Plomer. A Short History of English Printing 1476-1900 (CDrom)
[Facsimile CD]

Author: Henry R Plomer

Traces the history of printing in England from its beginnings with Caxton in the fifteenth century, through to Shakespeare's time and into the large publishing houses of the nineteenth century.  This 275 page work is clearly written and a useful reference source.

CONTENTS

Editor's Preface.
Chapter I.  Caxton and his contemporaries.
Chapter II.  From 1501 to the death of Wynkyn de Worde.
Chapter III.  Thomas Berthelet to John Day.
Chapter IV.  John Day.
Chapter V.  John Day's Contemporaries.
Chapter VI.  Provincial Presses of the Sixteenth Century.
Chapter VII.  The Stuart Period.
Chapter VIII.  From 1640-1700.
Chapter IX.  From 1700 to 1750.
Chapter X.  From 1750 to 1800.
Chapter XI.  The Nineteenth Century.
Index.