An Abridgment of Lectures on Rhetoric
Blair, Hugh
Published by Exeter, NH, 1821
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Full leather boards are worn at the corners and on the surface, spine with loss at tail, label is tearing, rear spine edge is tearing. Pen name on front endpaper. Some pencil marks in the book. 1821 printed at Exeter, NH, no publisher listed. All orders packed with care, dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011. Seller Inventory # 12214
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Title: An Abridgment of Lectures on Rhetoric
Publisher: Exeter, NH
Publication Date: 1821
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
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