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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Quarto. [52]pp., 20 numbered plates (including one folded) and 17 unnumbered plates. Half calf and marbled paper over boards, spine re-backed in period-style calf with gilt-stamped raised leather spine label, added laid paper endleaves reinforced at the hinges with cloth tape. Rubbing, moderate wear to the edges and corners, very good. The complete series of lithographic plates drawn and printed by Joseph Hollway, depicting an early pasigraphic writing scheme. Hollway's original engraved bookplate has been tipped-in on the added front pastedown. A made-up copy, with the first two plates transposed (presumably by Hollway), and one letterpress leaf (pp. 23-24) out of numerical order so that the letterpress descriptions follow the order of plates. A unique, custom-bound copy.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1835 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 137 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 137.