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Lot 352:
Gregg, John Robert. Gregg Shorthand New Rapid Course and Dictionary; and A Portrait of Royalty. Three Volumes.
Description
A collection of three vintage hardcover books. The first volume is Gregg Shorthand: New Rapid Course by John Robert Gregg, bound in publisher’s red cloth with black printed titles and the shorthand symbol on the front board. The second volume is the Gregg Shorthand Dictionary, also by John Robert Gregg, featuring a textured brown cloth binding with debossed titles and symbol to the front cover. The third volume, titled A Portrait of Royalty, is bound in dark green cloth with ornate gilt-stamped decorative scrollwork and borders. This third volume is contained within a clear plastic protective sleeve bearing a handwritten label marked 9751. These volumes represent typical mid-20th-century secretarial instructional texts and a commemorative publication.
Height: approximately 18 cm
Width: approximately 13 cm.
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