Item #57873 Howard's large and small round text copies with the new rules for learners. James Akin engraver
Howard's large and small round text copies with the new rules for learners. James Akin engraver

Howard's large and small round text copies with the new rules for learners. James Akin engraver

Newburyport, [Mass.]: entered according to Act of Congress by Thomas & Whipple, booksellers, 1805. First edition, narrow oblong 8vo, pp. [32], 16 unnumbered engraved plates; contemporary blue wrappers, worn and chipped; scattered ink stains; various calligraphic inscriptions on both wrappers; pages toned and bent; rear pages loosening. Plates with calligraphic inscriptions designed to show the breadth and range of the letterforms. Wrappers lined with a 1827 newspaper, additional clippings for reinforcement. Ownership inscription of William Cummings, 1808 on p. [3] and front and back wrappers. OCLC records 3 editions: 1803 (1 copy), 1805 (6 copies), 1809 (1 copy). American Imprints 8653; Nash 16. Item #57873

Price: $200.00

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