author
Andrew White Tuer
1838–1900
A lively Victorian publisher and printer, he helped turn the Leadenhall Press into a home for inventive book design, facsimiles, and curious works on printing history. His books reflect both practical know-how and a collector’s delight in the odd corners of literary culture.
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Old London Street Cries and the Cries of To-day With Heaps of Quaint Cuts Including Hand-coloured Frontispiece
by Andrew White Tuer
Luxurious Bathing
by Andrew White Tuer
About the author
Born in Sunderland on December 24, 1838, he became a British publisher, writer, and printer whose career was closely tied to the world of Victorian bookmaking. In 1862 he went into partnership with Abraham Field, and their firm later grew into the Leadenhall Press in London.
He is remembered for combining business sense with real enthusiasm for the craft of printing. He edited the Paper & Printing Trades Journal, encouraged exchange and discussion within the trade, and produced books that ranged from practical printing matters to antiquarian and illustrated subjects.
His interests were broad and distinctive. He wrote on figures such as Francesco Bartolozzi, published facsimiles and historically minded works, and became especially associated with the charm and design of late 19th-century books. He died on February 24, 1900, leaving behind a reputation as one of the more imaginative publishers of his period.