Second edition, "with additions". (viii), xxiv, 240 pp. 19th century maroon half morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to one panel and richly decorated to the others, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Frontispiece portrait and 32 plates, many folding and/or with some handcolouring. Slight wear and sunning to the spine, occasional browning to the plates, very good overall.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Origin and Progress of Writing, as Well Hieroglyphic as Elementary, Illustrated by Engravings Taken from Ancient and Modern: also Some Account of the Origin and Progress of Printing

Publisher

London: Printed by T. Bensley for J. White

Publication Date

1803

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Bow Windows Bookshop has a large general stock of old and fine books and maps. Owned in partnership by Ric Latham and Jonathan Menezes, we buy and sell all manner of titles from early leatherbound volumes to modern first editions. We exhibit at bookfairs in the UK and North America and issue regular printed catalogues. Located in the beautiful county town of Lewes in the south-east of England, we are open six days a week. All our books are described as accurately as possible and we abide by the Code of Good Practice of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association

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Bow Windows Bookshop Ltd.
175 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1YE, United Kingdom

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We can accept payment by Mastercard, Visa and Sterling cheques, as well as by bank transfer. Please make cheques payable to Bow Windows Bookshop Ltd. All books must be prepaid before sending, unless you are already known to us. All books are returnable for a full refund if found not to be as described. Postage will be charged at cost and will automatically include full insurance cover. Please note that international deliveries may be subject to import duties, taxes, and fees that are beyond our ...

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