MEMORY. Memory. By William Stokes, Teacher of Memory, Lecturer at The Royal Polytechnic Institution, London, and at The Crystal Palace School of Art, Science and Literature; Professor of Memory at the City of London College; late of the Royal Colosseum. Twenty-Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. [Spine title:] STOKES ON MEMORY.
Published by Houlston and Wright, 65, Paternoster Row. [n.d. but c.1869], London, 1869
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12mo. 5.25 x.5 inches. xi + [i] + 214 pp. + [2] pp. advertisements In red limp cloth boards, gilt, with blind stamped decoration. Some wear to extremities, damp stain on lower corner of first few pages, including margin of frontispiece and scattered foxing; otherwise a very good copy. 1869 signature on first free endpaper. Illustrated by engraved portrait frontispiece, with facsimile signature and by wood engraved text figures. This title was published between 1863 and 88 and was one of the numerous works published by William Stokes (1839-1900), Teacher of Memory and Lecturer at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London. In the latter part of the text are numerous testimonials praising the author's work. The advertisements at the end list some of his further publications, including teaching texts for children. His System of Memory appeared 1876-84. Scarce 1860's edition. EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY 19TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED EDUCATION.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- MEMORY. Memory. By William Stokes, Teacher of Memory, Lecturer at The Royal Polytechnic Institution, London, and at The Crystal Palace School of Art, Science and Literature; Professor of Memory at the City of London College; late of the Royal Colosseum. Twenty-Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. [Spine title:] STOKES ON MEMORY.
- Author
- STOKES, WILLIAM.
- Publisher
- Houlston and Wright, 65, Paternoster Row. [n.d. but c.1869], London
- Publication year
- 1869
- Condition
- Very good
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Founded by Patrick Marrin's father George in 1946, Marrin's Bookshop has been based in its current Folkestone location since 1963. Patrick has worked in bookselling since 1970. As well as rare antiquarian books, maps and prints, the stock includes a wide range of literature, library sets, travel, history and illustrated books in all fields. We also offer a bookbinding and restoration service. Visitors to the shop are welcome and we exhibit at UK book fairs. A large proportion of our stock can be searched on this website, or at http://www.marrinbook.co.uk.…
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