>g9s1 & did s4 ,at  any    
rate1 s f> z is kn[n1 no copy 0 ev]     
pr9t$ ) a bord]4  ,! proposal = !       

subscription /ipulat$ t two gu9eas %\ld 
be  paid at ! "t ( subscription1 b 9 a  
subsequ5t notice 9 #agfa  x 0 ann\nc$ t 
no money w\ld be requir$ until ! volume 
0  deliv]$4 ,9 spite ( all ?is1 ! numb] 
( subscrib]s 0 only  #bfd1 & ,bask]ville
 0 =c$ to borr[ money to proce$ ) !     
book4 ,9 #agfb he said ! "w 8is pretty  
f> advanc$ at ,cambridge1  :i* w co/ me 
ne> #bjjj1 all hir$ at five p] c5t40 ,! 
book  0 ultimately publi%$ 9 #agfc4 ,a  
few m names came 9 & a new  li/ (       
subscrib]s 0 pr9t$1 b he c\ld n sell    
half ! edition  ( #abej copies1 & 9     
#agfh he sold ! rema9+ copies1 #eef1 at 
#cf  %ill+s1 to ,r4 ,baldw91 a booksell]
 9 ,london1 & ev5 !n he  _h to br+ a    
suit aga9/ ,baldw9 to get 8 pay4 ,!     
exp5se (  ?is edition 0 d\btless        
increas$ by ! fact t he 0 requir$  to   
pr9t x at ,cambridge1 & to s5d 8 press &
 workm5 !re  = t purpose4 ,! book itself
 is "o ( ! mo/ rem>kable t  ,bask]ville 
pr9t$4 ,dibd9 calls x 8"o ( ! mo/       
beautiful pr9t$  books 9 ! _w10 & says  

its title-page1 8z a piece ( pr9t+1  is 
unrivall$1 hav+ all ! p[] & brilliancy (
 copp]plate40  ,cotton1 9 8 8,editions (
 ! ,bible10 says t ! beauty ( ?is  book 
has caus$ x to f9d its way into almo/ e 
public libr>y  :]e f9e & curi\s books   
are appreciat$2 ,l[ndes also pron\nces  
x "o ( ! mo/ beautiful books ev] pr9t$4 
,9 ! meantime ,bask]ville 0 pu%+ =w>d ! 
pr9t+ ( a  ,pray] ,book1 8z p]fect z ,i 
c make x40 ,he said t he w\ld make  a   
size 8calculat$ = p :o beg9 to want     
spectacles1 b are  a%am$ to use !m 9    
,*ur*40 ,p]haps ?is 0 ! reason = !  old 
,ox=d%ire ,squire refus+ to use a ,pray]
 ,book :i* 0 n a  ,bask]ville4          
,bask]ville obta9$ leave f ! ,univ]sity 
( ,cambridge to pr9t  ! ,bible 9 royal  
folio1 & two editions ( ! ,book (       
,common  ,pray]4 ,b t le>n$ body appe>  
to h _h a /rong] incl9ation  = mak+ _!  
privilege conducive to _! worldly ga9   
?an =  e>n+ fame by ! enc\ragem5t (     
pr9t+4 ,! univ]sity exact$  f ,mr4      
,bask]ville #bj p] ?\s& = ! octavo1 &   

#ab4aj  p] ?\s& = ! duodecimo editions (
 ! ,pray] ,book2 & !  ,/ation]s'        
,company1 :i* _h a monopoly ( pr9t+1 ) l
  lib]ality took #cb = _! p]mission to  
pr9t "o edition ( !  ,psalms 9 metre1   
:i* 0 necess>y to make ! ,pray] ,book   
complete4    ,9 a lett] 9 #ageg         
,bask]ville says3 8,i h pursu$ ! s*eme (
  pr9t+ & lett] f\nd+ = sev5 ye>s1 ) !  
mo/ int5se  application to ! great      
prejudice ( my eyes by ! daily use (    
microscopes1 & at ! exp5se ( ab\t a ?\s&
 p\nds1 :i*  really makes me %ort (     
money40    ,9 #agei ,bask]ville 0 ready 
to beg9 ! ,pray] ,book pr9t+ at         
,cambridge4 ,he writes to !             
,vice-,*ancellor ( ! ,univ]sity1 say+   
he 0 tak+ great pa9s 9 ord] to produce a
 /rik+ title-page  & also a specim5 ( ! 
,bible :i* he hop$ w\ld be ready 9  ab\t
 six weeks4 ,he adds t 8! importance ( !
 "w dem&s all  my att5tion1 n only = my 
own reputation1 b also to conv9ce  ! _w 
t ! ,univ]sity 9 ! hon\r done me h n    
entirely  misplac$ _! fav\rs40 ,9 ?is   

lett] he asks ! ,*ancellor if he  c\ld  
make 8an int]e/ to a few g5tlem51 to :om
 ! "w w\ld n  be disagreeable1 to survey
 ! %eets aft] my p h correct$  !m z     
accurately z !y are able1 t ,i might1 if
 possible1 be free  f e error ( ! press1
 = :i* ,i w\ld gladly make suitable     
ackn[l$gm5ts40 ,i suppose he means      
paym5t4    ,he says he procur$ 8a seal$ 
copy ( ! ,common ,pray] ) mu*  tr\ble & 
exp5se f ! ,ca!dral ( ,lit*field1 b f\nd
 x !  mo/ inaccurate & ill pr9t$ "w ,i  
ev] saw1 & return$ x )  ?anks40 ,all    
,bask]ville's ,pray] ,books are said by 
,dibd9 to h be5  lovely specim5s (      
press-"w4 ,all ! copies t rema9$ :5 he  
di$1 toge!r ) a consid]able numb] ( !   
,horace ( #agfb1 7  pur*as$ ( 8 wid[ by 
,mr4 ,sm>t1 ! booksell] at ,worce/]1 =  
#ajj4 ,b 9 a few ye>s aft] t1 n a copy  
rema9$ unsold4#bh  ,sm>t built a h\se & 
call$ x 8,bask]ville ,h\se40    ,dibd9  
says t 8! pray] books ( ,bask]ville are 
probably m  frequ5tly se5 )9 ! pews ( a 
*ur* ?an any o!r1 at lea/  !y 7 s )9 ^! 

doz5 ye>s pa/2 !y are ( two =ms or      
sizes1 royal octavo & cr[n octavo4 ,!   
cr[n octavo impression1  :i* is ! r>] ( 
! two1 is execut$ 9 a small "*1 9  d\ble
 columns1 ^u ?9 pap]1 b ( a close &     
durable texture4 ,i  d n rememb] to h   
se5 m ?an "o copy ( ! royal octavo 9  an
 uncut /ate1 & ( ! cr[n octavo n a s+le 
copy1 s popul>  7 ^! impressions ^u a   
fir/ appe>ance40    ,! ,addison 0 issu$ 
9 #agfa1 & is a wond]ful specim5 ( !    
art ( ,bask]ville4 ,speak+ ( ?is book1  
,dibd9 almo/ goes into  ec/asies4 ,he   
says3 8,he :o ha? ! ,bask]ville edition1
 #agfj1  #dto1 #d vols41 ha? a good &   
ev5 a glori\s p]=mance4 ,x is  pleasant 
7& ( c\rse pr(itable7 to turn ov] !     
pages ( ^!  lovely tomes1 at "o's       
,tusculum villa1 on a day ( oppression f
  heat1 or ( conf9em5t f ra9--& if !    
copy be 9 goodly calf1  full *>g$1 gilt 
b9d+--) m>ble edges to ! leaves--su* z  
,po/humus disc>ds1 b :i* ,atticus de>ly 
doats on--:y1 s mu*  ! bett]3 s !re=e   
ha/51 gallant "y ,bibliomaniac1 ) six   

sov]eigns & six %ill+s to boot1 to make 
y\rself ma/] ( su*  a copy40#bi ,dibd9 0
 a true bibliophile4    8,aesop's       
,fables0 7 pr9t$ = ,dodsley1 :o appe>s  
to h  prep>$ !m1 p]haps 9 collaboration 
) ,%5/one4 ,?is edition  0 ultimately   
publi%$ on ,febru>y #i1 #agfa1 & is a v 
beautiful  little production4 ,! book is
 mu* m>r$ by ! cuts :i* ,dodsley  insi/$
 on putt+ 94 ,h[ev]1 x sold v well1 &   
!re 0 talk  ( second & ?ird editions4   
,speak+ ( x ,w>r5 says3 8,t book (      
,bask]ville's is ! mo/ *>m+ ?+ t ,i h   
ev] t\*$40    ,dodsley f\nd ,bask]ville 
too exp5sive4 ,he ma9ta9$ ! w>me/       
int]e/ 9 ,bask]ville's "w1 b f\nd 8     
*>ges excessive =  ord9>y purposes (    
trade4 ,he nev] all[$ him to pr9t any?+ 
=  him except 8 8,select$ ,fables10 & he
 fuss$ v mu* ab\t ^!4  ,he w5t to       
,bask]ville's h\se1 :]e he /ay$ :ile !  
la/ %eets  ( ! 8,fables0 7 pass+ ?r\gh !
 press1 & !n he pr9t$ a  ,london edition
 9 a *eap] =m4 ,he compla9$ t he %\ld   
lose  #cj by ,bask]ville's impression1 &

 t he %\ld n be m ?an  #aj ga9] on !    
:ole1 tak+ ! ,birm+ham & ,london        
editions  toge!r4 ,9 #ageh ,rev4 ,john  
,huckell's poem 8,avon0 0 pr9t$ by      
,bask]ville & sold by ,dodsley1 b at !  
pr9t]'s exp5se & risk4  ,by ! p]suasion 
( ,%5/one he 0 induc$ to p]mit          
,bask]ville  to pr9t ano!r edition ( !  
8,fables0 9 #agfd4cj ,! tru? 0  t       
,bask]ville did n pr9t comm]cially1 :ile
 ,dodsley publi%$  comm]cially4    ,!   
prices *>g$ by ,bask]ville 7 v high = ! 
times4 ,he  wrote to a man :o inquir$   
ab\t prices3 8,my price = pr9t+  y\r    
fri5d's poem is ,two ,gu9eas a %eet )\t 
press+1 & ,two  p\nds ,sev5 to be press$
 z o!r books :i* ,i h pr9t$ are         
press$40 ,at ?is price ! pr9t+ ( ! poem 
w\ld h co/ tw5ty  gu9eas4 ,x is ne$less 
to say t ,bask]ville did n pr9t x4 ,x   
appe>s t ! exp5se ( pr9t+ a %eet at a   
common press 0 #ah  %ill+s1 & ! exp5se  
at ,bask]ville's ,press ab\t #c4aj4 ,?is
 is  q suffici5t to expla9 !            
dis9cl9ation ( booksell]s to give  ord]s

