Hugh Blair; Rev. Thomas Lionel Berguer — Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres

London, T. Allman, 1840 . Leather. The scarce new edition of this guide on composition by one of the first great theorists of written discourse, Hugh Blair. The scarce new edition, in one volume.  In a half maroon morocco binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece. A work by Hugh Blair, a Scottish minister of religion, author and rhetorician, considered one of the first great theorists of written discourse. The volume provides a prescriptive guide on composition. With a critical preface by Rev. Thomas Lionel Berguer.   In a half maroon morocco binding. Externally, light fading to spine, with slight bumping to head. Rubbing to joints, boards, and extremities. Hinges reinforced. Odd mark to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with very light spotting to the front and rear. Archival repairs to top left corners of front pages, with the odd closed tear. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .