Familiar Lectures on Natural Philosophy for the Use of Schools

PHELPS, Mrs. A.H. Lincoln

Published by F.J. Huntington & Co, New York, 1837

About this Item

Octavo, 7.5 x 4.75", brown calf, gilt and morocco spine label, vi, [14]-380 pp, engraved illustrations. A "Natural Philsophy," or Physics textbook, written by Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, a prominent American scientist, educator and author. Phelps was the younger sister of Emma Willard (to whom this book is dedicated), and a teacher at Troy Female Seminary in New York. She was dedicated to the education of young women, and influenced other women to become botanists; "Between 1828 and 1837, Phelps established herself as a reputable publisher by publishing 10 textbooks, most focusing on botany and the education of young women. Her books, such as Familiar Lectures on Botany, received praise as excellent educational tools for women. These books became the standard textbooks across the United States and Canada, selling over 3,500 copies" (Maryland Women's Hall of Fame). An attractive copy with foxing to pages, student's scribbles and doodles to front endpaper, old red wax seals to front pastedown, chipping to leather at upper spine end, upper and lower inch of front joint cracking, lacking rear endpaper.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Familiar Lectures on Natural Philosophy for the Use of Schools
• Publisher: F.J. Huntington & Co, New York
• Publication Date: 1837
• Binding: Leather bound
• Edition: First Edition.
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