THE AMERICAN ORATOR: Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry; Comprehending a Diversity of Oratorical Specimens, of the Eloquence of Popular Assemblies, Of the Bar, Of the Pulpit, &c.

7 x 4.25, leather, 408 pp. Covers very well worn, stained, rubbed, corners bumped & worn, worming to covers & spine & pieces missing, inner hinges cracked, covers a little loose, lacking free front endpaper and a blank page at rear, ink & pencil notes & names (contemporary?), title page missing upper corner, spotting, loose signatures, pages 215/16 missing a chunk out of the side margin interfering with text, pp 367/68 has a section torn out near lower corner which affects text, creasing, small tears, most pages heavily browned, staining. Sold as is.