Lydia Bailey: A Checklist of Her Imprints

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Lydia Bailey Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nipps, Karen. Lydia Bailey : a checklist of her imprints / Karen Nipps. p. cm. — (The Penn State series in the history of the book) Summary: “Explores the life and work of Lydia Bailey, a leading printer in the book trade in Philadelphia from 1808 to 1861. Includes a list of almost nine hundred of her known imprints”—Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-271-05571-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Bailey, Lydia R., 1779–1869. 2. Women printers—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—Biography. 3. Printing—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—History—19th century. 4. Philadelphia (Pa.)—Imprints. I. Bibliographical Society of America. II. Houghton Library. III. Library Company of Philadelphia. IV. Title. V. Series: Penn State series in the history of the book. Z232.B145N57 2012 686.092—dc23 [B] 2012044573 Copyright © 2013 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA 16802-1003 The Pennsylvania State University Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses. It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Material, ANSI Z39.48–1992. Frontispiece: Jacob Eichholtz, portrait of Lydia Bailey. Courtesy of LancasterHistory.org, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Communiter bona profundere deum est —motto of the library company of philadelphia ...