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CALLIGRAPHY & LETTERING.
Petty, G. Harvey
Limited to 220 copies (from previously owned prospectus) (Bradbury, Schori, 31). Printed in two colors by offset lithography. A collection of interesting quotes on writing beautifully presented by the author who did the calligraphy and designed each page. In a special binding.
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MEMOIR OF THE LIFE OF JOHN BOWDLER, ESQ.
by Bowdler, John
First edition. Presentation copy. John Bowdler (1746-1823), a writer on religious and church affairs, was the author of Select Pieces in Verse and Prose (1818). Inscribed "From the Author" on the half title. Bookplates are on the front paste down and the front free endpapers, both from the Locker family. There are a few notes in pencil scattered throughout from a previous owner. Front free endpaper is loose. Boards are rubbed and worn around the edges with light staining and some small scratches. Parts of the gilt border on both covers is worn off. The front hinge has cracked.
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