Search Results: Rhetoric from Parker's Rare Books

London: Macmillan and Co, 1876. HB. Maroon cloth, gilt figure on front cover and gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, Volume I 316 pp., Volume II 481 pp. Black end papers. Slight edge wear, fraying, with 1/4" loss top of spine, 1" split top of rear joint, rear hinge cracked, volume I. Volume II shows fraying top of spine, top front corner worn through to boards, 1" crack top rear joint. Volume II unopened. Book condition Good.

Sydney & London: Angus and Robertson Ltd, 1945. HB. Orange cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo., 425 pp. "An examination of the English language and English speech as used in Australia...". Spine sunned, number on lower spine, card pocket at rear. From the W. A. Sumner Collection. Appears to have been in a private library. No marks in book. The second printing, with the revised page 295-96 tipped in. Book condition VG-.

Washington, D.C: Leewin B. Williams & Son, 1935. HB. Blue cloth, black lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, 314 pp. + index at rear. No marks in book, binding tight, very light edge wear to covers. Top of text block somewhat soiled. Book condition VG-.

Chicago: T. S. Denison, c. 1915. HB. Dark green cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, large 12 mo, 370 pp. + ads at rear. No marks in book, binding solid. Gilt lettering bright. Covers show minor edge wear, edges of text block somewhat soiled. Book condition VG-.

Chicago: Jansen, McClurg, & Company, 1884. HB. Green cloth, black lettering on front cover and gilt lettering on spine, 12 mo, 303 pp. Owners name ffep only mark in book, front and rear hinges cracked. Covers show minor edge wear. Book condition Good+.

Merthyr Tydfil: Abgraffwyd Gan Joseph Williams, 1890. HB. Red cloth, black lettering and floral design on front cover, gilt lettering on spine, 12 mo, 208 pp. + errata slip at rear. Clean, unmarked book. Front hinge cracked, but binding solid. Covers show minor edge wear, spotting. Old bookseller label front paste-down. Most of text in Welch. Author was Professor of Elocution and Oratory at the Wyoming Seminary at Kingston, Pa. Book condition VG-. Uncommon.

New York: Robert M. De Witt, c. 1872. HB. Comprising a Great Number of Readings, Recitations, Dialogues and Harangues, from the Most Celebrated Tragedies, Poems and Speeches....". Brown cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12 mo., 192 pp, green end papers. Poem circled, page 57, only marks in text. Covers show some soiling, corners worn through to boards, spine top and bottom chipped with some loss, front joint cracked about 1" up from bottom. Binding solid. Uncommon. Book condition Good+.

London: Printed for B. Motte, 1730. 4th. HB. Written in the Year 1709, and Addressed to the Right Honourable John Lord Roos, the Present Duke of Rutland". Full brown tooled leather, 12 mo., 243 pp. Front cover detached, but present. 5 Raised bands on spine. Edge wear, wear to corners, loss top and bottom of spine. Ffep has 1/4" hole in center. No marks in book, binding solid. The fourth edition, with some alterations and additions. Book condition Good-.

Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1846. HB. Full brown leather, gilt title on black label on spine, 12 mo, 484 pp. Writing, in pencil, ffep, no marks in text, minor foxing, binding tight. Covers show some scuffing, gilt on spine bright. Front and rear end papers have adhesive residue spots. Book condition VG-.

Chicago: Markus-Campbell Company, 1932. HB. Red pebbled cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12 mo., various paginations. Six volumes complete. No marks in books, bindings solid. Very slight edge wear. Book condition VG.

Albany: Weare. C. Little, 1846. HB. with Elucidatory Passages from Various Authors to which are added Remarks on Reading Prose and Verse, with Suggestions to Instructions of the Art". Black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 12 mo., 300 pp. Very small owners stamp front end paper, otherwise no marks in text. Minor edge wear, lower corners worn. Binding solid. Minor foxing to page edges. Book condition VG.

New York: Macmillan, 1923. HB. Black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 12 mo., 207 pp. Sticker residue front end paper and ffep, owners name ffep, otherwise no marks in book, binding solid. Very slight edge wear to covers. Book condition VG.

Boston: Printed by David Carlisle for Joseph Nancrede, 1804. HB. Full brown leather, gilt lettering on red panel on spine, 12mo, vii, 300 pp. Published according to Act of Congress stated on title page. No marks in book, binding solid. Covers show light edge wear, minor scuffing. Book condition VG.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1899. hb. Aldine edition, green cloth, paper title label on spine, 8vo, 451pp. Many pages unopened, appears to have not been read. Top edge gilt, spine sun faded. Owner's book plate on front paste-down, no marks in book, binding tight. Book condition VG.

New York: Longmans, Green, 1928. HB. Green cloth, brown lettering on spine, 12 mo, 164 pp. No marks in book, bottom corners slightly bumped. Book condition VG.

Philadelphia: Penn Publishing, 1899. HB. Dark green cloth, silver design and red lettering on front cover and spine, 16 mo, 143 pp + 12 pp ads. Owners name ffep, slight soiling, edge wear to covers. No marks in text, binding tight. Book condition VG.

London: Printed for A. Strahan; T. Cadell, 1793. 5th. HB. In three volumes. Half black leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering on spines, 8vo., Volume I 456 pp., Volume II 480 pp., Volume III 384 pp. + index at rear for all three volumes. Marbled end papers, owners name rather grandly on ffep of each volume. Volumes show uniform edge wear, scuffing to heads and heals of spines. Corners worn through to boards. All bindings solid, no marks in text. Remnants of adhesive from book plates front paste-down of each volume. Book condition VG-.

Akron, Ohio: The New Werner Company, 1902. HB. Blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 477 pp. Volume I only, of 15 volumes. Owners name and sticker ffep, no other marks in book, binding tight. This volume contains many Greek and Roman orations and including Luther, Zwingli and John Knox. Covers show minor edge wear. Book condition VG.

Philadelphia: John D. Morris, 1900. HB. Black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo., pp 861-1290. X-Library with usual flaws, in library binding, but clean reading copy. No marks in text, binding solid. Volume III only, After dinner speeches, P-Z. Book condition VG.

New York: A. S. Barnes, 1859. HB. A Selection of Pieces for the Use of Young Students in Schools and Academies". Brown embossed cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 12 mo., 312 pp. Moisture stain top of pages not affecting text, two pages show pencil markings. Covers show slight edge wear, minor soiling. Binding solid. Book condition Good+.