LOT 3174
4th December 2024
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LOT 3174
HUMPHREYS, Henry Noel. The Origin and Progress of the Art of Writing. London: Ingram, Cooke, and Co., 1853. First edition, 4to (257 x 168mm.) 28 plates, several chromolithographed. (Browning, preliminaries heavily browned, occasional damp-staining, 1 loose plate.) Original black calf spine, papier-mâché pierced covers designed by Humphreys, g.e. (loss to corners and to top edge of lower cover, light cracks to lower cover). Note: one of only three Victorian papier-mâché bindings to be reprinted.
Estimate: £60 – £90
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