The complete letter-writer, containing familiar letters on the most common occasions in life. : Also, a variety of elegant letters for the direction and embellishment of style, on business, duty, amusement, love, courtship, marriage, friendship, and other subjects. To which is prefixed, a plain and compendious grammar of the English language, with directions for writing letters, and the proper forms of address. At the end are given forms of message cards, and a copious English spelling dictionary..
Halford, Thomas,Jr.,active 1825,former owner.StEdNL
Edinburgh: : Printed for W. Martin, head of the West-bow.,
M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]
Signatures: A-2A⁶
A work titled "The complete letter-writer" was first published in London in 1755 and went through several editions. A first Edinburgh edition, with this exact title, was published in 1768. Two other Edinburgh editions, with different imprints, were also published in 1781.
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Manuscript inscription on the recto of the front free endpaper "Thos Halford Junr. / his book, Decr. 21st 1825".
Letter writing
Scotland Edinburgh.