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Charles ROLLIN
The Method of Teaching ... Belles Lettres... Vol.I [only]
intriguing provenance - Henry Lee & A. Burr.
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London, Strahan, 1770, Leather
7th edition thus, worn
Charles ROLLIN (1661-1741).
The Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres … Translated from the French. The seventh edition. Vol.I.
London: printed for W. Strahan [and others], 1770. Vol.I only (of 4), 12mo., pp. [i-x; iii-]v-viii[-xiv]; 1-128, ’12’ [i.e. 129], 130-147, ‘184’ [i.e. 148], 149-196, ‘19’ [i.e. 197], 198-254, ‘25’ [i.e. 255], 256-265, ‘232’ [i.e. 266], 267-346. Contemporary sheep (worn, joints repaired, spine chipped, free endpapers lacking).
Provenance: A. Burr (ink stamp to title page); Henry Lee (ink signature to title); ‘Scholars’ Library’ (book plate with shelfmark number and various library rules); ‘Scholar’s Library (damaged loosely inserted bookplate with further rules).
This single volume offers an intriguing possibility: the signature might be that of ‘Lighthorse’ Henry Lee (Robert E. Lee's father), and the stamp from Vice President Aaron Burr. It is possible this book was exchanged between the two while they were both students at Princeton (or … it could have belonged to Aaron Burr, Snr. who was Princeton's second President). In addition, it is apparently known that Henry Lee also sold some of his possessions to Burr near the end of his life. The ‘Scholars Library’ bookplate includes further links to an early academic institution. No guarantees are offered with this book, only possibilities.
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