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Blair (Hugh) Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettr

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Three Books: Lectures of Rhetoric: Blair, Hugh, D.D. Lectures of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres III vols. 11th edition. Edinburgh, London, Cadell & Davies & Creech. 1809. Tooled leather binding.

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1809 LECTURES on RHETORIC by HUGH BLAIR antique: Size 4 1/3 by 6 3/4" Some foxing. Some wear of binding. Front cover is starting to detach. Not illustrated. Reserve: $49.00 Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate of $25.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.

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Lot of 4 Antique Writing & Grammar, & Speaking Books: Dr. Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric An Essay on the Art of Speaking Grammar of the French Language With Practical Exercises, by N. Wanostrocht, LL. D. Harvey's Language Course Elementary Grammar and Comp

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[BINDINGS -- FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]. A group of 12 works concealing fore-edge paintings depicting coun: [BINDINGS -- FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]. A group of 12 works concealing fore-edge paintings depicting country scenes, comprising: BLAIR, Hugh. Sermons, Vol. III. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807. Conte

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Lot 3 Antique Leather-bound Books: Lot of three antique leather bound books. Includes ‘Blair’s Rhetoric’, ‘Practical Piety’, ‘Les Aventures De Télémaque’. All books are leather bound, bindings have degraded to a degree.

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James Havard "Mohave Lecture": James Havard oil and wax on wood, 1996. Title: "Mohave Lecture". Provenance: Bill Lowe Gallery in Atlanta, GA, and Allan Stone Gallery, New York (labels on verso). The work is set in an antique gold f

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1769 The Method Teaching Belles Lettres: The Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres, or, an introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physics,…, by Charles Rollin, printed at London for W. Stra

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19th C Books from the Blair Estate: (1) The Scientific and Literary Treasury Popular Encyclopaedia of the Belles Lettres by Samuel Maunder, printed by Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London, 1845. (2) 1853 Holy Bible, (3) 1851 New T

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Blair (Hugh) Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettr

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Blair (Hugh) Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres,2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, offsetting on to title, ink signature to each title, a few ink stains, occasional spotting, contemporary half calf, spine in compartments and with black morocco label, spine heads chipped, corners worn, covers rubbed and scuffed, 4to, for W.Strahan, 1783.

***Hugh Blair, church minister, rhetorician and a leading theorist in the art of written discourse. He was a friend of Hume and Adam Smith. Alston VI, 237 calls the work 'A comprehensive discussion of rhetoric and style with wide-ranging comments on language in general, and English in particular'..