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The Origin and Progress of the Art of Writing. A Connected Narrative. Illustrated by a Number of Specimens of the Writing of All Ages, and a Series of Facsimiles from Autograph Letters from the Fifteenth Century
by Humphreys, Henry Noel
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Day and Son, 1855. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Second edition. Small 4to, vi, 178pp. 28 lithographed plates (including 13 chromolithographs) In original embossed black papier mache covers, recently rebacked in black leather with gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers renewed. A number of cracks to covers, open leaves a little spotted, sporadic marginal soiling [thumbprints] throughout, small ink numbers to the copyright page and to the upper outside corner of the last blank, but on the whole a good copy internally, in a well-preserved example of this odd little bi-way in the development of publisher's bindings.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44322
- Title
- The Origin and Progress of the Art of Writing. A Connected Narrative. Illustrated by a Number of Specimens of the Writing of All Ages, and a Series of Facsimiles from Autograph Letters from the Fifteenth Century
- Author
- Humphreys, Henry Noel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Day and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- History, Writing, Bindings
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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