Elegant extracts : A copious selection of instructive, moral, and entertaining passages, from the most eminent prose writers. : Volume I[-VI].
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New-York : Published by Kirk & Mercein, 22, Wall-Street, 1818. |
| Description | 6 volumes : illustrations ; 15 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Other author/creator | Knox, Vicesimus, 1752-1821. |
| Other author/creator | Cook, Richard, 1784-1857, illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Westall, Richard, 1765-1836 illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Corbould, H. (Henry), 1787-1844, illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834 illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Brooke, William Henry, 1772-1860, illustrator. |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 41210. ^A575643 Early American imprints. Second series no. 43921. ^A575643 |
| Contents | V. I. Book I. II. Religious -- V. II. Book III. IV. Preceptive. Classical -- V. III. Book V. VI. Orations and harangues. Parliamentary speeches -- V. IV. Book VII. VIII. Historical. Characters. Dialogues -- V. V. Book IX. X. Narrative, Humorous and satirical -- V. VI. Book XI. XII. Miscellaneous. Chronology, &c. |
| General note | Compiled by Vicesimus Knox. |
| General note | Each volume comprises two books; each book has an engraved title page. Engraved title pages have illustrations by Richard Cook, R. Westall, Hy. Corbould, I. Stothard, and W.H. Brooke. |
| General note | "William A. Mercein, printer ..."--colophon. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 41210 |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 43921 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 41210). |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 43921). |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |