Pantography, or Universal Drawings, In The Comparison of Their Natural and Arbitrary Laws, With The Nature and Importance of Pasigraphy, As The Science of Letters

Antrim, Benajah J. (1819-1903)

Edité par Philadelphia Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. 1843, 1843

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First edition. Comprising: 6 pages of Titles, Contents & Preface, then 161 pages + 6 plates illustrating Chinese and Japanese characters, with a 7-line errata list to the verso of the final page. The book is firmly bound in later (probably second half of the twentieth century) full calf, decorated in gilt, with a red Morocco title label to the spine, the leather is slightly rubbed and marked and the boards are a trifle bowed. The text block is slightly marked and age toned, more so to some gatherings due to the varying quality of the paper, with minor damage to a few page edges, and a small chip and closed tear to the top edge of the first blank following the front endpaper. An important work in the study of written language, attempting to derive underlying core principals from all the writing systems of the world. self-published by the ambitious young Antrim, before his later careers as an artist, traveller and photographer, themselves a by-product of his decision to leave Philadelphia in the hope of finding gold during the Californian gold-rush. A book that has become rare in commerce, with few copies coming to market since the late 1990s.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Pantography, or Universal Drawings, In The Comparison of Their Natural and Arbitrary Laws, With The Nature and Importance of Pasigraphy, As The Science of Letters
• Éditeur: Philadelphia Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. 1843
• Date de parution: 1843
• Édition: Edition originale