Item #35949 The Art of English Correspondence, or a collection of letters on all subjects, familiar, satirical and serious; preceded by an introduction to epistolary writing by Al. Jamieson, Dr. Johnson and P. Sadler, containing also a selection of letters from the most celebrated English writers. P. SADLER.

The Art of English Correspondence, or a collection of letters on all subjects, familiar, satirical and serious; preceded by an introduction to epistolary writing by Al. Jamieson, Dr. Johnson and P. Sadler, containing also a selection of letters from the most celebrated English writers...

Paris: Truchy's French and English Library, 1829. First edition, 8vo, 308 pp. A few spots and light marginal browning, light damp staining to the lower edge throughout. Contemporary maroon half morocco, marbled sides and edges, gilt decorated spine. Reprinted a number of times and eventually titled "The Art of Correspondence, English and French", this first edition is decidedly scarce; OCLC listing only 2 copies worldwide, in the Bibliothèque Nationale and at the University of Rochester. Item #35949

Price: £300.00

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