[Rarebooks] FS: Jenkins' "The Art of Writing..." Cambridge, MA: (1813)
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Jenkins, John. THE ART OF WRITING, Reduced to a Plain and Easy System, on a
Plan Entirely New, in Seven Books. Revised, Enlarged & Improved. Book 1.
Containing a Plain, Easy and Familiar Introduction. Cambridge, MA: Printed for
the Author. (1813). Lg. 8vo. xlviii,68,(4)pp. With an engraved title-page,
portrait of the author, and 10 plates. Original drab boards, uncut. Spine
with a few minor chips. $300.00 (trade discount allowed)
See Nash, AMERICAN WRITING MASTERS pp. 53-54, where he refers to our copy
as, "another issue," which is more complete than the first issue. The
difference is the preliminary matter of 20pp. in the "first issue" and 48pp. in the
"another issue."
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