The Origin And Progress Of The Art Of Writing

4to. 10.50″ x 7.50″ x 1.75″ . pp.8/pp.176 + 28 plates. A very good binding, carefully rebacked. Embossed, pierced and moulded black relief plaque in black papier mache over red papered boards (imitating carved ebony), with a few small cracks and early repairs. Professionally rebacked in matching black leather. Spine with gilt title: “History Of Writing”. All page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated with 28 full-page plates, many lithographed in colours by Day & Son, and many figures in the text. A well preserved copy of this scarce book.