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Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First Edition. French educator and the inventor of a reading and writing system named after him, braille, intended for use by visually impaired people. His system is used worldwide and remains virtually unchanged to this day. This biography includes 31 never-befo…re-translated letters, some written by Louis's own hand. An extraordinary collection of documents, photographs, and artistic works--some unearthed from a curator's private archives in France--complement Mellor's meticulous primary research into Louis's life as a child, student, teacher, musician and genius inventor. Tiny closed tears to the dust jacket. First printing, inscribed by the author. 11½" - 9½". Inscribed by Author. book.
