Front cover image for Elegant extracts, or, Useful and entertaining passages from the best English authors and translations ; principally designed for the use of young persons

Elegant extracts, or, Useful and entertaining passages from the best English authors and translations ; principally designed for the use of young persons

Print Book, English, 1826
A new edition, embellished with elegant engravings. Prepared by James G. Percival View all formats and editions
printed and published by Samuel Walker, no. 347, (Harlem-Place) Washington-Street, Boston, 1826
6 volumes : frontispieces, illustrations ; 25 cm
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Volume I: Prose
Volume II: Prose
Volume III: Epistles
Volume IV: Epistles
Volume V: Poetry
Volume VI: Poetry
"Stereotyped by T. H. Carter & Co." -- Title page
Each volume has different engraved frontispiece with tissue paper cover. Volume I: Vicesimus Knox painted by Oliver and engraved by T. Kelly; Volume II: Thomas Jefferson painted by Otis and engraved by T. Kelly; Volume III: Alexander Pope painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller and engraved by W. Hoogland; Volume IV: George Washington painted by Stuart and engraved by T. Kelly; Volume V: Milton painted by Samuel Cooper and engraved by W. Hoogland; Volume VI: William Shakspeare [sic] drawn from the Chandos Portrait in the possession of the Marquis of Buckingham
Each volume has different engraved added title page with vignettes. Volume I: vignette created by B. F. Burney and engraved by J. B. Seeple; Volume II: vignette created by E. F. Burney and engraved by J. B. Neagle; Volume III: vignette created by E. F. Burney and engraved by J. B. Neagle; Volume IV: vignette created by Geo. Corbould and engraved by J. B. Neagle; Volume V: vignette created by R. Westall and engraved by J. B. Neagle; Volume VI: vignette engraved by J. B. Neagle