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

Astle, Thomas

Edité par 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

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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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• Titre: The Origin and Progress of Writing, as well as Hieroglyphic as Elementary, Illustrated by Engravings Taken From Barbles, Manuscripts and Charters.
• Éditeur: 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
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: First edition.
• État de l'article: Very Good
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