 to ,bask]ville = pr9t+4    ,! reasons  
:y ,bask]ville's pr9t+ 0 a f9ancial     
failure are  obvi\s to u1 al?\gh !y 7 n 
to him4 ,9 ! fir/ place1 he  did some?+ 
new1 & t is always a great %ock to !    
,briti%  public4 ,he produc$ type       
diff]5t f any :i* _h be5 us$1 &  bett]1 
b ! man ^: (fice 0 /uff$ ) ,caslon type 
&  ,dut* type did n ?9k s4 ,he 0 n      
likely to ?r[ away type  :i* pr9t$ 8    
books well en\gh = sale1 & buy new type 
:i*  ?is g5tleman f ,birm+ham _h cut4   
,he said3 8,let him cut type1  & get a  
new ink & a new k9d ( pap] & pr9t 9 a   
new way4 ,!  old type1 ! old ink1 ! old 
pap]1 & ! old way are good en\gh  = me40
 ,bask]ville 0 arti/ic1 ! ,engli% public
 0 n4 ,9 !  second place ,bask]ville's  
books 7 s exp5sively produc$ t !  man :o
 b\ght "o ( !m z a specim5 (            
,bask]ville's "w did n  wi% to buy      
ano!r4 ,x 0 ! same ?+ t happ5s ) e      
pr9t] :o does arti/ic "w1--ea*          
production ( 8 press exhau/s  8 cli5tage
 m or less4 ,& la/ly1 8 books 7 repr9ts1

 &  !y 7 br\ght out at a "t :5 ! press 0
 ov]load$ )  productions ( v brilliant  
m54 ,dr4 ,johnson's ,diction>y1 9 two   
volumes1 0 issu$ 9 #agee4 ,oliv]        
,goldsmi?1 ,pope1 ,*e/]field1  ,horace  
,walpole1 ,ak5side1 ,colley ,cibb]1     
,gray1 ,dr4 ,"y1 ,burke1 & a  ho/ ( o!rs
 7 !n produc+ books = ! pr9t]4          
,bask]ville cut a f\nt ( ,greek type = !
 ,univ]sity ( ,ox=d1  & ca/ #cjj weight 
( type at two hundr$ gu9eas = ! :ole4   
,he deliv]$ ! types 9 ,m>*1 #agfa1 & 0  
paid ! two hundr$  gu9eas4 ,8 connection
 ) ! types ceas$ "h4 ,he did n pr9t  !  
editions ( ! ,greek ,te/am5t :i* appe>$ 
at ,ox=d 9 #agfc4  ,he nev] visit$      
,ox=d1 & !re is no?+ to %[ t he 0 ev]   
consult$ ab\t ! types aft] !y _h be5    
deliv]$4 ,!y 7 said  to be 8n good      
ones40 ,william ,b[y]1 ! pr9t]1 said t  
!re  7 two or ?ree qu>to editions on    
foot1 8"o at ,ox=d1 f> advanc$  on new  
types by ,bask]ville--by ! way1 n good  
ones40 ,re$ says t  8! appe>ance ( !    
book ju/ifi$ to "s ext5t ! criticism40  

,regul> z ! ,greek type is1 x is /iff & 
cramp$1 &1 z ,dibd9  says1 8l no ,greek 
*>act]s ,i h ev] se540 ,at ano!r "t     
,dibd9 calls ! lett]s l>ge & di/9ct4 ,! 
type 0 c]ta9ly  m ,engli% ?an ! ,greek  
types !n 9 use1 & 0 ! precursor (       
num]\s types cut 9 ,engl& dur+ ! next   
c5tury4 ,to ! /ud5t  ( to-day           
,bask]ville's ,greek type is f> easi] to
 read ?an any (  its contempor>ies4 ,!  
lett]s are f> f be+ execrable1 z ,mores 
call$ !m4 ,!y are 9 effect cursive1 well
 =m$1 & probably  modell$1 l ^? inv5t$  
by ,aldus1 ^u "s calligraphy ( !  day4  
,at ! "t !y 7 condemn$ z hybrid1 & 7 us$
 = no  o!r books4 ,! /ory is v pla94    
,ox=d want$ a bett] ,greek type  ?an !n 
exi/$1 & employ$ ,bask]ville to cut x4  
,he did s1 &  produc$ a type inf9itely  
bett] ?an any 9 exi/5ce4 ,!re=e !       
,engli% pr9t]s1 ( :om ,b[y] 0 "o1       
reject$ x4 ,! old type 0  good en\gh =  
!m4 ,b ,bask]ville's type held ! field &
 gave u  a f9] ,greek type ?an we _h    
be=e4    ,dibd9 wrote ! foll[+          

appreciative & discrim9at+ notice (     
,bask]ville3 8,) ! bus9ess ( a japann]  
he unit$ t ( a  pr9t]1 to :i* latt] he 0
 l$ f a pure love ( lett]s1 &  an       
ambition to di/+ui% himself 9 an art1   
:i* he ju/ly ?\ght  sup]ior to e o!r1 & 
:i* has p]petuat$ 8 "n1 :ile !  p]i%able
 mat]ials ( 8 japan w>e h m\ld]$ into   
du/4 ,x  is said he 0 fa/idi\sly nice 9 
8 attempts at a p]fect lett]1  t he did 
n atta9 ! #8eureka' till he _h exp5d$   
ne>ly #hjj (  8 =tune4 ,f9ally :5 tir$ (
 pr9t+1 he tri$ e exp$i5t  to dispose ( 
8 pr9t+ mat]ials1 b ! caprice or        
inatt5tion  ( our booksell]s induc$ !m  
coldly to reject e ov]ture on !         
subject4 ,f\r ye>s aft] ! dea? (        
,bask]ville1 9 #agge1 ^!  types 7       
pur*as$ by a lit]>y society at ,p>is1 = 
#cgjj4ca    8,bask]ville is said to h   
be5 small 9 /ature1 & fond ( mak+  ! mo/
 ( 8 figure by co/ly dress1 & a /ately  
deportm5t4  ,he 0 *e]ful & b5evol5t2 at 
times extremely idle1 b ( an  inv5tive  
turn1 & prompt to patronize +5uity 9    

o!rs2 he  reta9$ ! traces ( a h&some man
 ev5 dur+ ! la/ tw5ty-five  ye>s ( 8    
life2 & 8 civility to /rang]s ga9$ him !
 e/eem  ( all :o came to inspect 8      
(fice4 ,al?\gh he pr9t$ a sumptu\s      
,engli% ,bible & ,greek ,te/am5t1 he is 
suppos$ to h ent]ta9$  an av]sion to    
,*ri/ianity2 & ) ?is view he direct$ 8  
rema9s  to be int]r$ 9 a mausoleum 9 8  
own gr\nds4 ,! typography (  ,bask]ville
 is em95tly beautiful--8 lett]s are 9   
g5]al ( a  sl5d] & delicate =m1         
calculat$ = an octavo or ev5 qu>to1 b  n
 suffici5tly bold to fill ! space ( an  
imp]ial folio1 z is  evid5t f a view ( 8
 great ,bible4 ,he unit$ 9 a s+ul>ly    
happy  mann] ! elegance ( ,plant9 ) !   
cle>ness ( ! ,elzevirs3 8  #dto & #abmo 
,virgil1 & small ,pray]-book1 or #abmo  
,horace ( #agfb1  suffici5tly confirm ! 
tru? ( ?is rem>k4 ,he seems to h be5    
extremely curi\s 9 ! *oice ( 8 pap] &   
ink3 ! =m] be+  9 g5]al ! fruit ( ,dut* 
manufacture1 & ! latt] p>tak+ (  a      
peculi>ly s(t lu/re bord]+ on purple4 ,9

 8 ,italic lett]1  :e!r capital or      
small1 ,i ?9k he /&s unrivall$2 su*     
elegance1  fre$om1 & p]fect symmetry be+
 9 va9 to be look$ = among !  specim5s (
 ,aldus & ,col9aeus4 ,9 erudition1      
correctness1 or 9  ! multiplicity (     
valuable publications1 he is n to be    
comp>$  ) ,b[y]3 !re are "s ev5 :o      
indiscrim9ately despise all 8  editions 
( ! classics2 b 8 #dto & #abmo editions 
( ,virgil &  ,horace def5d him f !      
sev]ity ( ?is c5sure4 ,^u ! :ole1       
,bask]ville 0 a truly orig9al arti/2 he 
/ruck out a new me?od (  pr9t+ 9 ?is    
c\ntry1 & may be consid]$ z ! f\nd] ( t 
luxuriant /yle ( typography :i* at      
pres5t s g5]ally prevails2  & :i* seems 
to h ne>ly atta9$ p]fection 9 ! neatness
 (  ,:itt+ham1 ! elegance ( ,bulm]1 & ! 
spl5dor ( ,b5sley40#cb    ,! qu>to      
editions by ,bask]ville ( ,virgil1      
,horace1 ,t]5ce1  ,lucretius1 ,juv5al & 
,p]sius1 & ,catullus1 etc41 ,sallu/ &   
,florus1  9 sev5 volumes1 7 valu$ 9     
#ahbe at #bi4ah4f4 ,! ,virgil _h pro(   

impressions ( ! plates ( ,holl> &       
,ponce2 & ! ,horace conta9$  ! engrav+s 
( ,p9e1 ) a head ( ! poet f ,worlidge's 
8,gems40    ,9 ! specim5 ( ! folio      
,bible dat$ 9 #agfj1 ,bask]ville said3  
8,_m g5tlem5 h wi%$ to see a sett ( !   
,classicks f !  ,l\vre ,edition 9 !     
,mann]1 ,lett]1 & ,pap]1 ( ! ,virgil1   
already publi%$1 if !y c\ld be pur*as$  
at a mod]ate price2 ,j4  ,bask]ville    
!re=e proposes to pr9t ! same1 if he    
f9ds prop]  enc\ragem5t2 & to proce$ ) !
 ,poetical ,classicks fir/2 & z  ,juv5al
 & ,p]sius 9 "o volume is want+ to      
complete ! ,cambridge  ,sett1 he int5ds 
publi%+ t fir/1 at sixte5 %ill+s 9      
%eets40    ,! fir/ ( ^!1 ,juv5al &      
,p]sius1 appe>$ 9 #agfa1 b !            
publication ( ! o!rs 0 delay$ by ! pr9t+
 ( ,congreve1  ,addison1 ! ,book (      
,common ,pray]1 & ! ,bible4 ,9 fact1    
no?+  appe>s to h be5 done ab\t !       
edition ( ! ,classics until  #aggj1 :5  
!re 0 issu$ an edition ( ,horace1 ) f\r 
plates  by ,gravelot ins]t$4 ,i ?9k x is

