Rhetoric made familiar and easy to young gentlemen and ladies and illustrated with several beautiful orations from Demosthenes, Cicero, Sallust, Homer, Shakespeare, Milton, &c
Subtitle: being the third volume of the Circle of the sciences, &c
Edition: The second edition.
Publisher: Printed for J. Newbery at the Bible and Sun, in St. Paul's Church-Yard
Published: 1748
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Rhetoric; Early works to 1800; Juvenile literature
Work titles: Circle of the sciences. Rhetoric
Notes: A reissue, with a different title page and dedication leaf, of 'The art of rhetorick ... being the sixth volume of the Circle of the sciences', London 1746.

"Published by the King's authority."

Dedication to His Highness Prince George signed: John Newbery.

The tailpiece consists of a human face within a circular frame, a cornucopia on either side (Roscoe J69(3)). A variant has four small ornaments forming a square (see English short title catalogue).

Signatures: pi1 a⁴ A-R⁸ S².

Rare Book copy: Bound in quarter leather with paper boards; front board wanting.

Alston, R. Bibliography of the English language from the invention of printing to the year 1800, VI, 183

English short title catalogue, T115662

Osborne Collection of early children's books, 1566-1910, I:134

Roscoe, S. John Newbery and his successors, J69(3)

Thwaite, M.F. From primer to pleasure, p. 160-163

Welsh, 182-192