Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres

Good antiquarian condition Complete three-volume set of Hugh Blair’s Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, sixth edition, published in London in 1796. Bound in period full calf with gilt-decorated spines, red title labels, and dark volume labels. Portrait frontispiece of Blair present in Volume I. Condition: Good antiquarian condition overall. Bindings remain intact, with substantial rubbing, scuffing, leather wear, chipping to spine ends, bumped corners, and wear along joints and edges. Some loss and abrasion to spine labels and decorative bands. Text blocks show age toning and red-speckled edges; interiors appear generally clean with scattered foxing, toning, and minor handling wear. Volume I includes the engraved frontispiece portrait. Please review photos carefully for binding wear. Hugh Blair’s lectures were among the most influential eighteenth-century works on rhetoric, taste, literary criticism, composition, and public speaking. A foundational Enlightenment-era text for the study of style and belles lettres, widely used in British and American education through the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Carefully packed for shipment. Ships by USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. Returns accepted within the AbeBooks 30-day return window. bSCI 1e.…