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The Improvement of the Mind: or a Supplement to the Art of Logic. In Two Parts. To which is added, A Discourse on the Education of Children and Youth
by Isaac Watts
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- Seller
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Springfield, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
J. Lamson and T. Odiorne, Exeter, New Hampshire, 1793. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Book Evans 26440. pp. ix, 200, (2), 130. Early New Hampshire publication of three of Watts' works printed as two and bound together in a single volume: Improvement of the Mind, Part I (pp. [1]-200), Part II (pp. [1]-55), Discourse (pp. [59]-130). Size: Around 7" or slightly taller - Duodecimo (12mo). 330 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight. Hardcover in full polished calf with a contemporary red leather panel on the spine with the title "Watts on The Mind." Corners turned in. Hinges in good shape and intact; the leather is not worn through at the hinges as is the case with many 18th century leather-bound books. The paper is toned from age and there is foxing and other stains in the first 130 and last 30 pages. The six leaves of the first signature (including the front free end paper, title page, Introduction and Tables of Contents) have a half-inch tear at the bottom of the gutter. One leaf (pp. 117-118) has an old repair of a closed tear that does not affect any text. There is a paste-down label from the Belgrade Social Library (No. 69) on the inside front cover. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Education; United States; 18th century; Religion & Theology. Main Picture: Isaac Watts, The Improvement of the Mind (1793) - Front cover and spine. Picture 2: Isaac Watts, The Improvement of the Mind (1793) - Rear cover and spine. Picture 3: Isaac Watts, The Improvement of the Mind (1793) - Rear cover and page edges. Picture 4: Isaac Watts, The Improvement of the Mind (1793) - Front cover and page edges. Picture 5: Isaac Watts, The Improvement of the Mind (1793) - Title page. Picture 6: Isaac Watts, The Improvement of the Mind (1793) - First page of the Table of Contents. Picture 7: Isaac Watts, The Improvement of the Mind (1793) - First page of the text. Picture 8: Isaac Watts, The Improvement of the Mind (1793) - Inside front cover with label of the Belgrade Social Library. Picture 9: Isaac Watts, The Improvement of the Mind (1793) - Detail of the spine with the title on a red morocco panel. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1151. .
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- Bookseller
- Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1151
- Title
- The Improvement of the Mind: or a Supplement to the Art of Logic. In Two Parts. To which is added, A Discourse on the Education of Children and Youth
- Author
- Isaac Watts
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Lamson and T. Odiorne
- Place of Publication
- Exeter, New Hampshire
- Date Published
- 1793
- Keywords
- BZDB22 Antiquarian Education; United States; 18th century; Religion & Theology. Unbranded Isaac Watts The Improvement of the Mind: or a Supplement to the Art of Logic. In Two Parts. To which is added, A Discourse on the Education of Children and Youth
- Bookseller catalogs
- EDUCATION;
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Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
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About the Seller
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Biblio member since 2007
Springfield, Ohio
About Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Quaint Book Shop is an online bookselling service that features regional and local history, classic children's and religious books and specializes in Kenneth Roberts books.
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