Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse, for the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking.

Scott, William

Published by William Young, 1796

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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse, for the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking. By William Scott. The Third American Edition, from the Fifth British Edition. To This American Edition are Prefixed Elements of Gesture, Illustrated by Four Elegant Copper-Plates; and Rules for Expressing, with Propriety, the Various Passions and Emotions of the Mind, Printed by William Young, Bookseller, Philadelphia, 1796, 436 pp, full original leather, 7 x 4.25 , 12mo. In fair condition. Front board detached. Moderate wear to extremities with scuffing to corners and surface of boards. Small spot of worming to the top right corner of front board. Worming to bottom compartment of spine. End bands crushed, loss at head. Overall scuffed and scratched in appearance. Desiccated at edges. New York written in old hand on the pastedown along with an old price. An illegible name written in old hand on the fly Lemuel ? The second fly has numerous signatures of Edward Whitney dated November 26th 1796. He ruled the leaf as well and wrote again on October 19th, 1797 the title and bibliographic information below. He was undoubtedly the first owner of this book. The text is toned and chipped at the edges. With some tearing and age-stain. The plates have been hand colored in lovely pastel shades, some marked with pencil at the outlines. The pigments used seem indicative of the era. possibly cochineal was used. Quite charming. Light toning overall, as to be expected. Binding remains intact. Please see photos. Early American edition - third edition. A classic work printed often during the late 18th century and well into the 19th century. Includes four charming woodcuts of young men that have been colored in by a previous owner. Primers like this were quite common amongst the new middling classes. Seller Inventory # RAREA1796AEGW

Bibliographic Details

Title: Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of ...

Publisher: William Young

Publication Date: 1796

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Edition: 3rd Edition