SCOTTISH PRINTED BOOKS
ANTONY KAMM 

This year of 2008 is the 500th anniversary of printing in Scotland.  To celebrate this important event the National Library of Scotland will present their exhibition Imprentit at their premises at King George IV Bridge in Edinburgh, home of the marvellous John Murray Collection.

Working, and publishing, in partnership with the National Library we are proud to present this colourful, succinct, delightfully designed account of the first five centuries.  Beautifully printed on fine papers by Nevisprint in Highland Scotland Printed Scottish Books will illuminate and inform as well as entertain you.  The author, Antony Kamm, has been writing in and of Scotland for many years.  To learn more about him please visit the books Hinterland. 

The National Library of Scotland web site can be accessed from the link below as well as from our Links page.  Always informative it is one of the liveliest web sites in publishing.  500 Years of Printing in Scotland is also filled with interest and information.  With our partners we will endeavour to keep you informed of Imprentit developments on this web site and through our regular e-bulletins. 

The image opposite is the mark of Androw Myllar and Walter Chepman who received their patent from the hand of King Kames IV in September 1507.  Their earliest known publication is The Complaint of the Black Knight, dated 4th April 1508. 

Printed Scottish Books will be a treasured memento to hand down through the next five centuries. 

CELEBRATING 500 YEARS OF BOOKS IN SCOTLAND 

RRP: £5.99

ISBN: 978-1-905207-21-3 

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