The Origin and Progress of Writing, as well as Hieroglyphic as Elementary, Illustrated by Engravings Taken From Barbles, Manuscripts and Charters.

Descripción

4to. 29 by 24 cm. xxv, [1], 235 pp. 31 plates, or tables, as they are called here. Ten are folding, with the occasional touches of hand-coloring. A few ot the plates are on the same leaf. Most, though, have blank versos. An extra plate tipped into at back -- this plate is on glossy paper and certainly later. Quarter calf later. Some cubbing of the calf. Small corner calf triangular piece mostly perished in upper corner. Considerable offsetting of plates. Light foxing in prelims, and occasionally elsewhere, but mostly clean. Overall an attractive copy. Half Calf. Marbled pastedown on boards.

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Título

The Origin and Progress of Writing, as well as Hieroglyphic as Elementary, Illustrated by Engravings Taken From Barbles, Manuscripts and Charters.

Editor

Printed by J. Nichols. Printed for the Author, sold by T. Payne and Son, B. White, P. Elmsly, G. Nicol and Leigh and Sotheby London, 1784

Encuadernación

Encuadernación de tapa dura

Edición

First edition.

Estado

Very Good

Catálogos de vendedores

• Calligraphy