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George Bickham: ‘The Universal Penman; Or, the Art of Writing. Made Useful To the Gentleman and Scholar, as well as the Man of Business. Exemplified in all the useful, and ornamental Branches of Modern Penmanship (&c,&c) and engraved by George Bickham’, London, H. Overton, 1743. Folio. Additional engraved title (with separate imprint of Robert Sayer). Both titles soiled. 207 of 212 plates (bound without plates 97, 129, 210-212). Some light staining to first few leaves, else contents in good condition. Contemporary calf, old re-back, worn and rubbed but still sound.

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