The origin and progress of writing. As well hieroglyphic as elementary. Illustrated by engravings taken from marbles, manuscripts and charters, ancient and modern. Also some account of the origin and progress of printing. This book, "The origin and progress of writing," by Thomas Astle, is a replication of a book originally published before 1876. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
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The origin and progress of writing. As well hieroglyphic as elementary. Illustrated by engravings taken from marbles, manuscripts and charters, ancient and modern. Also some account of the origin and progress of printing. This book, "The origin and progress of writing," by Thomas Astle, is a replication of a book originally published before 1876. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
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Add this copy of The Origin and Progress of Writing and Printing to cart. $810.00, good condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1803 by By T. Bensley for J. White.
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Good. Folio, 49 x 35 cm. Large paper copy. 2nd, and best edition. Bound in worn / scuffed 20th century 3/4 leather over brown boards. Collated: [7], xxiv, 240. Engraved portrait frontispiece and [32] epigraphic and manuscript-facsimile engraved plates, 9 in full or partial hand-color. Scattered spotting, heavily to frontis. Some toning / offsetting opposite plates. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
