ARTMAN WM. AND L.V. HALL. Beauties and Achievements of the Blind. "Rochester Published for the Authors 1879 8vo., publisher's brown pebbled cloth decorated in blind and gilt; head and foot of spine slightly rubbed (otherwise quite fresh). Opposite the frontispiece (and before the title) is an eight-line quotation from Isaiah XLII, 16 PRINTED IN LARGE BLIND EMBOSSED LETTERS. First edition. The book begins with memoirs of eminent blind authors, including Homer, Milton, Ossian followed by more contemporary writers and concludes with a section of Collected Poems by Hall and other blind authors. EMBOSSED-TYPE FRONTISPIECE" Price: USD 165.00 other currencies    inquire

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