The Moderate, 1648 (verso)

In this unopened sheet, you can see not only the quarto imposition but, if you look closely, one of the pinholes that would have been used to place and hold the blank sheet of paper on the press.

Theobald, Double Falshood, 1728 (A1r)

This half-title page includes the price for the volume printed at the bottom of the page. The full imprint can be found on the full title page on the next leaf.

Theobald, Double Falshood, 1728 (A2r)

Like that of most English playbooks, this title page indicates where the play was first performed as well as its title and author.

Theobald, Double Falshood, 1728 (B7v)

At the bottom of this page is the small press figure "3."

Thomson, Discourse, 1750 (A1r)

The title page to this pamphlet emphasizes not only the title of the work but that it was delivered to the Academy of Physicians, signalling its authority to potential buyers.

Thomson, Discourse, 1750 (C4r)

The authorizing citations have moved from being printed in the outer margins on the side of the page to the bottom of the page, a practice we would describe as footnotes.

Tryal of Richard Francklin, 1731 (A1r)

The 1731 imprint date suggests that the publication of this chapbook followed almost immediately after the conclusion of the December 3, 1731 trial. Chapbooks like these---small unbound pamphlets---were a prime source of news as well as entertainment.

Vincent, Discouerie, 1622 (¶2r)

The author's letter to the subject of his critique is set off with a headpiece and an initial letter. Atpically for English books, the prefatory material is signed with a pilcrow (¶).

Vincent, Discouerie, 1622 (4C1r)

A cancel slip has been pasted over the top coat of arms to correct it; in this copy, the slip is slightly askew, making it easy to spot.

Vincent, Discouerie, 1622 (4O2r)

The main text of this page focuses on genealogy, but the bleed-through of the ink on the verso reveals the presence of printed marginalia that has been pasted over (cf sig 4O2v).