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DELETANVILLE, Thomas (fl 1757--1783)
[A new set of exercises upon the various parts of French speech. 1789]
A new set of exercises upon the various parts of French speech, calculated for the use of such as are desirous of making French without the help of any grammar or dictionary whatever. By Thomas Deletanville, teacher of the French and Latin languages. The fifth edition, carefully revised and corrected.
London (Place), printed for C. Nourse,, 1789.
vii, [1], 280 p.; 16.5 cm. (12º)

First published in 1758; a copy of the second edition, 1769 (q.v.) is also in the Soane Museum. ESTC t223053; Alston XII, 392a.

Copy Notes Inscribed in ink on front free-endpaper John Soane. Inscribed in ink on rear free-endpaper Miss Turner, August 25th, 1795 and on facing pastedown Miss M.A. Turner / April 25th. Illegible annotations in pencil in a different hand on rear free-endpaper.

Binding C18th sheep, blind double-ruled borders with additional blind roll-tool parallel to spine, without spine-label or lettering.

Reference Number 215

Additional Names Turner, M.A.


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