BLAIR (Hugh): - Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres.London: Printed for W. Strahan..., 1783. FIRST EDITION. 4to, pp. viii, 496; [iv], 550 [551 - 567 Index, 568 blank], recent half calf, gilt spines, black leather labels, marbled boards; lacks portrait, some stains on leather, bookplate removed from front paste-down end-paper of volume 1. The first review of Blair's admired and frequently-reprinted book came in the Monthly Review, in which the reviewer affirmed that Blair had exemplified a "happy and singular union of taste and philosophy [and had] supplied a great defect in the science of criticism...." It also made a "valuable addition to the polite literature" of the late 18th century. GBP 495.00 [Appr.: EURO 577 US$ 626.82 | JP¥ 97636] Book number 6338is offered by:
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