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William Blades

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in London, The United Kingdom

December 05, 1824

Died

April 27, 1890

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William Blades was an English printer and bibliographer. He was born in Clapham, London.

"In 1840 he was apprenticed to his father's printing business in London, being subsequently taken into partnership. The firm was afterwards known as Blades, East & Blades. His interest in printing led him to make a study of the volumes produced by Caxton's press, and of the early history of printing in England.

His Life and Typography of William Caxton, England's First Printer, was published in 1861-1863, and the conclusions which he set forth were arrived at by a careful examination of types in the early books, each class of type being traced from its first use to the time when, spoilt by wear, it passed out of Caxton's hands. Some 450 volumes from the C ...more

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Average rating: 3.58 · 65 ratings · 9 reviews · 132 distinct works

	The Enemies of Books 3.55 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1880 — 114 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shakspere & Typography 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1872 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Books in Chains: And Other Bibliographical Papers 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1892 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Tell a Caxton: With Some Hints Where and How the Same Might Be Found it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life and Typography of William Caxton liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1877 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some account of the typography of St Alban's in the fifteenth century 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An account of the German morality-play 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Proposals Made by Rev. James Kirkwood, (Minister of Minto) In 1699, to Found Public Libraries in Scotland: Reprinted Verbatim Et Literatim From the ... Free Public Library, Wigan (Classic Reprint) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A List of Medals, Jettons, Tokens, & in Connection With Printers and the Art of Printing 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pentateuch of printing, with a chapter on Judges by William Blades, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars