Leather. Condition: Reading/Reference Copy Only. RARE early edition of this noted work on the improvement of the mind by this an English Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician. The full title reads: "The improvement of the mind : or, a supplement to the art of logick: containing a variety of remarks and rules for the attainment and communication of useful knowledge, in religion, in the sciences, and in common life". This copy has significant exterior marks and moderate wear, lacks the front and rear endpapers including the title page and the last page of the questions for the last chapter; significant foxing within, a few pages have creases, binding is cocked. Book.