Sales catalogue 32: Peter Murray Hill Ltd.

Date:
November 1949
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/43/2
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 32: Peter Murray Hill Ltd. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 105 Cranmer Court, Chelsea, London, S.W.3. 9 BARNARD (Thomas) An Historical Character relating to the Life of Lady Elisabeth Hastings, [with] Codicil to her Last Will setting forth her devise of Lands for the Interest of Twelve Northern Schools and some observations re- sulting therefrom. Leedes, Printed by Fames Lister, 1742. £1 10s 12mo, half calf. First EDITION. Barnard was master of the Free School at Leeds and he sets forth most interestingly Lady Hastings’s very considerable educational charities. ASCHAM (Roger) The Scholemaster: shewing A Plain and Perfect Way of Teaching the Learned Languages: now revised a second time, and much im- proved by James Upton. Printed for W. Innys, 1743. £1 10s 8vo0, CONTEMPORARY CALF, lacking label, with name on title, but a good copy. Engraved plate. xxii, 274 pp. SERMON preach’d before the Society for promoting English Protestant Working Schools in Ireland May 28, 1745, by Bishop of Bangor. #. Oliver, 1745. £1 10s 4to, qtr. parchment, marbled paper boards. FIRST EDITION. 64 pp. In addition to the sermon there are full details of schools, subscriptions, etc. FINE COPY. ENGLISH TUTOR (The): In Two Parts. I. A Spelling-Book... II. An English Grammar. Printed for W. Sandby, 1747. f1 5s 12mo, CONTEMPORARY CALF, top of one joint split. FIRST EDITION. x, 116 and ii, 126 pp. Each part with its own separate title. SCARCE. COLLECTION (A) from the Spectator, Tatler, Guardian, Mr. Pope, Mr. Dryden, from Mr. Rollin’s Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres, and his Universal History. For the Benefit of English Schools. Newcastle upon Tyne, Printed for fohn Warden, Teacher of English, 1752. 18s 12mo, CONTEMPORARY CALF, worn. Title in red and black. [ii], 318 pp. irsT EDITION. AN UNCOMMON BOOK. SEYMOUR (Juliana-Susannah) On the Management and Education of Children. A Series of Letters. Printed for R. Baldwin, 1754. £2 2s 12mo, CONTEMPORARY CALF. FIRST EDITION. [DODSLEY (Robert)] The Preceptor: containing a General Course of Education, wherein the first principles of Polite Learning are laid down in a way most suitable for trying the genius, and advancing the Instruction of Youth. In Twelve Parts. Illustrated with maps and useful Cuts. In Two Volumes. Second Edition, with Additions, and Improved. Printed for R. Dodsley, 1754. £3 3s 2 vols., 8vo, CONTEMPORARY CALF, a little worn. Engraved frontispiece to each volume, and many engraved folding maps, plates and figures. A popular book that went through many editions and greatly influenced teaching. The same. In Two Volumes. Printed for 7. Dodsley, 1783, £2 5s 2 vols., 8vo, CONTEMPORARY TREE CALF, SPINES DECORATIVELY GILT WITH DOUBLE LABELS. AN EXCEPTIONALLY ATTRACTIVE COPY. The Same. In Two Volumes. Printed for 7. Dodsley, 1793. £1 10s 2 vols., 8vo, CONTEMPORARY CALF. A good copy. [GERARD (Alexander)] Plan of Education in the Marischal College and Uni- versity of Aberdeen, with the reasons for it. Drawn up by Order of the Faculty. Aberdeen, Printed by James Chalmers, 1755. £1 1s Sm. 8vo, sewn. FIRST EDITION. Presentation copy. Outlines an important change adopted in the teaching of Philosophy, the study of Logic being transferred from the first to the fourth year. Scarce. WISHAW (H.) The Great and Important Duty of Training up Children set forth and recommended in a Sermon preached at Lugwardine near Hereford. JF. and P. Knapton, 1755. 8s 6d 8vo, sewn. FIRST EDITION. [iv] iv, 24 pp. SHERIDAN (Thomas) British Education: or The Source of the Disorders of Great Britain. Being an Essay towards proving, that the Immorality, Ignorance, and false Taste, which so generally prevail, are the natural and necessary con- sequences of the present defective system of Education [etc.]. Printed for R. and }. Dodsley, 1756. £2 10s 8vo, CONTEMPORARY CALF. FIRST EDITION, with the half title, xlii, 536 pp.
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