The American Perceptor

About this Item

228 Pages. Very Rare Vintage Book From Early 1800'S . Leather Boards With Chipping, Cracking, And Rubbing. Corners, Edges And Spine Ends Extremely Worn And Frayed. Inside Of Front And Back Boards Has Been Reinforced By Stitched Cord Holding Leather And Inner Cardboard And Paper Reinforcement Intact. Pages Extremely Darkened And Fragile With Page Corners Worn And Bumped; Also Warped. Any Blank Front Pages Including Title Page Missing (Including Copyright, Publisher, Date, Compiler,) First 2 Pages Provide Contents Titles But Lower First Few Page Lower Portions Containing Words Have Been Cut Away To Page 10. Inner Spine Crease Weakened With String Binding. Last Few Page Edges Torn And Frayed With Severe Damage But All Words Intact. Over 100 Subjects, Themes, Stories, Speeched Included With Writers Including: Jefferson, Livingston, Knox; Franklin; Belknap; Ellicot; Harris; Moore; Addison, Etc. First Article Is "General Directions For Reading And Speaking: Extracted From Blair's Lectures".Next Is "A Hint To Parents By Knox". Titles Include Such Topics As: On The Duty Of School-Boys; The Child Trained Up For The Gallows; Of Queen Mary And The Martyrs; Oration On Female Education; The Whittle; St. Paul's Speech Before King Agrippa; Advice To A Young Tradesman; The Humane Indian; Speech Of Hannibal; Scene Between Cato And Decius; History Of Pocahontas; Description Of The Falls Of Niagara; Story Of The Grateful Turk; On Knowing The World At An Early Age, Etc. A Very Rare Early Copy In Very Fragile Condition.

Seller Inventory # S43c-B56-8972

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The American Perceptor
• Language: English
• Binding: Full-Leather
• Condition: Poor
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket