An Easy Introduction to the Knowledge of Nature, and Reading the Holy Scriptures

A scarce educational volume on nature and religion by Sarah Trimmer, her first work to be published. The eighth edition of this scarce work.An educational volume by Sarah Trimmer, in which the reader follows two children on a nature walk with their mother, who is describing to them the wonders of God's creation.This was the first work of Trimmer's to be published, and despite it's scarcity was incredibly popular, selling over 750,000 copies by the 1850s.Six pages of adverts to the rear. In a full calf binding. Externally, a little rubbed, with a small amount of loss to the spine. Minor bumping and loss to the extremities. Light marks to the boards and spine. Small cracks to the joints. Bound without the rear endpaper. Ink to the paste downs and front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are age-toned with scattered spots and handling marks . Chip to leaf E1, resulting in very marginal loss to two words, further light edge wear to a few pages. Good.