The 26 Letters.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1971),
First Printing of the Second Edition, Revised. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. (viii), 294pp. Thomas Y. Crowell, Item #29156
The complete and fascinating story of writing characters. "He has enlivened this history with thumbnail stories: the discovery of the Altamira wall paintings; the strange letter to Darius; the finding of the Rosetta stone; the competition of Saint Columba and Saint Finnian." Extensively illustrated. This second edition includes an added chapter, "The Alphabet Today". Laid in is the bottom third of a letter signed "Oscar" above Ogg's typed name. With the two-color bookplate of John DePol. A small chip to bottom of back panel of jacket. A fine copy.
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