History of the Catnach Press

At Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnwick and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in Northumberland, and Seven Dials, London

By:

Charles Hindley

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries

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Charles Hindley (d.1893) wrote several books on British popular literature including Curiosities of Street Literature and a history of the cries of London. This book, first published in a limited edition in 1869 but here reprinted from the 1886 edition, tells the colourful story of John (1769–1813) and James (1792–1842) Catnach, the father-and-son printers who were leaders in the expanding market for cheap publications for the masses. John's contribution was to start using real paper and printer's ink instead of the cheap substitutes current at the time. He was also noted for embellishing his work with great technical skill. James later developed a successful business printing cheap song-sheets, ballads and sensationalist accounts of crimes, conspiracies and scandals, and was able to support his widowed mother and his sisters on the proceeds. This lively biography is illustrated with numerous woodcuts, many from Catnach's publications.

Release date Australia

March 4th, 2010

Author

Charles Hindley

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

25 Line drawings, color; 100 Line drawings, black and white

Pages

360

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries

Dimensions

140x216x20

ISBN-13

9781108009096

Product ID

6003015

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