The Art of Writing 2800 B.C. to 1930 A.D. [Catalogue 542]
by Maggs Bros
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Maggs Bros. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [1930]. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine leather faded from green to beige. Some small abrasions/chips to leather on front board. ; [1-2 (title)], 1-510, (511), [1-3 (Index)] pages + frontispiece "Seated Figure of Gudea, Governor of Lagash". Bound into papered boards with green quarter leather spine. Red leather lettering piece on spine. Original printed card wrappers (front and rear) bound in. Page dimensions: 262 x 191mm. Bookseller catalogue. 290 items, all illustrated and priced. Title continues: "Illustrated in a collection of original documents written on vellum, paper[,] papyrus, silk, linen, bamboo, or inscribed on clay, marble[,] steatite, jasper, haematite[,] matrix of emerald and chalcedony - exhibiting forty styles of scrips in the languages of Europe, Asia and Africa". .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23204
- Title
- The Art of Writing 2800 B.C. to 1930 A.D. [Catalogue 542]
- Author
- Maggs Bros
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Maggs Bros
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1930]
- Keywords
- Antiquarian Books
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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