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Elegant extracts, or, The literary nosegay : consisting of selections in prose / from admired authors ; to which is added, The maxims and moral reflections, by de la Rouchefoucault ; and A dictionary of literary conversation.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Sp-F 239
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English prose literature.
- Gift books.
- Genre:
- Gift books -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- 19th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Coleman, George W. (autograph) (Gift Book Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- v pages, 1 unnumbered page, 7 unnumbered pages-374 pages ; 14 cm (12mo)
- Other Title:
- Elegant extracts
- Literary nosegay
- Nosegay
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Printed and published by Philip Mauro, 1814.
- Notes:
- Table of contents: p. [369]-374.
- All edges gilt.
- Local Notes:
- Gift Book Collection copy has "Thoughts", extracted from an unknown source, affixed to the front paste-down endpaper.
- Gift Book Collection copy has the autograph, in ink, of "Geo. W. Coleman" on the front free endpaper.
- Contains:
- La Rochefoucauld, François, duc de, 1613-1680. Maximes. English
- Dictionary of literary conversation.
- OCLC:
- 22777703
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