 ! f9e/ ( all ,bask]ville's  books4 ,x  
is c]ta9ly ! mo/ r>e1 & is ! only volume
 issu$  by ,bask]ville :i* has plates4  
,! o!rs1 ,lucretius1 ,catullus  )       
,tibullus & ,prop]tius1 & ,t]5ce1 7     
issu$ 9 #aggb1 &  ,sallu/ius et ,florus 
0 issu$ 9 #aggc4 ,^!1 ) ! ,virgil1 are  
! ,lat9 ,classics 9 qu>to pr9t$ by      
,bask]ville4 ,!y are all  wond]ful      
books1 cle> & p]fect4 ,!y 7 pr9t$ 9     
,bask]ville's  decl9+ ye>s1 b !y /amp$  
him z ! fir/ pr9t] ( 8 "t4    ,catullus1
 ,t]5ce1 & ,horace 7 also issu$ 9 #aggb1
 & ,lucretius  9 #aggc1 9 #abmo4 ,a     
#abmo ,horace 0 issu$ 9 #agfb4 ,x is    
said to be  ! mo/ correct1 & is ?\ght by
 "s to be ! mo/ beautiful1 (  all !     
books t ,bask]ville pr9t$4 ,) !         
exception ( ,/]nhold  & ,hopk9s's       
,psalms 9 metre1 & ,tate & ,brady's     
,psalms1 :i* 7  pr9t$ 9 ! same ye>1 ?is 
,horace 0 ! fir/ #abmo book t           
,bask]ville pr9t$4 ,! text 0 *os5 by a  
,scot*man by ! "n (  ,john ,livie1 :om  
,bask]ville employ$ to edit ! book4 ,he 

took z a  basis = 8 "w a little edition 
pr9t$ at ,hamburg4 ,%5/one1 :o  always  
want$ 8 f+] 9 e pie1 said ( ?is book3   
8,x is really  a beauty1 & ^u ! :ole z  
good a text z any we h yet--b  excuse my
 vanity1 :o ?9k ,i c\ld h r5d]$ x bett]1
 if !y  _h suff]$ me to h ! f9al        
det]m9ation ( x40 ,9 ano!r  lett] he    
said3 8,!re may be fifty or m pref]able 
read+s to  :at are receiv$ 9 ?is new    
,horace1 yet y w f9d a bett] text  !re1 
^u ! :ole1 ?an 9 any "o edition extant4 
,z to ! beauty  ( type & press-"w1 x is 
too obvi\s to ne$ v9dication4 ,!        
accuracy ( ! latt] almo/ exce$s :at 0   
ev] f\nd 9 any o!r  book40    ,!re 0 a  
good deal ( fuss betwe5 ,dodsley1 :o    
appe>s to h sold  ! book 9 ,london1 &   
,bask]ville & ,%5/one1 ab\t plates =    
?is book4 ,bask]ville did n accept any (
 ! designs :i* 7  drawn = !m1 b caus$   
,wale & ,grignion to execute a          
frontispiece  & vignette4 ,! book 0     
d$icat$ to ,"l ,bute1 & ! ,k+'s         
draw+-ma/] pres5t$ a draw+ ( ! ,bute    

arms1 :i* figure on  ! d$ication page4  
,dr4 ,h>wood says t ! fir/ edition (    
,horace1 pr9t$ 9 #agfb1 8is  ! mo/      
beautiful little book1 bo? 9 reg>d to   
type & pap]1 ,i  ev] beheld4 ,x is also 
! mo/ correct ( all ,bask]ville's       
editions  ( ! classics2 = e %eet 0      
c>efully revis$ by ,mr4 ,livie1  :o 0 an
 elegant s*ol>40 ,he also adds1 8!      
,qu>to edition (  #aggj is a v beautiful
 & extremely sc>ce "w1 ! r>e/ ( all     
,bask]ville's editions4 ,a good copy1 ) 
,gravelot's plates ins]t$1  is valu$ at 
#b4b40cc    ,9 #aggb ! ,bro!rs ,mol9i1  
:o _h bran*es 9 ,london & ,p>is &  9    
,flor5ce1 entru/$ to ,bask]ville ! task 
( pr9t+ ,ario/o4  ,! prospectus t he    
pr9t$ = !m 9 #aggb /ates3 8,! ,bro!rs   
,mol9i h und]tak5 to pres5t an ,edition 
:i* w satisfy !  desires ( ! ,public1 & 
correspond ) ! reputation ( ?is  great  
man4 ,!y h us$ ! presses ( ! fam\s      
,bask]ville1 ^:  ma/]-pieces ( pr9t+ all
 ! _w kn[s & admires40 ,! "w  0 issu$ 9 
#aggc1 ) #dg plates by ! mo/ em95t      

arti/s ( !  "t4 ,!re 7 #dia subscrib]s  
to ?is book1 ( :om #bcj 7 9  ,london1   
#aba 9 ,p>is1 #h 9 ,madrid1 #ad 9       
,holl&1 ,russia1 & ,g]many1  & #aah 9   
,italy4 ,x 0 a great success4    ,dibd9 
says3 8,! ,bask]ville edition ( ,orl&o  
,furioso ) ! cuts  ( ,b>tolozzi is m    
exquisite ?an ! spl5did edition (       
,zatta4  ,i nev] see1 or ev5 ?9k (1 !   
lovely edition ( ,bask]ville1 (  #aggc1 
#hvo1 #d vols41 )\t ! mo/ unmix$        
satisfaction4 ,pap]1  pr9t+1 draw+1     
plates--all delight ! eye1 & gratify !  
he>t1  ( ! ?or\gh-br$ bibliomaniacal    
,virtuoso4 ,?is edition has h>dly  its  
equal1 & c]ta9ly n its sup]ior1 9 any   
publication )  :i* ,i am acqua9t$4 ,look
 well to ! pro(s ( ! plates1 :i*        
,brunet tells u are sometimes m         
brilliant 9 ! fir/ two volumes  ( !     
octavo1 ?an 9 ^? ( ! qu>to1 or ,,l>ge   
,,pap] =m4 ,b  = a draw+-room table1 or 
sat9wood book-case1 aspire to ! qu>to3  
= a companion 9 gre5 fields1 or along   
quiet lanes1 select !  octavo40 ,a copy 

( ! qu>to impression1 b\nd 9 gre5       
morocco1 0  sold = #ba4cd 8,! engrav]   
,b>tolozzi grew we>y ( ! delays  ( !    
publi%] ( ^! beautiful volumes1 :o "o   
day 9 a passion  call$ him an ass1 a    
poltroon1 an animal4 ,! arti/ made no   
reply2  he 0 work+ at ! mom5t on ! plate
 ( ! #dc;d ,*ant2 )\t  turn+ f 8 task1  
he lightly trac$ ^! ?ree words ^u !     
tomb :i* 0 engrav$ ^u t plate1--d'as9o1 
de poltrone1  d'animale40    ,did       
,bask]ville make ! pap] on :i* 8 books 7
 pr9t$8    ,8 late/ biograph]s1 ,/raus &
 ,d5t1 say3 8,!re is no place1  s f> z  
is kn[n1 :]e ! pr9t] himself ackn[l$ges 
t !  pap] us$ = 8 book is ( 8 own       
manufacture40 ,d]rick says3  8,he       
manufactures 8 own pap]40 ,he /ates 9   
sev]al places t he  b\ght pap] = !      
,bible & = o!r books2 t he has x n 9  8 
p[] to furni% pap] :i* is requir$ = !   
book1 etc4 ,b 9  8 introduction to      
,milton he said t x gave him great      
satisfaction  to f9d t 8 edition (      
,virgil _h be5 s favorably receiv$1  &  

!n he adds1 8,! improvem5t 9 !          
manufacture ( ! pap]1  ! col\r &        
firmness ( ! ink 7 n ov]look$40 ,?is    
cle>ly  indicates t he _h improv$ !     
manufacture ( ! pap]4    ,he adv]tis$   
sup]f9e po/ pap]1 gilt or pla91 glaz$ or
 unglaz$1  ( 8 own manufacture1 etc4 ,he
 0 a competitor = ! prize at  ,birm+ham 
9 #aggb1 8= mak+ pap] f wa/e silk40 ,8  
pap]  0 plac$ ^u ! m>ket by ,dodsley    
himself1 & w5t by ! "n  ( 8,vellum      
pap]40 ,bask]ville is frequ5tly spok5 ( 
z hav+  inv5t$ t k9d ( pap]4 ,a vellum  
pap] /ill be>s 8 "n4 ,9  ! 8,diction>y (
 ,inv5tions0 !re is ?is ref]5ce to      
,bask]ville  9 ! article1 8,papi]       
,vel930 8,?is pap] is ,engli%1 at lea/  
we  presume x to be1 & we believe t     
,bask]ville is ! inv5tor  ( x2 ! fir/   
edition ( 8 ,virgil1 :i* appe>$ 9 #ageg1
 0  pr9t$ 9 great "p on t k9d ( pap]40  
,augu/9 ,blan*1 9 8  essay ^u ! 8,hi/ory
 ( ,pap] & ( its ,manufacture0 7,p>is1  
#aijj1  page #acg71 /ates t at ! "t ( ! 
,fr5* ,exposition ( #ahea1  ! pap]      

