The Elegant Preceptor; or, An Introduction to the Knowledge of the World. Containing Instructions in Morality, and in Useful and Ornamental Accomplishments, selected from the works of the most Eminent Writers

Book Description

B. Crosby and Co., London, 1809. Third Edition. Very good, water staining to upper corner of two rear blanks, signature to front pastedown. 6 x 3 3/4 inches, 104 pages, marbled boards with leather spine and tips, gilt fillets to spine, general rubbing, edges partially exposed, This "treasury of practical wisdom for the youthful mind" contains excerpts from various famous minds both historic and contemporary including Bacon, Addison, Locke, Johnson, and Wollstoncraft reflecting moral and social ideals of the time. Extremely rare (only 1 on OCLC at Yale, and 1 at the British Library).

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