WILLIS, Edmond. An Abbreviation of Writing by Character . London: G. Purslowe for N. Bourne and P. Stephens, 1627. 8°. Additional engraved title and 8 plates (outer corners cropped thoughout affecting engraved title, first plate repaired at outer margin with slight loss, short tear in A5, somewhat browned and stained throughout). Early 20th-century cloth. Second edition of Willis' treatise on shorthand based on the common alphabet, a system very similar to that of his contemporary namesake, John Willis STC 25742. OTWAY, Thomas (1652-1685). Venice Preserv'd, or a Plot Discovered. A Tragedy . London: for J. Hindmarsh, 1682. 4° (217 x 161mm). (Some discolouration and spotting, library stamp on title). 19th-century red boards (worn, upper cover detached). FIRST EDITION. Wing O567. And an imperfect copy of John Ford's The Broken Heart (London, 1633). (3)
WILLIS, Edmond. An Abbreviation of Writing by Character . London: G. Purslowe for N. Bourne and P. Stephens, 1627. 8°. Additional engraved title and 8 plates (outer corners cropped thoughout affecting engraved title, first plate repaired at outer margin with slight loss, short tear in A5, somewhat browned and stained throughout). Early 20th-century cloth. Second edition of Willis' treatise on shorthand based on the common alphabet, a system very similar to that of his contemporary namesake, John Willis STC 25742. OTWAY, Thomas (1652-1685). Venice Preserv'd, or a Plot Discovered. A Tragedy . London: for J. Hindmarsh, 1682. 4° (217 x 161mm). (Some discolouration and spotting, library stamp on title). 19th-century red boards (worn, upper cover detached). FIRST EDITION. Wing O567. And an imperfect copy of John Ford's The Broken Heart (London, 1633). (3)
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