1779 - V. J. PEYTON - THE ELEMENTS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE - RARE EDITION
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TheElements of the English Language, ExplainedIna New, Easy, and Concise Manner, By Way of Dialogue;Inwhich the Pronunciation is taught by an Union of Letters that produces similarSounds in French, and the true Quantity of each Syllabe is Determined;withFamiliarPhrases, Dialogues, and a Vocabulary, very useful for those who desire to speakEnglish correctly in a short Time.ANew Edition revised, corrected, and enriched with many new Rules and Remarks, very proper to remove thos...e Difficulties that still retard the progress ofForeigners.----------------V.J. Peyton----------------London, and to be had also in Paris: at Pissot’s Barroisjunior’s, Booksellers, Quai des Augustins (1779), Nouvelle Edition, very rareedition----------------This is a rare 1779 printing at itsNouvelle Edition of the “The Elements of the English Language” by V.J. Peyton.The book has full brown leather bindings with five raised bands to the spine, title label with gilt lettering, what appears to be an owner’s inscriptionpenned to the front pastedown, mirrored title pages, one in English and one inFrench with a feint stamp to the French title page, throughout the text is inFrench and English, pp. 435. This is a rare edition of this book inthat whilst I have located other editions of this book in the British Library Ihave not been able to locate a copy of this Nouvelle Edition, and elsewhere onthe Internet in the public domain I have located only one reference to thisedition. In addition, I have not been able to locate any biographicalinformation on the author of this book. Generally, this book is in faircondition overall, despite the faults described following. More specifically, externally it is rubbed and bumped, there is wear and scuffing to the leather, there is splitting and damage to the creases of the spine, and to the head ofthe spine and the corners of the book, internally there is some age browningand foxing, and some grubbiness through use, there is some worming in the lowermargins of the book, very occasionally touching the text, splitting at thecrease of the front endpaper, and the front free endpaper is ragged to theedges, otherwise the body of the book remains tightly bound. Unpackaged this book weighs 340g (approx 12oz), and is 17.75 x 11 cm (12mo) or approximately7 x 4½ inches in size. Further InformationShipping:We can ship to you worldwide.Our preferredmethods of shipping will be through using a tracked and insured service; however, we will offer you two shipping types and costs for you to choose from - pleaseselect the appropriate method for you. If you choose to use a non-insuredmethod we cannot be responsible for any losses in transit. If you would prefera shipping method other than that offered then please ask us before bidding forthe item.Please note that for residents of theChannel Islands and some other off-shore locations in the UK there may beadditional charges, please contact us for a quotation before bidding on anyitem.Please note: we offer a combinedshipping service, which we will automatically apply in the case of multiplepurchases.We will ensure that all books are wellpacked and protected by bubble wrap for the journey.Terms of Sale:Your satisfaction is our main concernand, therefore, we will offer a full money back refund if your purchase is notas described.
