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Poetry Without Fiction: For Children Between the Ages of Three and Seven; With the Conversations of a Mother With Her Children, Intended to Make the Latter Comprehend What They Learn, And To Convey Such Instruction As May Arise Out Of Each Subject. By...A Mother.
by [Education]. A Mother
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1823 First edition. Printed by Thomas Curson Hansard (1776-1833). Some copies, also dated 1823, were issued with a different frontispiece, though the pagination and ads are the same as those in the present copy. Publisher's purple cloth, covers stamped decoratively in blind, gilt-spine, yellow coated endpapers. . Twelvemo. Engraved frontispiece by A.W. Warren with tissue guard. Binding extremities slightly rubbed, spine and edges of boards a bit toned. Light foxing, the occasional minor stain, not affecting text. Slight offsetting from frontispiece. A very good, tight copy. We were unable to find anything about the author, including his or her dates. Poetry Without Fiction consists of verse that is interspersed with dialogue. The verse was intended to be memorized. The author writes, "I have adopted the plan of subjoining such dialogues as I have generally found...an intelligent child would take part in...I have never seen any work upon this plan for infants, although the idea is taken from a little work entitled Poetry Explained by Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Esq., which the writer of these few pages received some years ago from his ingenious and amiable daughter..."
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- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17579
- Title
- Poetry Without Fiction: For Children Between the Ages of Three and Seven; With the Conversations of a Mother With Her Children, Intended to Make the Latter Comprehend What They Learn, And To Convey Such Instruction As May Arise Out Of Each Subject. By...A Mother.
- Author
- [Education]. A Mother
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's purple cloth, covers stamped decoratively in blind, gilt-spine, yellow coated endpapers.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. Printed by Thomas Curson Hansard (1776-1833). Som
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1823
- Pages
- xvii, [1, blank], 106, [2, publisher's ads] pp.
- Size
- Twelvemo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Los Angeles, California
About Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Our office is located in Los Angeles on West Third Street, between the Beverly Center and Farmer's Market. Though we gave up an open shop after more than thirty years, we welcome serious customers and dealers. We are normally open from 10 to 6 Monday through Saturday. Since some of our less expensive books are located in a temperature-controlled storage area offsite, you may want to call ahead of time to insure that the book you want to see will be available. We feature a stock strong in literature, history, Western philosophy, women's studies, education, history of science and fine printing and artists' books. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. We have books from the 15th to the 20th century in all prices ranges. We do appraisals for income tax and insurance purposes. We purchase individual books and libraries. Proprietor: Carol Sandberg
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