Extracts, Elegant, Instructive and Entertaining in Poetry; from the most approved Authors... with a view to the Improvement and Amusement of Young Persons being similar in design to Extracts in Prose, 2 volumes / ..., Books third, fourth & fifth; Verse...Books third, fourth & fifth; Epistles... selected from the Best Writers, Ancient as well as Modern. 4 volumes.
London: Rivingtons, Longmans, Law, Dodsley et al, 1791. Hardcover book. Four volumes of educational texts for young people. Poetry and Verse, OCLC: 8425341; Extracts Elegant Instructive & Entertaining in Prose, & c, Books third, fourth & fifth (lacks vol first vol, OCLC: 1947210); Verse headings: Dramatic, chiefly from Shakespeare; Epic and Miscellaneous; Ludicrous poems, Epigrams, Songs and Ballads; Epistles: Ancient and Modern letters.
Includes the story of Gulliver's Travells in volume 2 of "Prose" Pages 336 to 393
4 vols, 8vo, rebound in the late 19th c. in 3/4 black leather and green boards. V1 (Poetry) 472pp, v2 (Prose) 524pp, v3 (Verse) 472pp, v4 (Epistles) 420pp. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers, slt fox spotting throughout, title pages quite foxed, covers slt. marked, bindings strong. Overall very good condition. Item #28767
Price: $175.00