manufactur$ 9 ,engl& 0 9 great "p       
wrapp+-pap]1 b  he says3 8,9 #agej1     
,bask]ville inv5t$ ! me?od ne$$ to      
prep>e  wove pap]1 on :i* he pr9t$ 8    
fam\s edition ( ,virgil40    ,?is view  
is confirm$ by ! foll[+ f ,mores1 page  
#ih1 note  7,ni*ols73 8,:5 ,bask]ville  
came to ,cambridge1 we told him t !     
exce$+ %>pness ( 8 lett]1 & ! glossy    
:it5ess ( 8  pap]1 bo? beyond any ?+ t  
we _h be5 us$ to1 w\ld c]ta9ly  (f5d2 & 
we spoke mu* 9 praise (1 & %ew$ him1 !  
pap] )  an yell[ ca/1 on :i* ,h4        
,/eph5's capital editions are pr9t$4    
,?is1 he told u1 he c\ld easily imitate1
 & accord+ly execut$  "s %eets2 b !y 7  
by no means ! ?+1 ! col\r+ n  be+       
uni=mly disp]s$ b cl\d$ or wav$ l a     
quire ( pap]  /a9$ ) ra940    ,! pap] on
 :i* ,virgil & ,milton 7 pr9t$ has no   
wat]m>k1  & is ( a ?ick] texture1 m     
yell[ 9 color & less glossy 9           
appe>ance1 ?an ! pap] on :i* he         
subsequ5tly pr9t$4 ,i ?9k  he           
manufactur$ ?is pap]1 b t1 f9d+ x m     

exp5sive to  manufacture x ?an to buy   
,dut* pap]1 he ab&on$ mak+ pap] =  pr9t+
 books1 b cont9u$ mak+ ornam5t$ po/ pap]
 = "s  "t4 ,! pap] ^u :i* mo/ (         
,bask]ville's books 7 pr9t$  0 made 9   
,holl&1 & x be>s f\r wat]m>ks4 ,^!      
consi/ (  a fleur-de-lis 7cf4 8,edw9 &  
,emma10 #agfj1 & ,congreve1 #agfa71  & 9
 ano!r "p ( ! %eet a /> & %ield ) a b>  
dext]1  surm\nt+ ! lett]s ,l4 ,v4 ,g4   
,?is 0 a ,dut*-made pap]4 ,ano!r        
wat]m>k is f\nd 9 "s %eets (            
,bask]ville's pap]4 ,x consi/s  ( a     
cr[n1 a %ield be>+ a horn1 & c]ta9      
lett]s ( ! mak]4  ,?is is v cle>ly se5 9
 ! end pap]s ( ! copy ( ,addison  9 !   
orig9al bo>ds4 ,a slight modification ( 
?is wat]m>k is  f\nd 9 a v f9ely laid   
pap] us$ only 9 ! second edition (      
8,aesop's ,fables0 7#agfd74 ,! fir/     
edition ( ,aesop 0 pr9t$ on wove  pap]  
furni%$ by ,dodsley4    ,frankl9 wrote  
,bask]ville 9 #aggc1 ackn[l$g+ ! receipt
 ( "s  specim5s1 & said3 8,! ,specim5 ,i
 %all di/ribute by ! fir/ %ip  among !  

pr9t]s ( ,am]ica1 & ,i hope to y\r      
advantage4 ,i suppose  no ord]s w come  
unaccompani$ by bills or money1 & ,i    
w\ld  n advise y to give cr$it1         
especially z ,i d n ?9k x w  be         
necess>y4 ,! ,%eet ( ,*9ese pap]1 f its 
size1 is a great  curiosity4 ,i see !   
m>ks ( ! m\ld 9 x4 ,"o side is smoo?1   
t1 ,i imag9e1 is ! side t 0 appli$ to ! 
smoo? side ( !  kiln on :i* x 0 dri$4 ,!
 little ridges on ! o!r side ,i take  to
 be m>ks ( a bru% pass$ ov] x to press x
 aga9/ t face 9  places :]e x might be  
kept (f by air betwe51 :i* w\ld o!rwise 
prev5t x receiv+ ! smoo?ness40          
,bask]ville deliv]$ mo/ ( 8 books 9     
%eets1 z 0 ! cu/om  ( 8 day1 b "o or two
 7 issu$ 9 blue pap] cov]s1 i4e41       
8,avon10 & 8,edw9 & ,emma20 & o!rs 9    
bo>ds cov]$ ) m>bl$  pap]4 ,i d n ?9k he
 issu$ any books 9 morocco b9d+s4 ,!y  7
 exp5sive volumes1 & 7 probably b\nd up 
to please !mselves  by p]sons :o b\ght  
!m4    ,all ( ,bask]ville's pr9t+ 0 done
 9 ab\t sixte5 ye>s4  ,dur+ ?is p]iod he

 pr9t$1 z ne> z c be asc]ta9$1 ab\t     
sixty-sev5 books4 ,?is numb] is r$uc$ by
 repr9ts ( ! ,virgil1  ! ,pray] ,books1 
& "s o!rs1 s t 9 reality only betwe5    
fifty & sixty orig9al books 7 pr9t$ by  
him4 ,!y are n all  ( equal m]it1 & ,i  
?9k 8 reputation z a great pr9t] mu/    
ultimately re/ ^u n m ?an twelve4 ,^!1  
,i take x1 w  be f\nd to be1 ,virgil1 ( 
#ageg2 ,milton1 ( #ageh2 ! ,book (      
,common  ,pray]1 ( #agfj2 ,folio ,bible1
 ( #agfc2 ,aesop's ,fables1 ( #agfa2    
,addison1 ( #agfa2 ,horace1 duodecimo1 (
 #agfb2 ,horace1 octavo1 ( #aggj2  8    
editions ( ! ,lat9 ,classics1 9 #aggb1  
compris+ ,lucretius1  ,catullus1 ,t]5ce1
 & ,sallu/ & ,florus1 octavo1 9 #aggd2 &
 ,t]5ce  & ,lucretius1 duodecimo2 &     
,orl&o ,furioso 9 #aggc4    ,kippis1 9  
8,biographia ,britannica0 7#aggh71 page 
#fga1 has an article  ^u ,bask]ville4   
,he says3 8,^! publications rank ! "n ( 
,bask]ville ) ^? p]sons :o h ! mo/      
contribut$1 at lea/  9 mod]n times1 to !
 beauty & improvem5t ( ! art ( pr9t+4   

,inde$1 x is ne$less to say to :at      
p]fection he has br\ght ?is  excell5t   
art4 ,! pap]1 ! type1 & ! :ole execution
 ( !  works p]=m$ by him are ! be/      
te/imonies ( _! m]it40    ,bask]ville   
c]ta9ly br\ght ! art ( pr9t+ to a degree
 (  p]fection till !n unkn[n 9 ,engl&4  
,he tru/$ no?+ to !  manufacture ( o!rs4
 8,he 0 at once 8 own manufactur] ( ink1
  presses1 *ases1 m\lds = ca/+1 & all ! 
app>atus =  pr9t+1 & he also made "s ( !
 pap] ^u :i* he pr9t$ 8  books4 ,! means
 by :i* he produc$ ^! ma/]pieces ( pr9t+
  are exclud$ f ! prov9ce ( pr9t+ 9 ^!  
days1 by ! triple  incongruities ( f9e z
 possible--quick z possible--*eap  z    
possible10 & z has be=e be5 said1 8     
trade ( japann+  book-"w 0 conduct$ z   
foll[s3 8,he _h a con/ant succession (  
hot plates ( copp] ready1 betwe5 :i*1 z 
soon z pr9t$ 444 !  %eets 7 ins]t$4 ,!  
wet 0 ?us expell$1 ! ink set1 & a       
glossy surface put on all               
simultane\sly40#ce    ,re$ says t       
8,h[ev] well ! me?od ( hot press+ may h 

answ]$ at ! "t1 ! discoloration ( 8     
books /ill pres]v$  9 ! ,briti% ,museum 
& else:]e1 %[s t ! brilliance ?us       
imp>t$ 0 mo/ tawdry & ephem]al40 ,?is is
 n true1 z is %[n  by ! specim5s ,i h4  
,!y are ne>ly all 9 p]fect condition4 ,(
  c\rse "s ( !m are fox$1 or spott$1 b  
no m ?an o!r books  ( ! "t1 :ile ! mo/ (
 !m are 9 absolutely p]fect condition4  
8,bask]ville fir/ introduc$ into ,engl& 
:at is g5]ally t]m$  #8f9e pr9t+1' by   
produc+ a type ( sup]ior elegance1 & an 
ink :i* gave additional beauty to !     
type4 ,! peculi> excell5ce  atta*$ to 8 
types & ! celebrity he consequ5tly      
atta9$ gave  a /imulus to ! ex]tions &  
call$ =? ! emulation ( ,briti%          
pr9t]s40#cf ,f9e "w has !re=e be5       
progressively improv+4    ,9 !          
8,bibliography ( ,pr9t+10 publi%$ 9     
#ahhj1 ,bask]ville is  t]m$ a celebrat$ 
pr9t]4 ,x is said 8 type is 8admir$ =   
its  elegance ev5 at ! pres5t day1 &    
books pr9t$ by him n[ be>  a v high     
value4 ,he introduc$ great improvem5ts 9

 ne>ly e  bran* ( pr9t+1 & produc$ _m   
ma/]pieces ( typography40#cg            
8,bask]ville is ! only ,engli% pr9t] :o1
 up to 8 "t1 _h  receiv$ ! /amp ( =eign 
reputation or approbation4 ,he 0 an     
arti/ic pr9t]1 = to secure beauty 9     
typography1 art mu/ be  appli$ to !     
pap]1 & tone ( ! pap]1 m>g91 ink1 spac+1
 size  ( type1 c4 ,! secret is a f9d+   
out an elegant proportion 9 all1  i4e41 
9 a small book ! type %\ld n be ?ick or 
too black1 nay1  ev5 9 ! %ape1 cutt+ ( a
 lett]1 quality & fitness is evok$4  ,x 
%\ld h>monise ) ! mass ( lett]s1 & yet  
be di/9ct40#ch    ,9 #agfb ,bask]ville  
f\nd t he 0 c>ry+ 8 type-f\nd+ &  pr9t+ 
at ! exp5se ( 8 japann+ bus9ess2 z he   
wrote to  ,frankl91 8,_h ,i no o!r      
dep5d5ce ?an type-f\nd+ & pr9t+1  ,i mu/
 />ve40 ,app>5tly he became tir$ ( 8    
typographic "w1  consid]+ x too exp5sive
 & too mu* unappreciat$1 & desir$ to    
sell x4 ,"o ( 8 fri5ds sugge/$ t he     
apply to ! gov]nm5t  = aid1 ! result (  
:i* 0 t he wrote ! foll[+ lett]  to     

