[SIGN LANGUAGE]. [BULWER, John, 1606-1656). Chirologia: or the Naturall Language of the Hand? [bound with] Chironomia: or, The Art of Manuall Rhetorique. London: Tho. Harper, 1644. 8vo. 6 engraved plates demonstrating hand gestures for sign language. Bound without the engraved title-pages. Contemporary full calf, boards ruled in gilt (rebacked to style in modern calf, spine stamped in gilt, red gilt morocco lettering label, binding worn, hinges cracking, text toned with occasional thumbsoiling, upper and lower margins trimmed a bit close, a portion of the errata leaf is trimmed away with no loss of text). FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE EARLIEST ENGLISH WORKS ON SIGN LANGUAGE.