The origin and progress of letters. . An essay, in two parts. The first shewing when, and by whom letters were invented; ... The second part consists of a compendious account of the most celebrated English penmen, ... The whole collected from undoubted authorities, by W. Massey, ... 3001713 | National Trust Collections

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The origin and progress of letters. . An essay, in two parts. The first shewing when, and by whom letters were invented; ... The second part consists of a compendious account of the most celebrated English penmen, ... The whole collected from undoubted authorities, by W. Massey, ...

William Massey (1691-1764)

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Books

Date

1763

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England

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Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset

NT 3001713

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iv,160,[8];[4],175,[1]p.,plates . ill.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Bookplate: Henry Bankes Esqr. manuscript on bookplate in an eighteenth-century hand: 864.

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William Massey (1691-1764)

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