,horace ,walpole1 !n a memb] (          
,p>liam5t1 & an au?or ( high  repute3   
,to ! ,honble ,horace ,walpole1 ,esq4   
,memb]                     ( ,p>liam5t3 
9 ,arl+ton ,/reet                       
,london                                 
?is                      ,easy ,hill1   
,birm+ham1 #b ,nov4 #agfb               
,s     ,z ! ,patron & ,enc\rag] ( ,arts1
 & p>ticul>ly ( t (   ,pr9t+1 ,i h tak5 
! ,lib]ty ( s5d+ y a ,specim5 (   m9e1  
begun t5 ye>s ago at ! age ( =ty sev51 &
 prosecut$   ev] s9ce ) ! utmo/ ,c>e &  
,att5tion1 on ! /ronge/   ,presumption1 
t if ,i c\ld fairly excel 9 ?is div9e   
,art1 x   w\ld make my ,affairs easy or 
at lea/ give me bread4 ,b alas6 9   bo? 
,i 0 mi/ak54 ,! ,book-sell]s d n *use to
 enc\rage me1   ?o ,i h (f]$ !m z l[    
t]ms z ,i c\ld possibly live by2 nor    
d>e ,i attempt an old ,copy1 till a     
,lawsuit relat+ to t affair is          
det]m9$4     ,! ,univ]sity ( ,cambridge 
has giv5 me a ,grant to pr9t !re #hvo4  
#abmo4 ,common pray] ,books2 b "u su*   

,%ackles z greatly hurt   me4 ,i pay !m 
= ! =m] tw5ty1  = ! latt] twelve p\nd   
t5 %ill+s ! ?\s&1  to ! ,/ation]s       
,company ?irty two   p\nd = _! p]mission
 to pr9t "o ,edition ( ! ,psalms 9      
,metre   to ! small pray] book3 add to  
?is ! great ,exp5ce ( d\ble &   treble  
,c>riage1  ! inconv5i5ce ( a ,pr9t+     
,h\se an hundr$   ,miles (f4 ,all ?is   
,summ] ,i h _h no?+ to pr9t at ,home4   
,my   folio ,bible is pretty f> advanc$ 
at ,cambridge1 :i* w co/ me   ne> #bjjj4
 all hir$ at #e p ,c5t4 ,if ?is does n  
sell1 ,i %all be   oblig$ to sacrifice a
 small ,patrimony :i* br+s me 9 #gd a   
,ye>   to ?is ,bus9ess ( ,pr9t+2 :i* ,i 
am he>tily tir$ (  rep5t ,i   ever      
attempt$4 ,x is surely a p>ticul> h>d%ip
 t ,i %\ld n   get ,bread 9 my own      
,c\ntry 7& x is too late to g abroad7   
aft]   hav+ acquir$ ! ,reputation       
excell+ 9 ! mo/ useful ,art kn[n   to   
,mank9d2 :ile e "o :o excels z a ,play]1
 ,fidl]1 ,danc]1   c n only lives 9     
,afflu5ce1 b has x 9 _! p[] to save a   

,=tune4     ,i h s5t a few ,specim5s    
7same z ! enclos$7 to ! ,c\rts (        
,russia & ,d5m>k1 & %all endeav\r to d !
 same to mo/ ( !   ,c\rts ( ,europe2 9  
hopes ( f9d+ 9 "s "o ( !m a pur*as]   ( 
! :ole ,s*eme1 on ! ,condition ( my nev]
 attempt+ ano!r   ,type4 ,i 0 say+ ?is  
to a p>ticul> ,fri5d1 :o reproa*$ me )  
n giv+ my own ,c\ntry ! ,pref]5ce1 z x  
w\ld 7he 0 pleas$   to say7 be a        
national ,reproa* to lose x4 ,i told    
him1 no?+ b !   greate/ ,necessity w\ld 
put me ^u x2 & ev5 !n ,i %\ld resign   x
 ) ! utmo/ ,reluctance4 ,he obs]v$1 !   
,p>liam5t _h giv5 a   h&some ,premium = 
a quack ,m$ec9e2  he d\bt$ n1 if my     
,affair   0 prop]ly br\ght be=e ! ,h\se 
( ,commons1 b "s ,reg>d   w\ld be paid  
to x2 ,i reply$1 ,i dur/ n presume to   
petition !   ,h\se1 unless enc\rag$ by  
"s ( ! ,memb]s1 :o might d me !   ,honor
 to promote x1 ( :i* ,i saw n ! lea/    
hopes or ,probability4     ,?us ,s ,i h 
tak5 ! ,lib]ty ( lay+ be=e ,y my        
,affairs1   )\t ! lea/ ,aggravation2    

humbly hope ,y\r ,patronage2 ,to :om   c
 ,i apply = protection b ! ,great1 :o   
alone h x 9 _!   ,p[] to s]ve me8     ,i
 rely on y\r ,c&or z a ,lov] ( ! ,arts2 
to excuse ?is   ,presumption 9          
,y mo/ ob$i5t                           
& mo/ humble ,s]vant                    
,,john ,,bask]ville     ,,ps4 ,! fold+ (
 ! ,specim5s w be tak5 out by lay+ !m a 
%ort "t betwe5 damp$ ,pap]s4 ,,nb4 !    
,ink1 ,presses1 ,*ases1 ,m\lds   = ca/+ 
all ! app>atus = pr9t+ 7 made 9 my own  
,%ops4    ,?is lett] is int]e/+ z %[+ n 
only ! emb>rassm5ts "u  :i* ,bask]ville 
labor$1 b ! relation :i* exi/$ betwe5 ! 
type-f\nd] & pr9t] & ! memb] ( ,p>liam5t
 at t "t4  ,bask]ville 0 a ,briti%      
tradesman1 & de>ly lov$ anybody t 0  9  
p[]4 ,no?+ came ( ?is lett]4 ,i _c      
asc]ta9 t ,walpole  paid any att5tion to
 x4 ,bask]ville !n w5t to ,p>is to      
endeavor  to sell 8 lett]-f\nd+ & pr9t+ 
e/abli%m5t4 ,he ask$  #hjjj1 :i* 0      
decl9$ z be+ too mu*4 ,negotiations 7   
aga9  r5ew$1 9 #agfe1 ?r\gh ! m$ium (   

,frankl91 :o 0 9 ,p>is1  & ! price 0    
r$uc$ to #fjjj4 ,b ,frankl9 wrote t !   
,fr5*  gov]nm5t 0 too poor to buy x2 t  
!y _h n money en\gh  to keep _! public  
build+s 9 repair1 & s no?+ came ( !     
attempt to sell dur+ ,bask]ville's life4
 ,^u 8 dea? 8 wid[  adv]tis$ ! bus9ess =
 sale1 & /at$ at ! same "t t %e  cont9u$
 ! bus9ess ( lett]-f\nd+ 9 all p>ts4    
,app>5tly %e  receiv$ no (f]1 & on      
,decemb] #aa1 #agge1 %e adv]tis$ all !  
pr9t+ mat]ial = sale at auction on !    
?ird ( ,janu>y1 #aggf1  say+ t x consi/$
 ( 8,f\r accurate improv$ ,pr9t+        
,presses2  sev]al l>ge ,f\nts ( ,type1  
diff]5t ,sizes2 ) ,cases1 ,frames1      
screw$ ,*ases1 & e o!r useful ,app>atus 
9 t ,bran* (  ,trade40 ,= "s reason ?is 
auction 0 po/pon$ until ,april #a1 :5  a
 few f\nts ( type 7 sold4 ,app>5tly !   
pr9t]s 7 afraid (  ! popul> prejudice   
aga9/ ,bask]ville's type4    ,x 0 !n    
sugge/$ by ,dr4 ,h>wood1 ! di/+ui%$     
bibliograph]1  t ! nation %\ld pur*ase !
 types z a nucleus ( a national         

typography1 :i* he wi%$ to see e/abli%$4
 ,un=tunately 8  ef=ts came to no?+1 &  
!n ,mrs4 ,bask]ville adv]tis$ ! types  =
 sale aga91 say+ t %e w\ld 8con=m to    
sell !m at ! same  ,prices ) o!r ,lett] 
f\nd]s40 ,only "o pur*as] appe>s to h   
embrac$ ?is (f]1 ,mr4 ,james            
,bridgewat]1 :o pr9t$ an edition  (     
,h]vey's 8,m$itations0 8) a new type ca/
 on purpose by ,mrs4  ,bask]ville40     
,hav+ exhau/$ all ef=ts to sell ! type 9
 ,engl&1  ,s>ah ,bask]ville1 9 #aggi1   
sold x = #cgjj to a ,fr5* society1  :i* 
0 f\nd$ by ,beaum>*ais = ! purpose (    
buy+ ! type  & pr9t+ a complete edition 
( ,voltaire4 ,z1 h[ev]1 ne>ly  half (   
,voltaire's works 7 prohibit$ 9 ,france 
at t "t1 &  frequ5tly editions 7 burn$1 
& m5 :o b\ght & read !m 7  s5t to       
prison1 x 0 f\nd necess>y to e/abli% !  
pr9t+-press  at ,kehl1 ne> ,/rassburg1 9
 a des]t$ =t4 ,t[>d ! end ( #aghj       
proposals appe>$ & 7 secretly circulat$ 
?r\gh ,france1 & two  ye>s lat]         
proposals 9 ,engli% 7 di/ribut$ op5ly 9 

,engl&4  ,f9ally1 aft] repeat$ delays f 
v>i\s causes1 ! edition (  #ae1jjj      
copies 0 pr9t$ 9 #aghi4 ,( ^! only #bjjj
 copies f\nd  subscrib]s1 & ! entire    
ent]prise 0 a f9ancial disa/]4          
,p]haps ! greate/ complim5t paid to !   
memory ( ,bask]ville 0  ?is edition ( ! 
works ( ,voltaire4 ,! ,kehl ,press 0    
f9ally  brok5 up ab\t #ahaj1 al?\gh be=e
 t "t "s ( ! type 0  s5t to ,p>is &     
sold4 ,?is is %[n by ! fact t c]ta9     
books  pr9t$ 9 ,p>is betwe5 #agij &     
#ahjf 7 pr9t$ ) ,bask]ville's  type1 &  
an adv]tisem5t ( ! sale ( ,bask]ville   
type1 pr9t$  ) ! types !mselves 9 black 
& r$1 :i* is 9 ! possession  ( !        
,m]rym\nt ,press1 ,bo/on1 0 issu$ e>ly 9
 ! n9ete5?  c5tury4 ,?is beg9s3 8,!     
/ore-room ( ! ,f\ndry ( ,bask]ville1    
:i* pres5ts to pr9t]s a new res\rce 9   
?is art1 conta9s !  types h]eaft]       
m5tion$10 & closes z foll[s3 8,we w s5d 
out  a sample ( pro(s ( said types1 ) _!
 price1 :ile we are  complet+ a ,specim5
 or ,book ( ,pro(s ( all t ! ,f\ndry (  

