viii 140 pages.The head and tail of the spine is damaged and there are wax marks (sic!) on the front cover. Internally a clean and solid copy. 140 pages, second edition. Contents: Introductory Remarks; Definition of an Orator; Cultivation of the Voice; Preaparations of Subject to be Delivered; Mode of Delivery; Gestures and Actions: Style of Language; The Memory; Value of Eloquence; Concluding Remarks.