HUMPHREYS, HENRY NOEL. The Origin and Progress of the Art of Writing . . . Second Edition.

PAPIER MÂCHÉ BINDING HUMPHREYS, HENRY NOEL. The Origin and Progress of the Art of Writing . . . Second Edition. 28 plates, many chromolithographed, showing styles of writing and manuscripts from Egyptian hieroglyphics to the 19th century. 4to, black papier-mâché with plastic composition over red cloth, with title encased within capital T of "The History of Writing" by Humpreys, usual hairline cracking, mostly to rear cover, gilt-lettered calf spine, joints cracked and with early unsuccessful glue repair. London, 1855