,bask]ville conta9s40    ,re$ also calls
 att5tion to f\r works ( ,alfi]i1 all   
be>+ !  impr9t1 dalla ,tipografia di    
,kehl1 co' c>att]i di ,bask]ville1 &    
dat$ sev]ally #aghf1 #agie1 #ahjj1 &    
#ahji4 ,^! trace ! survival  ( !        
,bask]ville types to a date tw5ty ye>s  
lat] ?an t at  :i* !y are commonly      
suppos$ to h p]i%$4 8,x is to be  hop$10
 says ,re$1 8t _! discov]y may 9 due "t 
rew>d !  pati5ce ( ^? ^: ambition x is  
to recov] = _! native  l& ^! preci\s    
relics ( ! mo/ brilliant ( all ! ,engli%
  lett]-f\nd]s40#ci ,x is impossible to 
say precisely :at became  ( !           
,bask]ville f\nts :i* _h gone to        
,france1 b s late z  #ahia1 a book      
appe>$ 9 ,france pr(ess$ly pr9t$ en     
,c>actre  ,bask]ville du xviii sicle4   
,?is may be a contempor>y ,fr5* copy  ( 
,bask]ville's "w4 ,! la/ book pr9t$ 9   
,engl& ) !  ,bask]ville impr9t & ) 8    
types 0 a repr9t ( ,b]n]s's  8,treatyse 
( ,fys%+e wy? an ,angle10 publi%$ by    
,pick]+ 9 #ahbg4    ,william ,m>t91 :o  

cut ! types = ! fam\s ,%akespe>e ,press 
( ,boydell & ,nicol1 acquir$ 8 fir/ k ( 
! art (  type-f\nd+ at ! ,bask]ville1   
,birm+ham1 ,f\ndry4 ,he produc$  ! f\nts
 ( type f :i* ! works ( ! ,%akespe>e    
,press 7  pr9t$1 &1 reg>d$ simply z     
type-specim5s1 ! productions (  !       
,%akespe>e ,press ju/ify 8 reputation z 
a wor?y disciple (  8 great ma/]1       
,bask]ville4 ,8 ,roman & ,italic types 7
 cut 9  decid$ imitation ( ! fam\s      
,birm+ham models2 al?\gh ,hans>d  po9ts 
out ) disapproval t 9 c]ta9 p>ticul>s he
 attempt$  unwisely to v>y ! design4 8,z
 to ! type10 he says1 8! mod]n  arti/1  
,mr4 ,m>t91 has made an ef=t to cut !   
c]iphs & hair  /rokes excessively %>p & 
f9e2 ! long  is disc>d$1 & "s  trifl+   
*anges are introduc$2 b ! lett] does n  
/& s true  or well 9 l9e z              
,bask]ville's1 &1 z to ! ,italic1 !     
,birm+ham  arti/ w be f\nd to f>        
excel40#dj    ,:51 on ! #be? day ( ,m>*1
 #aggi1 ,*>les ,:itt+ham 0  appr5tic$ to
 le>n 8! art & my/]ies ( pr9t+1 bookb9d+

  & /ation]y10 ! 8art & my/]ies ( pr9t+0
 _h v mu*  fall5 into decay 9 ,engl&4   
,only "o man1 ,john ,bask]ville1 seem$  
to  h _h ! ambition1 ! skill1 or !      
c\rage to make ! bus9ess  any?+ bett]   
?an a pla9 trade4 ,ev5 he1 ) money at 8 
comm&1  aft] six ye>s ( exp]im5t & t5   
ye>s ( production1 ab&on$  8 attempt to 
create an ,engli% ta/e = f9e pr9t+4 ,he 
produc$  books t a/oni%$ p :o 7         
suffici5tly int]e/$ to  exam9e !m1 &    
delight$ ! small] numb] :o pur*as$ !m1  
b :5 "o w5t into ! manufacture ( pap]1  
type1 & all !  app>atus ( pr9t+1 x 0 n  
en\gh t he %\ld be call$ "o  ( ! be/    
pr9t]s ( ! _w1 he ne$$ pr(it4 ,! fact 0 
t ,engli% p did n conc]n !mselves )     
,bask]ville's  ent]prise 9 pr9t+ because
 !y knew little1 & c>$ less1 ab\t  f9e  
pr9t+4 ,! "y ,:itt+ham1 :o 0 le>n+ 8    
trade at  ,cov5try z an appr5tice1      
und\bt$ly he>d ( ,bask]ville's /range   
haz>d at ,birm+ham1 :i* 0 only a few    
miles away4 ,a tradition  survives t he 
saw "s ( ,bask]ville's admirable volumes

 &  conceiv$ an ambition to excel 9 !   
same direction4 ,x is probable  t       
,:itt+ham w5t f ,cov5try to ,birm+ham :5
 he 0 free (  8 appr5tice%ip1 & /udi$ at
 ! fam\s ,bask]ville ,press1 :i*  0 !n 9
 exi/5ce4 ,h[ev] t may be1 he w5t to    
,london & set  up a press 9 a g>ret 9   
,dean ,/reet1 ,fett] ,lane1 h5ce !      
,*iswick  ,press & ! productions (      
,pick]+4    ,bask]ville consid]$ !      
title-page to be a "p ( ! book :i*      
requir$ ! mo/ pa9/ak+ c>e1 & he c]ta9ly 
produc$ a s]ies  ( title-pages t h nev] 
be5 excell$4 ,x _h be5 ! cu/om  to cr[d 
z mu* in=mation ab\t ! book z possible  
^u !  title-page4 ,on ! o!r h&1         
,bask]ville endeavor$ to make 8         
title-pages z concise z possible1 &     
:]ev] a long title 0  necess>y1 z x 0 9 
! ,pray] ,books1 he s *ose ! type &     
spac$ ! l9es t !re 0 no fault to be     
f\nd4 ,! title-page  to 8 ,bible is     
probably ! mo/ beautiful ( !m all1      
al?\gh !  title-page to ! ,new ,te/am5t 
is ev5 m simple ?an ! title-page  to !  

book itself4 ,x is a beautiful page &   
f9e pr9t+1 )\t  a sup]flu\s l9e or an   
irritat+ decoration4 ,x is a relief to  
turn  f ! cr[d$ & rubricat$ r$-l9e      
title-pages ( ! p]iod to  ! re/ful      
simplicity ( ! title-pages (            
,bask]ville4    ,& yet ! ma/] ( ! art ( 
pr9t+ 9 ! tw5tie? c5tury  wrote (       
,bask]ville's title-pages z foll[s3     
8,!re 0 !n &  !re is n[ a rule obey$ by 
_m pr9t]s t ! ma9 display l9e  ( a title
 mu/ always be a full l9e4 ,if ! lett]s 
are too few  ! type mu/ be widely spac$ 
& "o or m ( ^! l9es mu/  fill ! measure4
 ,no pr9t] obs]v$ ?is rule m rigidly ?an
  ,bask]ville4 ,n only 9 8 edition (    
,catullus1 b 9 8 qu>to  editions (      
,virgil1 ,juv5al1 & ,p]sius1 ! lett]s ( 
! titles  are spread ov] ! page z if !y 
_h be5 dislocat$ by explosion4  ,ev5 9 !
 title-page ( 8 ,book ( ,common ,pray]1 
= :i* he  laid out m l9es ( display ?an 
c\ld be gracefully put ^u !  page ) a   
ne$$ relief ( :ite space1 ! lett]s 9 "s 
l9es  are w$g$ widely ap>t 9 a useless  

attempt to give ! l9es !  desir$        
prom95ce4 ,x is a h&bill1 n a title40#da
 ,he %\ld h  reproduc$ ! title-page ( ! 
,new ,te/am5t z an answ] to ?is  h>%    
criticism4    ,9 ! e>ly days1 a pr9t]'s 
type 0 8 own4 ,he made x & us$  x4 ,he  
did n sell x4 ,engli%-ca/ types did n   
become a m>ketable  w>e = m ?an a c5tury
 aft] pr9t+ 0 introduc$ into  ,engl&4 ,z
 late z #agii1 x 0 ! /atute law 9 ,engl&
 t no  "o %\ld be all[$ to possess or   
use a pr9t+-press or types =  pr9t+ )\t 
giv+ notice to a ju/ice ( ! peace &     
obta9+  a c]tificate1 & any ju/ice ( !  
peace might issue a w>rant to  se>* any 
premises & seize any press or           
pr9t+-types n ?us  c]tificat$4 ,?is     
rema9$ ! law ) reg>d to type-f\nd+      
until #ahfi2 b happily ! law 0 n en=c$1 
except = a few  ye>s aft] x 0 pass$4    
,pr9t]s receiv$ pat5ts & monopolies  =  
pr9t+ c]ta9 books4 ,! result 0 great    
deg5]acy 9 !  quality ( pr9t+4 ,a       
privileg$ pr9t]1 sure ( 8 monopoly1 _h  
no inducem5t to execute good "w at m co/

 or pa9s ?an 0  necess>y4 ,old type w\ld
 d z well z new1 & bad type z well  z   
good4 ,! typography ( ! :ole ,/u>t p]iod
 is a disgrace to  ,engli% art4#db      
,pr9t+ 9 ,engl& 9 ! e>ly "p ( ! eighte5?
 c5tury 0  9 a sorry /ate4 ,(ficial     
broadsides1 political pamphlets1 works (
  lit]ature1 & ev5 ,bibles %[ a         
depression & deg5]ation s  m>k$ t "o is 
tempt$ to believe ! art ( pr9t+ 0       
rapidly  becom+ lo/ 9 a wild]ness ( :at 
may be t]m$ 8,br[n %eets &  sorry       
lett]40 ,no f\ndry 0 contribut+ any?+   
t[>ds ! revival  ( good pr9t+1 ) !      
exception ( ! ,ox=d ,univ]sity1 &  ,ox=d
 ow$ its f\nts to gifts procur$ ma9ly f 
abroad4 ,sc>cely  "o good piece ( pr9t+ 
0 ! impression ( ,engli% type1 &  ev5 ! 
,scot* pr9t]s 7 rebuk$ = n /ock+ _!     
cases  ) ,dut* type4 ,tonson1 ! =emo/   
,engli% pr9t]1 is said on "o  occasion  
to h lodg$ 9 ,am/]dam :ile a f\nd] !re 0
 ca/+  him #cjj wor? ( type4 ,james1 !  
only ,engli% f\nd] :o %[$ any  vitality1
 ow$ 8 success *iefly1 if n entirely1 to

