The Elements of Punctuation; with Rules on the Use of Capital Letters. Being an Abridgment of the ""treatise on English Punctuation." Prepared for Schools

1857 Tenth Ediition of 1856 origiinal. Scuffing/minor damage to top and bottom of spine and top corners, elsewise a very good, tight, clean copy. Black buckram binding with gold gilt lettering on spine. From the Preface: "At the urgent request of teachers, the author has abridged his "Treatise on Punctuation," and now presents it, in a condensed shape, with a view to its being generally adopted in common schools." CONTENTS: Chapter I. Nature and Plan of the Work. Chapter II. The Grammaticall Points. Chapter III. The Grammatical and Rhetorical Points. Chapter IV. Letter, Syllabic, and Quotation Points. Chapter V. Miscellaneous Marks. Rules on the Use of Capitals. General Exercises. 168 pages followed by a 1 page synopsis of the book and 3 pages of book reviews. LH7.