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Elegant extracts, or, Useful and entertaining passages, from the best English authors and translations : principally designed for the use of young persons

Print Book, English, [1826?]
A new edition, embellished with elegant engravings View all formats and editions
Printed and published by Samuel Walker ... stereotyped by T.H. Carter & Co., Boston, [1826?]
6 volumes : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
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v. 1-2. Prose
v.3-4. Epistles
v.5-6. Poetry
Added engraved t.ps
Vol. 1-2 contain prose extracts; v. 3-4, epistles; v. 5-6, poetry
Engravings by Kelly, Neagle, Hoogland, and Annin & Smith, after illustrations by Oliver, Burney, Raeburn, Otis, Ames, Newton, Kneller, Stuart, Corbould, Reynolds, Martin, Cooper, Westall, Westall, and Phillips
Copyright Mar. 17, 1826 by Samuel Walker
Vol 1: xvi, 416 p., [4] leaves of plates; v. 2: v, [1], 408 p., [4] leaves of plates; v. 3: xv, [1], 384 p., [4] leaves of plates; v. 4: v, [1], 384 p., [4] leaves of plates; v. 5: xii, 388 p., [4] leaves of plates; v. 6: viii, 372, 7, [1] p., [4] leaves of plates
Publisher's advertisements 7 p. at end of v. 6