The Preceptor: Containing a General Course of Education, wherein the First Principles of Polite Learning are laid down in a Way most suitable for trying the Genius, and advancing the Instruction of Youth.

[JOHNSON, Samuel]

Verlag: George Faulkner, Dublin, 1761

Beschreibung

In Twelve Parts. 2 vols. Illustrated with Maps and useful Cuts. 8vo, contemporary full calf; gilt paneled spines with red and green gilt-lettered spine labels. Preserved in custom cloth clamshell boxes. The Fourth Edition, with Additions and Improvements. Courtney & Smith p. 22. Old engraved armorial bookplate in each volume. A beautiful set, handsomely bound. The Preface is by Samuel Johnson, with an old ink note to the effect at the close of that text (Vol. I, pp. ix-xxxi) and, in Vol. II, pp. 520-530, "The Vision of Theodore, the Hermit of Teneriffe, found in his Cell," which Bishop Percy heard Johnson say that it was the best thing he ever wrote.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 72153

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Preceptor: Containing a General Course of Education, wherein the First Principles of Polite Learning are laid down in a Way most suitable for trying the Genius, and advancing the Instruction of Youth.
• Verlag: George Faulkner, Dublin
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1761
• Einband: Hardcover