Letters on the most common, as well as important, occasions in life, by Cicero, Pliny, Voiture, Balzac, St. Evremond, Locke, Lord Lansdowne, Dryden, Garth, Pope, Gay, Swift, and other writers of distinguish'd Merit;; with many original letters and cards, by the editor. Who has also prefix'd, A Dissertation on the Epistolary Stile; With proper Directions for addressing Persons of Rank and Eminence. For the use of young gentlemen and ladies.
London: Newbery.
12mo. 204 pages with even toning throughout, small bookplate on inside front cover and slightly damaged rear blank fly-leaf. Original brown calf, rubbed. London: printed for J. Newbery, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, (1787). Second Edition. Scarce. Very good.
A rare guide to juvenile letter-writing etiquette.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: Second
Language: English
Price: $850.00
Item #302095
See all items in
18TH CENTURY,
ETIQUETTE
See all items by John NEWBERY