Show ATTEMPTS TO PRINT A PERFECT boor BOOK the following follow ing is from the cyclopedia of literary and scientific anecdotes 14 whether such a miracle as an immaculata edition of ot a classical author does docs exist says one 1 9 I have but an attempt has been made to obtain this glo alo aloius lus iuS singularity and arid was as nearly reali realized az ed as is is perhaps possible the magnificent ed edition aitio D of Os IMs biadas of campens cal Cai by don jose sousa ill in 1817 this amateur spare spared no prodigality of cost and labor and flattered ll 11 himself that by the assistance of didot not a single typographical error should be found in that splendid volume but an error was after afterwards wai wal ds discovered in some of the copies occasioned by one of the letters in the tile word lusitano having got misplaced during the working of one of lle ile lie the sheets slice ts it must be confessed that this was an accident or misfortune e lather than an erratum l the celebrated Fo ulises of glasgow attempted to bubli h a work which should be a perfect specimen of typography and accuracy E every very veny precaution ec aution was taken to secure the desired result six I 1 experienced proof readers were employed who devoted hours to the reading of each page and after it was thought to be perfect it was posted up in the tiie hall liall of the university with a not notification M icat on that a reward of fifty pounds would mould be paid to any person who could discover an error each was suffered to remain two weeks in the place where it had been posted before the work I 1 was 11 prin plin printed ted and the printers thought they had attained lie object for which they had been striving when the work was issued it was discovered that several errors had llad been committed one mie of which was in the first line of he tile first page the tha foulis editions of the classical works are still much prized by scholars and collectors |