Extracts Elegant Instructive Entertaining Prose by Unknown Author (5 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Title: Extracts, Elegant, Instructive and Entertaining in Prose; Selected from the Best Modern Authorsand disposed under proper heads: intended to afsist in introducing young persons to an acquaintance with useful and ornamental knowledgePublished 1791 (Reprint)Original 1761Extract from Preface:The utility of Compilations like the prefent is fufficiently obvious. At an eafy expence they fupply. to young perfons in the courfe of a fchool education, the place of a great variety of Englifh Books; introduce them to an acquaintance with our beft and moft approved Writers; and lay the foundation for improvement and entertainment in advanced life. Hence the favourable reception which fuch Extracts have met with from the public; and the great demand for them at the moft refpectable Seminaries of Education.Condition:The book has brown boards and gilt lettering to the spine.All four outer corners both upper and lower have heavy bumping and wear and tear.There is heavy wear and tear at the top joint on the front board.There is heavy wear and tear at the lower joint on the front board.There is heavy wear and tear at the top and lower joints on the rear board.There are scratches, stains and wear and tear on the front & rear boards.Top and tail of spine have bumping and wear and tear.There is a pencil mark on the front pastedown.There is an inked inscription on the upper outer corner of the front endpaper.The spine has been cracked at the join of the front pastedown and endpaper.There is a waterdamage stain on the front endpaper.There is foxing to the front endpaper.There is a stain to the rear endpaper and pastedown.The spine has been cracked at the rear pastedown and rear endpaper.There is wear and tear along the lower outer edge of the front board.The book is well tanned on upper, lower and outer edges.