Select Lessons in Prose and Verse, from various authors, designed for the improvement of youth. To which are added, a few original pieces.

N., J.

Published by Tamworth : printed and sold by B. Shelton, 1785

About this Item

12mo, pp [4], 140, half title present, bound in original sheep backed blue boards, worn at corners, spine leather wormed in places but holding soundly, front free endpaper removed, top blank portion of half title cut away, the ext itself quite clean and sound throughout, FOURTH EDITION; this anthology schoolbook was printed several times before in Bristol, but all editions are rare, this one of special interest as a rare early Tamworth printing. The Bristol editions are attributed to one 'J N, including original material in poetry and prose in the latter part of the book. This is, perhaps, a typical example of a West Country provincial schoolbook of the period, and a rare survival, with only the BL and Oxford copies recorded. A fifth edition printed in Tamworth in 1798 appears to be a straight reprint of this one, thus suggesting continuous use in whichever school or schools it was designed for.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Select Lessons in Prose and Verse, from various authors, designed for the improvement of youth. To which are added, a few original pieces.
• Publisher: Tamworth : printed and sold by B. Shelton
• Publication Date: 1785
• Binding: Hardcover
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