 ! fact t  all 8 lett]s 7 ! product (   
,dut* matrices1 & ev5 ^!1 9  8 h&s1 7 s 
indiff]5tly ca/ z to be (t5 z bad z     
,engli%  type4 ,h[ f> ?is decl9e 0 due  
to ! pr9t] or ! f\nd]1 or  h[ f> bo? 7 !
 result ( t sy/em ( ,/> ,*amb] decrees1 
monopolies1 pat5ts1 re/ra9ts1 &         
privileges :i* *>act]iz$ !  illib]al    
days ( ! ,/u>ts1 x is impossible to say1
 b ! fact is  t ,engli% typography 0 9 a
 v bad way4    ,william ,caslon1 a      
gunsmi?'s appr5tice1 made ! fir/        
attempt1 ab\t  #agbj1 to f\nd ,engli%   
type1 & 9 #agcj 8 types 7 v mu* us$4  ,b
 ! condition ( pr9t+ 0 /ill any?+ b     
satisfactory2  & al?\gh "u ! influ5ce ( 
,caslon's g5ius ! press 0  recov]+ f !  
reproa* "u :i* x lay at ! beg9n+ (  !   
c5tury1 ,engl& 0 /ill v f> beh9d h]     
neighbors bo? 9  typographical ent]prise
 & a*ievem5t4 ,f9e pr9t+ 0 unkn[n4      
,once m x 0 left to an outsid] to       
initiate a new dep>ture2 &  9 #agej !   
art ( pr9t+ f\nd its deliv]] 9 ! p]son (
 an  ecc5tric ,birm+ham japann]1        

,bask]ville4 ,to him is due ! honor (  !
 fir/ real /ride t[>ds a high] level (  
national typography2 an  example :i*    
became ! inc5tive to t outbur/ (        
en?usiasm--t  8matrix & pun*eon mania10 
z ,dibd9 t]ms x--8:i* br\ght =?  ! s]ies
 ( spl5did typographical productions )  
:i* !  eighte5? c5tury clos$ & ! n9ete5?
 c5tury op5$40    ,! magnific5t works   
:i* betwe5 #agei & #aggb cont9u$ to     
issue  f 8 press n only confirm$ him 9 8
 reputation1 b rais$  8 "n to a unique  
position among ! mod]n improv]s ( ! art4
  ,! pap]1 ! type1 & ! g5]al execution (
 8 works 7 su*  z ,engli% read]s _h n   
be5 accu/om$ to1 :ile ! dis9t]e/$       
en?usiasm ) :i*1 reg>dless ( pr(it1 he  
pursu$ 8 ideal1  fully m]it$ ! eulogy ( 
! pr9t]-poet :o wrote3        8,o       
,,bask]ville6 ! anxi\s wi% 0 ?9e        
,utility ) beauty to comb9e2      ,to   
bid ! o'erwe5+ ?ir/ ( ga9 subside2      
,improvem5t all ?y c>e & all ?y pride2  
,:5 ,,birm+ham--= riots & = crimes      
,%all meet ! long reproa* ( future      

times1      ,!n %all %e f9d among/ our  
honor'd race1      ,"o "n to save h]    
entire disgrace40    ,/raus & ,d5t say (
 him3 8,bask]ville is ! ,engli%         
repres5tative  ( t ,r5aissance ( pr9t+  
:i* 9 a measure helps to di/+ui%  !     
second half ( ! eighte5? c5tury4 ,x ne$s
 b small bias to  place him above t trio
 ( arti/s--,didot 9 ,p>is1 ,bodoni at   
,p>ma1  ,ib>ra at ,madrid4 ,bask]ville  
has be5 call$ ! ,engli% ,bodoni1  b x   
w\ld p]haps be fair] to say t ,bodoni is
 ! ,italian  ,bask]ville4 ,8 "w _c      
comp>e 9 bulk ) t ( ! o!r  ma/]s1 b we h
 8 reasons = conf9+ 8 ef=ts to s small  
an outlay4 ,! subtle spl5dor ( 8 "w     
grants x a corn] by itself  9 ! _w's    
book-%elf2 8 own peculi> g5ius is /amp$ 
^u  almo/ e "o ( 8 productions4 ,! types
 !mselves 7 cut  ^u pr9ciples :i* might 
well be foll[$ to-day by ^? :o w\ld     
introduce into _! mak+ a geometrical    
exactitude4 ,:atev] may  h be5 ! popul> 
dislike ( 8 "w 9 ,engl& at ! "t1 !re  c 
be no "q t he has _h a la/+ influ5ce ^u 

all "w (  ! k9d aft] 8 day4 ,pr9t]s &   
type-f\nd]s alike are indebt$  to 8     
inv5tive g5ius40           99       99  
99       99       99    ,bask]ville made
 8 w ,janu>y #f1 #aggc1 writ+ x ) 8 own 
h&4 ,z ne> z c be asc]ta9$1 x dispos$ ( 
ab\t #ab1jjj4  ,he gave #bjjj to dis*>ge
 a settlem5t made be=e m>riage to 8     
wife4 ,he also gave h] #bjjj to be paid 
out ( 8 book acc\nts1  /ock 9 trade1    
etc4 ,he gave #ejj to 8 8little         
favorite10 be+ !  gr&daught] ( 8 wife1  
if %e liv$ to be tw5ty-"o ye>s old2  if 
n1 ! #ejj to 8 wife4 ,he gave #adjj 9   
tru/ to pay to !  *ildr5 ( 8 nieces1 8to
 become payable on ! day ( my wife's    
future m>riage1 :i* if %e *oose ,i wi%  
h] happy equal to h]  m]it1 b if %e     
cont9ues a wid[ ! la/ m5tion$ legacies  
are  entirely void40 ,he gave #ejj to ! 
,prote/ant ,diss5t+ ,*>ity  ,s*ool 9    
,birm+ham t[>ds erect+ a commodi\s      
build+4    ,!n foll[s t portion ( ! w   
:i* ,dr4 ,*alm]s deem$ too  indec5t to  
pr9t3 8,my fur!r w  pleasure is & ,i    

,he>by ,decl>e  t ! ,device ( ,goods    
,*attles z ,above is ^u ?is ,express    
,condition t my ,wife 9 ,conc]t ) my ,ex
 d ,cause my ,body to be  ,buri$ 9 a    
,conical ,build+ 9 my own premises1     
,he>t(ore us$ z  a mill :i* ,i h lately 
,rais$ ,high] & pa9t$ & 9 a vault  :i*  
,i h prep>$ = ,x4 ,?is ,d\btless to _m  
may appe> a ,:im  p]haps ,x is s--,b is 
a :im = _m ye>s ,resolve'd ^u z ,i  h a 
,he>ty ,contempt ( all ,sup]/ition !    
,f>ce ( a ,consecrat$  ,gr\nd ! ,iri%   
,b>b>ism ( ,sure & ,c]ta9 ,hopes c4 ,i  
also  consid] ,revelation z ,x is call'd
 ,exclusive ( ! ,scraps ( ,morality     
casually ,int]mixt ) ,x to be ! mo/     
,impud5t ,abuse ( ,common  ,s5se :i*    
,ev] 0 ,inv5t$ to ,befool ,mank9d4 ,i   
,expect "s srewd  ,rem>k w be made on   
?is my ,decl>ation by ! ,ignorant       
,bigott$  :o _c ,di/+ui% betwe5         
,religion  ,sup]/ition & are ,taught  to
 ,believe t morality 7by :i* ,i und]/&  
all ! ,duties a man  ows to ,god & 8    
fell[ ,creatures7 is n ,suffici5t to    

entitle him  to ,div9e fav\r ) pr(ess+  
to believe z !y ,call ,x ,ce>ta9        
,absurd ,doctr9es  my/]ies ( :i* !y h no
 m ,conception ?an  a ,horse4 ,?is      
,morality ,alone ,i pr(ess to h be5 my  
,religion &  ! ,rule ( my ,actions1 to  
:i* ,i appeal h[ f> my pr(ession &      
practice h ,be5 ,consi/ant40    ,&      
f9ally he gave to 8 executors ea* 8#f   
,gu9eas to ,buy a ,r+  :i* ,i hope !y w 
,consid] z a ,keepsake40    ,"s "t be=e 
8 dea?1 be+ consult$ by fri5ds1 :o 7    
aw>e  ( 8 op9ions1 z to h[ he w\ld be   
buri$1 ,bask]ville said !y  c\ld 8bury  
him sitt+1 /&+ or ly+1 b he did n ?9k !y
  c\ld bury him fly+40#dc    ,he 0 buri$
 9 ! conical build+1 previ\sly us$ z a  
mill1 :i*  he _h rais$ high] & pa9t$1 & 
9 a vault :i* he _h prep>$1  at ,easy   
,hill4 ,! epitaph1 writt5 by himself1   
runs z foll[s3                          
,,/rang]--              ,,b5ea? ,,?is   
,,cone ,,9 ,,unconscrat$ 7sic7 ,,gr\nd  
,a ,,fri5d ,,to ,,! ,,lib]ties ,,(      
,,mank9d                      ,,direct$ 

