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Published by Published by B. F. Lucas. A. Small, Printer, Baltimore, 1814
Seller: Americana Books, ABAA, Stone Mt, GA, U.S.A.
Leather bound. Condition: Fair. Octavo. viii, 9-439 pages. Brown sheepskin leather binding. Edge wear and rubs to the boards. Heavy toning to the pages. Hinges cracked. Boards are loose but holding. Volume II only. A fair reading copy.
Published by Montreal: Nahum Mower, 1815
Seller: Aldersgate Books Inc., Niagara Falls, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: FAIR. 1815. Very RARE in Original binding. Brown calf leather over boards. Red label with gilt titling to spine. 221pp. Twenty sermons on various biblical topics. Expository style is typical of early Scottish Presbyterianism. Blair (1718-1800)was one of the ministers of the Church of Scotland, and professor of rhetoric and belles lettres in the University of Edinburgh and was considered one of the first great theorists of written discourse. FAIR. Front board held by one string. Rear board fully intact. Textblock appears clean. Leather partly scuffed with corners worn through. Small chip to spine heel.
Published by New York: John S. Taylor & Co, 1844., 1844
Seller: OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994), West Brookfield, MA, U.S.A.
Association Member: SNEAB
Later edition. c.1777-1801. Period half leather over cloth by Advocate Bindery, Samford. 8vo. pp. xxiv, 25-622, 2 ads. Very Good/No jacket, as issued/Ex-Lib. Traces of wear to binding, internal light-medium foxing throughout; 91 Sermons. Bookplate of Andover Theological Seminary then in Newton, Massachusetts, with internal call numbers and notation of gift of C. H. Frank 1939 with signature of W. H. Ritchie presented by him to Clarence Hill Frank (pastor of First Baptist Church, Stamford CT) and past head of the Detroit Council of Churches.
Published by T. Cadell jun and W. Davies, in the Strand; and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 1801
Seller: Best Books And Antiques, Chandler, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. All five volumes of Dr. Blairs sermons. Original books. Leather bound. All of the front covers while present have totally detached. Marbled end papers. All have a faded book plate from former owner, Henry Rowles. Red banded leather spine insert with gilt titling. Handsome set. Henry Rowles (d. 1850) was the chairman of the Rhymney Iron Works and was engaged in building several of the East India Company's Warehouses, the Royal Mint, the Excise Office, and Drury Lane Theatre. Includes: Volume I. The Twenty-Third Edition. 1801 Volume II. The Twentieth Edition. 1801. Volume III. The Twelfth Edition. 1801. Volume IV. The Eighth Edition. To which is added, a Sermon, preached before the Society for the Benefit of the Sons of the Clergy, &c. on 20th May 1796. 1801. Volume V. "To which is annexed a short account of the life and character of the author, by James Finlayson, D.D." The Fourth Edition 1802. Many ministers tell us that they find new inspiration in these old books. (BR) Box 175.
Published by A Strahan, T Cadwell, W Creech, London & Edinburgh, 1796
Seller: Sierra Rose Antiques, Minden, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
FIRST. Fair/fair/fair. Brown leather boards (separated) Wikipedia: "arguably Blair's most important work: Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres. A compilation of 47 of Blair's lectures given to students at the University of Edinburgh, serves as a practical guide for youth on composition and language; a guide that makes Blair the first great theorist of written discourse. Lectures is important not because it presents radical new theories. In fact, Blair himself admits that the work is a suffusion of his understanding of classical and modern theories of language. Lectures draws on the classic works of theorists such as Quintilian and Cicero combined with the modern works of Addison, Burke, and Lord Kames to become one of the first whole language guides. As one of the first works to focus on written discourse, rather than solely on oral discourse, Blair's Lectures is a comprehensive, accessible prescriptive composition guide that combines centuries of theory in a cohesive form. Blair believed that social cultivation, and most importantly the proper use of polite literature and effective writing, was the key to social success. For him, an education in literature was socially useful, both in its ability to elevate one's social status and its ability to promote virtue and morality. Blair also acknowledged that a person must have virtue and personal character, as well as knowledge of literature to be an effective speaker or writer." ALL THREE VOLUMES - Rare together. Perfect for restorative rebinding. [B234] .