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Excerpt from Annals of Scottish Printing: From the Introduction of the Art 1507 in to the Beginning of the Seventeenth Century
My work on the first twenty chapters has been mainly editorial. I have used every effort to ensure accuracy by checking the collations, and, where defective, rewriting the descriptions of the books. This particularly applies to such books as Dr. Dickson had no opportunity of examining. Where more recent information had been obtained the sentence, paragraph, or chapter affected thereby was recast or rewritten, but in no case has this been done without good cause and the consent of Dr. Dickson.
For the second part of the work, extending from Chapter XXI. To Chapter XXXVIII I am wholly responsible. Dr. Dickson''s notes necessarily formed a useful basis of operation, but the descriptions are entirely new, and in nearly every case taken directly from the books themselves. Where this could not be effected, the descriptions appear as mere quotations from previous writers on the subject, and as such are duly acknowledged. I feel deeply conscious of many defects in the present work, and that it should be free from typographical errors is scarcely to be expected, but I must leave these to the kind indulgence of my readers. The work has been conducted amid many interruptions and distractions, and the printing has been spread over a long time, delays occurring which made progress impossible.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
My work on the first twenty chapters has been mainly editorial. I have used every effort to ensure accuracy by checking the collations, and, where defective, rewriting the descriptions of the books. This particularly applies to such books as Dr. Dickson had no opportunity of examining. Where more recent information had been obtained the sentence, paragraph, or chapter affected thereby was recast or rewritten, but in no case has this been done without good cause and the consent of Dr. Dickson.
For the second part of the work, extending from Chapter XXI. To Chapter XXXVIII I am wholly responsible. Dr. Dickson''s notes necessarily formed a useful basis of operation, but the descriptions are entirely new, and in nearly every case taken directly from the books themselves. Where this could not be effected, the descriptions appear as mere quotations from previous writers on the subject, and as such are duly acknowledged. I feel deeply conscious of many defects in the present work, and that it should be free from typographical errors is scarcely to be expected, but I must leave these to the kind indulgence of my readers. The work has been conducted amid many interruptions and distractions, and the printing has been spread over a long time, delays occurring which made progress impossible.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Robert Dickson
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ISBN - 9780483691315
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm
Page Count - 557
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ISBN - 9781331871156
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