LECTURES ON THE ART OF READING; First Part: containing the art of reading prose
by SHERIDAN, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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Tunbridge Wells , Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Dublin: Samuel Whyte, 1782. edition not stated . Full Leather. Good-. 10.5 Cms x 17.5 cms. vi+257; top edge of t.p. excised above title, it also has a small hole and several patches of surface rubbing where ownership sigs (?) have been erased, this has caused loss of a couple of characters, tiny worm hole bottom outside corner extending as far as p.224, this actually begins on fr. endpaper where itis a little larger, as it is on succeeding blank fly, very early sig. top p. iii (i.e. leaf after t.p.), some cracking to end gutters but these remain tight, otherwise clean & unmarked; covers rubbed with some board exposure tp back bottom corner by joint and upper fr. beside fore-edge, panelled sp. has good label and gilt 'I' (Vol.number). Apparently very scarce in any condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Douglas Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005980
- Title
- LECTURES ON THE ART OF READING; First Part: containing the art of reading prose
- Author
- SHERIDAN, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- edition not stated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Samuel Whyte
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1782
- Size
- 10.5 Cms x 17.5 cms
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LANGUAGE RECITATION ELOCUTION PRONUNCIATION RHETORIC
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.