New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Octavo. VI, 7-319, [1]pp. Original illustrated wrappers over green cloth, with silver lettering and borders on front cover and spine, and printer's device in silver on front cover. Top edge red. Printer's device on title page. There must be in the world many parents who, like the present author, have young children whom they are anxious to educate as well as possible, but reluctant to expose to the evils of most existing educational institutions. Thus from love for our own children we are driven, step by step, into the wider sphere of politics and philosophy. Contents: Postulates of Modern Educational Theory; Aims of Education; Education of Character; Fear; Play and Fancy; Constructiveness; Selfishness and Property; Truthfulness; Punishment; Importance of Other Children; Affection and Sympathy; Sex Education; Nursery School; Intellectual Education; School Curriculum Before Fourteen; Last School Years; Day Schools and Boarding Schools; The University. Age wear on wrappers with spine and edges sunned, and tiny chipping along edges. Price clipped. Wrappers in overall fair to good-, binding and interior in very good condition.

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Bookseller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 29150
Title: Education and the Good Life (Series Bonibooks)
Author: Russell, Bertrand
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - vg
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Albert & Charles Boni
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1926
Keywords: American education, The aims of education, Education of character, The Nursery-school, First edition, Reference

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Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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