Elegant extracts. : A copious selection of instructive, moral, and entertaining passages, from the most eminent prose writers. : Volume I[-VI] ...

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Knox, Vicesimus, 1752-1821.

Cook, Richard, 1784-1857, illustrator.

Westall, Richard, 1765-1836, illustrator.

Corbould, H. (Henry), 1787-1844, illustrator.

Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834, illustrator.

Brooke, William Henry, 1772-1860, illustrator.

Series:

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 41210.

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 43921.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

6 volumes : illustrations ; 15 cm

Place of Publication:

New-York: : Published by Kirk & Mercein, 22, Wall-Street., 1818.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Contents:

V. I. Book I. II. Religious

V. II. Book III. IV. Preceptive. Classical

V. III. Book V. VI. Orations and harangues. Parliamentary speeches

V. IV. Book VII. VIII. Historical. Characters. Dialogues

V. V. Book IX. X. Narrative, Humorous and satirical

V. VI. Book XI. XII. Miscellaneous. Chronology, &c.

Notes:

Compiled by Vicesimus Knox.

Each volume comprises two books; each book has an engraved title page. Engraved title pages have illustrations by Richard Cook, R. Westall, Hy. Corbould, I. Stothard, and W.H. Brooke.

"William A. Mercein, printer ..."--colophon.

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 41210).

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 43921).

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