Hugh Blair - Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres - 1801

3 volumes bound in half leather with the spine and corners. Very good internal condition. With two ex-libris . (Pas de gravures ni de planches ou illustrations) 410 + 411 + 370 pp + index The work brings together 47 lessons devoted to the analysis of language, of style, of taste, of eloquence (public, judicial, political) as well as to literary criticism (poetry, prose, history, drama) Edition of 1801: Published in 3 volumes this edition follows the considerable success of the book, which has established itself as a major reference work for the teaching of English and literary composition in British and American universities in the 19th century

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