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Favorite Links

Favorite Sites

British Printing Society

A Society for mainly amateur printers.
The Website includes extensive information on the history of printing, letterpress and modern printing.
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An exclellent description of the Albion Press, along with further details on everything to do with letterpress printing.

 

 

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An excellent guide to printing for both children and adults !

 

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An opportunity to read one of Davison's halfpenny chapbooks online!

 

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An 1826 Election poster from Smith, the Alnwick printer.

 

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Read the full text online of "The History of the Catnach Press"

 

A blog with an excellent description of the history of James Catnach, printer and ballad-monger.

Other sites

Wood engraving in creating printed illustrations.

 

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Everything you could possibly want to know about Thomas Bewick!

 

View Burman's book online, including a list of all of the publications in Alnwick during that time.

 

The excellent Robert Smail's Printing Works, with their many helpful Volunteers.

 

Have Fun!