British librarian and book historian (1935-)

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British type specimens before 1831 : a hand-list / James Mosley.

A specimen of printing types & various ornaments, 1796, reproduced, together with the Sale catalogue of the British Letter-Foundry 1797 / S. & C. Stephenson ; with an introduction by James Mosley.

Specimen of stereotype ornaments, 1825 / Matthew Urlwin Sears ; with an introduction by James Mosley.

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James Mosley

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British type specimens before 1831 : a hand-list / James Mosley.

A specimen of printing types & various ornaments, 1796, reproduced, together with the Sale catalogue of the British Letter-Foundry 1797 / S. & C. Stephenson ; with an introduction by James Mosley.

Specimen of stereotype ornaments, 1825 / Matthew Urlwin Sears ; with an introduction by James Mosley.