The Life of Thomas Gent. Printer. Written by himself. 1832. 8vo. 23cm. pp[iv], 208. Eng.port. An uncommon first edition of Thomas Gent's historically fruitful autobiography, illustrated with a frontispiece of Gent. The portrait is by Augustus Fox'.The first edition of this work. In the original publishers' binding.The autobiography of Thomas Gent.Gent was an Irish printer active in York. His autobiography is revered for his historical accounts, providing a resource for historians of printing. Pages uncut . Free from any inscriptions. A clean and tight copy.