THE CLASSICAL READER; A selection of lessons in prose and verse. From the most esteemed English and American writers. Intended for the use of the higher classes in public and private seminaries

GREENWOOD, Rev. F. W. P. and EMERSON, G. B

Published by Lincoln, Edmands & Co., Boston, 1833

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Octavo in contemporary sheep leather with a gilt-lettered morocco spine label, 408 pages. Frontispiece illustration of George Washington taking leave of his comrades. The contributions are mostly from English authors but included are examples by Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Webster, John Quincy Adams, William Cullen Bryant, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and others. Early owner name and inscription dated 1837 on front blank. Library discard stamp on bulked text edges and front endpaper; frontispiece with some staining but text generally clean; binding solid. Very Good.

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THE CLASSICAL READER; A selection of lessons in prose and verse. From the most esteemed English and American writers. Intended for the use of the higher classes in public and private seminaries
Author
GREENWOOD, Rev. F. W. P. and EMERSON, G. B
Publisher
Lincoln, Edmands & Co., Boston
Publication year
1833
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Third Edition.
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19th Century American Literature, 19th Century Literature, Americana, Education

Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB

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