,,8 ,,body ,,to ,,be ,,inhum',d         
,,may ,,! ,,example ,,contribute ,,to   
,,emancipate ,,?y ,,m9d                 
,,f ,,! ,,idle ,,fe>s ,,( ,,sup]/ition  
,,& ,,! ,,wick$ ,,arts ,,( ,,prie/hood  
,:5 ,bask]ville ,h\se 0 sold to a ,mr4  
,ryl& 9 #aghi1 ! own]  did n di/urb !   
body1 & x rema9$ = ne>ly fifty ye>s 9   
comp>ative peace4 ,dur+ ! ,birm+ham     
riots ( #agia1 ,bask]ville  ,h\se 0     
/orm$1 sack$1 gutt$1 & burn$4 ,x 0 n1   
h[ev]1  until alt]ations 7 made on !    
prop]ty = bus9ess purposes t            
,bask]ville's c(f9 0 remov$1 & tak5 to a
 w>eh\se1 :]e x  rema9$ = "s "t subject 
to visits f ! curi\s1 & ev5  to         
sci5tific obs]vations ( ! condition ( ! 
body4 ,mr4 ,ryl&1  asc]ta9+ t a %[ 0    
made ( ! rema9s1 insi/$ t !y  %\ld be   
suitably int]r$1 & ,mr4 ,m>/on1 9 ^: %op
 ! c(f9  _h be5 plac$1 appli$ to !      
rector ( ,/4 ,philip's = p]mission  to  
bury ! body !re4 ,?is 0 refus$ on acc\nt
 ( ,bask]ville's  a!ism1 :5 ,mr4 ,knott1
 ! booksell]1 said t he _h a vault 9    

,*ri/'s ,*ur*1 & %\ld consid] x an honor
 to h ,bask]ville's  rema9s re/ !re1 &  
!y 7 !re plac$ ab\t #ahbi4 ,ev5  "h     
,bask]ville's body did n re/ p]man5tly1 
= ! necess>y  ext5sion ( ,birm+ham caus$
 ,*ri/'s ,*ur* to be demoli%$1 &  8     
rema9s1 :i* %\ld h be5 plac$ 9 ,/4      
,philip's ,*ur*  by ! side ( 8 wife1 be+
 aga9 refus$ int]m5t !re by !  rector1 7
 plac$ 9 "o ( ! catacombs ( ! ,*ur* (   
,engl&  ,cemet]y at ,w>/one ,lane4 ,& s1
 f9ally1 aft] be+ turn$ out  ( ! g>d5 at
 ,easy ,hill = a canal-:>f1 expos$ to   
neglect &  ignom9y 9 a plumb]'s w>eh\se1
 int]r$ by /eal? 9 ! vaults  ( ,*ri/'s  
,*ur*1 & !n aga9 remov$ by ! m>* (      
bus9ess1  ,bask]ville's bones at la/    
f\nd p]man5t re/ 9 a quiet cemet]y (  ! 
,*ur* ( ,engl&4 ,x is 9 a spot remote1 n
 easily discov]able1  & :]e few are     
likely to see ! /one1 :i* has be5       
transf]r$  ?i!r f ,*ri/'s ,*ur*4 ,!     
inscription ^u x reads z foll[s3        
,,9 ,,?is ,,catacomb ,,re/s ,,! ,,rema9s
 ,,(                              ,,john

 ,,bask]ville                           
,,! ,,fam\s ,,pr9t]                ,,he 
,,di$ ,,9 #agge1 ,,b ,,! ,,place ,,( ,,8
 ,,burial                               
,,0 ,,unkn[n ,,until                    
,,april #ab1 #ahic1 ,,:5 ,,! ,,op5+ ,,( 
,,!                       ,,unregi/]$   
,,catacomb ,,no4 #eba                   
,,discov]$ ,a ,,c(f91 ,,:i* ,,on ,,fur!r
                 ,,exam9ation ,,0 ,,f\nd
 ,,to ,,conta9 ,,8 ,,body    ,:at is x t
 makes ! life & "w ( ?is middle-ag$1    
va91  & silly ,birm+ham ,engli%man      
int]e/+ to u8 ,:y d we collect  8       
impr9ts1 & :y d we talk ab\t him8 ,i ?9k
 x is because he  _h ! true arti/ic     
vision & c\rage4 ,he conceiv$ ! idea ( a
  p]fect book1 su* z _h n be5 pr9t$ 9   
,engl&4 ,he did n gr[  into x4 ,he did n
 make "o book1 & !n a bett] "o1 & !n a  
bett] "o1 until at la/ he a*iev$ !      
beautiful book4 ,he conceiv$  ! book z  
an arti/ conceives a /atue be=e he      
/rikes a bl[ )  8 *isel into ! m>ble4 ,x
 0 wond]ful t he %\ld h done  s4 ,he _h 

gr[n up 9 a manufactur+ & m]cantile     
bus9ess1 mak+  japan "w = sale1 & pr(it+
 by its sale4 ,mo/ m5 nev] get  out ( ! 
"w & ( ! ideas ( ! "w :i* !y d until !y 
are fifty ye>s ( age4 ,he did4 ,:y 0 x8 
,i ?9k1 z ,i h said1  x 0 because he _h 
an arti/ic p]ception & conceiv$ ! ?+    
:i* he 0 to d1 & adh]$ to 8 conception4 
,ev]y?+ %[s  t he wr\ght 9 ! true       
arti/ic _s3 hav+ conceiv$ ! ?+  to be   
done1 he proce$$ to d x4 ,all 8 "w 0    
execut$ ^u a  h&-press4 ,8 pr9t+-(fice 0
 :at we %\ld call a private  pr9t+-(fice
 9 8 h\se4 ,he cut ! type2 he made ! ink
 &  improv$ ! press2 he devis$ ! pap]2 &
 f />t to f9i%  ! "w 0 84 ,ev]ybody :o w
 d bett] "w ?an anybody else  mu/ h ?is 
_s & conception ( ! "w he proposes1 &   
mu/  adh]e to x1 or he w n produce      
p]fect "w4 ,x is ?is t  makes           
,bask]ville int]e/+ to u1 & makes !     
productions ( 8  little private press   
treasures 9 ! _w ( art4                 
,,footnotes3    #a ,birm+ham & ! ,midl& 
,h>dw>e ,di/rict1 pages #baa1 #bba4     

#b ,autobiography ( ,alex&] ,c>lyle1    
,d4,d4    #c ,hutton's ,hi/ory (        
,birm+ham 7#aghc71 page #ij4    #d      
,g\gh's ,briti% ,topography 7#aghj71    
volume ii1 page #cjf4    #e ,hutton's   
,hi/ory ( ,birm+ham1 page #ij4    #f    
,frivol\s4    #g ,te/y4    #h ,m>k      
,noble1 :o 0 born 9 ,birm+ham 9 #aged4  
,8 fa!r  sold beads1 knives1 toys1 etc41
 to ! slave trad]s4 ,9 #agha he  0      
pres5t$ to two 8/>vation liv+s10 z he   
call$ !m1 9  ,w>wick%ire4 ,he divid$ 8  
int]e/s !n among 8 congregation1  8     
books1 & 8 f>m4 ,8 writ+s 7 ^? ( an     
imp]fectly  educat$1 vulg>-m9d$ man4 ,8 
ignorance ( ,engli% gramm>  &           
composition r5d]$ 8 books h>d to read & 
occasionally  un9telligible1 :ile !     
moral reflections ) :i* !y ab\nd$  7    
pu]ile4 7,diction>y ( ,national         
,biography47    #i ,*amb]s's            
,biographical ,illu/rations4    #aj     
,edw>d ,r[e ,mores 0 a cru/y1 crabb$    
cl]gyman1 :o collect$  diff]5t f\nts (  
types1 & obta9$ mu* in=mation ^u !      

subject ( type-f\nd+4 ,he pr9t$ eighty  
copies ( ! book quot$  above1 & ,ni*ols 
b\ght ! :ole ( !m4 ,see ,ni*ols's       
,lit]>y  ,anecdotes1 volume v1 page     
#chi4    #aa ,! ,bookhunt] 7#ahhe71 page
 #fg4    #ab ,re$'s ,old ,engli% ,lett] 
,f\ndries1 pages #bfi1 #bga1 #bgg1 #bgi4
    #ac ,d5t & ,/raus1 ,john            
,bask]ville1 page #fd4    #ad           
,autobiography ( ,alex&] ,c>lyle1 ,d4,d4
    #ae ,/raus1 ,rob]t ,dodsley1 page   
#bgb4    #af ,diction>y ( ,national     
,biography4    #ag ,/raus1 ,rob]t       
,dodsley1 pages #bai1 #bgc4    #ah      
,lettres 9dites de ,voltaire 7#aheg71   
page #bed4    #ai ,re$'s ,old ,engli%   
,lett] ,f\ndries 7#ahhb74    #bj        
,hans>d's ,typographia 7#ahbe71 page    
#caa4    #ba ,hans>d's ,typographia1    
page #gbc4    #bb ,ibid41 page #gag4    
#bc ,re$'s ,old ,engli% ,lett]          
,f\ndries1 page #bgf4    #bd ,macaulay's
 ,hi/ory ( ,engl&1 volume ii4    #be    
,h>wood's ,classics1 page #agb4    #bf  
,hans>d's ,typographia1 page #caa4      

#bg ,dibd9's ,libr>y ,companion1 page   
#gaf4    #bh ,dibd9's ,libr>y ,companion
 7#ahbe71 page #dg4    #bi ,dibd9's     
,libr>y ,companion1 page #fac4    #cj   
,/raus1 ,rob]t ,dodsley1 pages #bhi-bib4
    #ca ,bask]ville's "w 0 greatly      
admir$ on ! ,cont95t1  especially 9     
,france4 ,he 0 paid sev]al v h&some     
complim5ts 9  ,pi]re ,didot's 8ptre sur 
les ,progrs de l',imprim]ie10 publi%$ 9 
,p>is 9 #aghd2 & 9 ! notes to ! poem    
att5tion is giv5 to 8  me?od ( pr9t+ &  
to 8 glossy pap]1--8qui fatigue la vue40
 ,to  make su* pap]1 says ,didot r      
l(tily1 8is n a secret1 & if x  ev]     
becomes "o1 w n be wor? f9d+ out40 ,?is 
op9ion did n1  h[ev]1 prev5t ! ,didots f
 attempt+ to imitate x4    #cb ,dibd9's 
,greek & ,lat9 ,classics 7#ahbg71 vol4  
ii1 pages #eee et  seq4    #cc ,h>wood's
 ,classics1 page #agf4 ,see also        
,dibd9's ,classics1 volume  ii1 page    
#aaa4    #cd ,dibd9's ,libr>y           
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#cd4     ,w$gwood1 ,josiah1 #af4        
,wesley1 ,rev4 ,john1 #a4               
,:itefield1 ,rev4 ,george1 #a4          
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