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Ogg, Oscar.
The 26 Letters
New York, Thomas Y. Crowell Company,
1950, Third Print ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good/Very Good, Mr. Ogg describes the history of letters as a form of art that is a priceless heritage. With thumbnail stories: the discovery of the Altimira wall paintings; the strange letter to Darius; the finding of the Rosetta stone; the competition of Saint Columba and Saint Finnian. He tells how type is made and how a modern printing press works. Explaining the principles of Egyptian hieroglyphics. Here is the complete and fascinating story of writing, illustrated with more that 275 black and white and colored drawings. From the characters scratched upon cave walls, to the Egyptians systematic and decorative writing, through the Greeks well formed characters and the Romans who made further improvements which incorporated into their alphabet all the letters we have today except for J, U and W. Red cloth boards and spine, black and gilt title panels. DJ price clipped, tan with characters, grey title panel. Chips and closed tears to rear edges and spine ends, upper rear edge 2 1/2 by 1 1/2 inch chip, front edge near spine and spine end chipped 1 inch by 2'. Clean text, solidly bound. sm 4to, 254 pp
(Calligraphy, History, Of, Letterins, History, Of, Writing, Early, Printing, Type, Greek, Letters, Egyptian, Hieroglyphis, Chinese, Alphabet) Cat No. 2545.
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16.50
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Kipling Rudyard.
Traffic and Discoveries
New York, Doubleday, Page,
1904, First American Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good Plus, Green cloth boards, illustration of ship, bright gilt lettering. Mild edgewear. Clean, no writing, solidly bound. Collection of works. First American Edition, "Published, October 1904". TEG. sm 8 vo, 363 pp
(Traffic, And Discoveries, First, Edition, English, Literature, Rudyard, Kipling, Stories) Cat No. 2546.
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25.00
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Kipling Rudyard.
Traffic and Discoveries
New York, Doubleday, Page,
1904, First American Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good Plus, Green cloth boards, illustration of ship, bright gilt lettering. Mild edgewear. Clean, no writing, solidly bound. Collection of works. First American Edition, "Published, October 1904". TEG. sm 8 vo, 363 pp
(Traffic, And Discoveries, First, Edition, English, Literature, Rudyard, Kipling, Stories) Cat No. 2546.
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25.00
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Kipling Rudyard.
Traffic and Discoveries
New York, Doubleday, Page,
1904, First American Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good Plus, Green cloth boards, illustration of ship, bright gilt lettering. Mild edgewear. Clean, no writing, solidly bound. Collection of works. First American Edition, "Published, October 1904". TEG. sm 8 vo, 363 pp
(Traffic, And Discoveries, First, Edition, English, Literature, Rudyard, Kipling, Stories) Cat No. 2546.
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25.00
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Kipling Rudyard.
Traffic and Discoveries
New York, Doubleday, Page,
1904, First American Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good Plus, Green cloth boards, illustration of ship, bright gilt lettering. Mild edgewear. Clean, no writing, solidly bound. Collection of works. First American Edition, "Published, October 1904". TEG. sm 8 vo, 363 pp
(Traffic, And Discoveries, First, Edition, English, Literature, Rudyard, Kipling, Stories) Cat No. 2546.
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25.00
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