Book Details
| Author: | Various: |
| Title: | Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining in Prose; & Extracts, Elegant, Instructive and Entertaining in Poetry, &c; Epistles, Elegant, Familiar & Instructive. |
| Published: | London: Rivingtons, Longman, Law, Dodsley, Whites, Johnson et al., 1791. |
| Classification: | Catalogue 01 - Literature |
| Description: | Extracts, Elegant, Instructive and Entertaining in Prose (Poetry); Selected from the Best Modern authors, and Disposed Under Proper Heads: Intended to Assist in Introducing Young Persons to An aquaintance With Useful and Ornamental Knowledge. Epistles, Elegant, Familiar & Instructive, Selected From the Best Writers, Ancient as well as Modern; Intended for the Improvement of Young Persons, and for General Entertainment: being a Proper Supplement to Extracts in Prose, & In Poetry. Volumes I and II containing Books I - V (Prose). Volumes III and IV containing Books I - V (Poetry). Volume V containing Books I - IV (Epistles). Volume I - xxiv, 511 pp. Contents - Book I : Moral and Religious, Book II: Classical and Historical. Volume II - 524 pp. Contents - Book III: Orations, Characters & Letters., Book IV: Narratives Dialogues. &c. With Other Humorous, Facetious, and Entertaining Pieces, Book V: Introduction to Geography, Astronomy, Chronology, Natural History, &c. Volume III - vi, 472 pp. Contents - Book I: Sacred and Moral, Book II: Didactic, Descriptive Narrative, and Pathetic. Volume IV - 472 pp. Contents - Book III: Dramatic, Chiefly from Shakespeare, Book IV: Epic and Miscellaneous, Book V: Ludicrous Poems &c. Volume V - iv, 776 pp. Contents: Book I: Ancient Letters, Book II: Modern Letters, of Early Date, Book III: Modern Letters of Later Date, Book IV: Recent Letters. Engraved illustration on title page of all volumes except Vol II - no title page. Contents very clean throughout all volumes. Previous owner's stamp on ffeps. Blue marbled eps. All volumes bound in matching full brown leather with gilt decorative panels on spines. Spine labels missing from volumes I, II & V. Rubbing to top and bottom of spines and corners of boardsof all volumes. Nick out of top of back board of Vol II. Considerable rubbing to surface of boards of all volumes - leather rubbed away in spots. Overall condition Good+. |
| Book Number: | #2226 |
| Price: | € 311.00 |
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