[Deaf & Dumb Alphabet]
[n.d., c.1860.]
Wood engraving. Sheet 460 x 440mm (18 x 17¼"). Trimmed into image at top, losing title, trimmed close bottom left for binding, splits to folds, creases.
An early version of the British Sign Language, with llustrations of the signs for the 26 letters of the alphabet, 'good' & 'bad', with two illustrations of the technique in use. A few of the signs are different to the modern usage.
See Ref 58799
[Ref: 58797] £190.00
Wood engraving. Sheet 460 x 440mm (18 x 17¼"). Trimmed into image at top, losing title, trimmed close bottom left for binding, splits to folds, creases.
An early version of the British Sign Language, with llustrations of the signs for the 26 letters of the alphabet, 'good' & 'bad', with two illustrations of the technique in use. A few of the signs are different to the modern usage.
See Ref 58799
[Ref: 58797] £190.00
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