W. Salt Brassington History of the Art of Bookbinding

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Incessant work had overtaxed the young man's strength, and reluctantly he left London in the year Of the Queen's accession, in order to commence business on his own account as a printer and bookbinder at Market Rasen, in his native county, where he remained seven years, and then removed to Henley - in-arden. On November loth, 1844, John Hannett commenced business as a printer, bookbinder, general stationer, and postmaster, in the High Street of the quiet Old Warwickshire town, and after twenty-five years of ceaseless industry retired on a Comfortable fortune to end his days in a picturesque old house in Henley Street.