Warren Colburn's First Lessons: Intellectual Arithmetic upon the Inductive Method of Instruction

Classic American school arithmetic text by Warren Colburn, A.M., first issued in 1821, in the New Edition with an introduction to written arithmetic by his son Warren Colburn and an introduction by George B. Emerson. Teaches mental arithmetic by the inductive method, moving from simple questions to general principles. Published for the heirs of Warren Colburn by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston, The Riverside Press, Cambridge. Entered according to Act of Congress 1849, 1858 and 1863; the publisher's advertisement is dated June 1863. Pictorial cover with hand-colored illustration signed Darley.