Half Title; Title Page Dated 1785; Advertisement (Quote From Rollin]; Preface [3 Pp., With Errata On Verso Of Last Page];177 Pp; Ad At Rear. First Edition Of This Work, An Enlarged Edition Of A Preliminary Version, This Version Being The First Publication On This Topic To Achieve Popularity. Original Full Calf With Spine Label Lacking But Impressed Title Visible On Spine . Ownership Signature "Cardew / Truro School 1786" On Front Pastedown; Cornelius Cardew Was The Well-Known Master Of The School From 1771, And Had Many Well-Known Students Including Humphrey Davy. Binding Quite Worn And Frayed But Intact, Hinges Tight, Pages Clean And Square With Light Aging. Seller Inventory # 029591

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Title: An Essay On Punctuation

Publisher: J. Walter, London

Publication Date: 1785

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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Fine and unusual first editions and out of print books in all categories. Original photographs, Fine antiquarian and other original prints, paintings, drawings and watercolors. Motion picture and television scripts. Ephemera, Manuscripts and autographs. In business on the internet since 1999. Open by appointment only, in Pasadena, California.

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