Watts The Improvement Of The Mind

Watts, Isaac: The Improvement of the Mind, to which is added, a discourse on the Education of Children and Youth; and essays on various subjects, with a concise life of the author, , London Published by W. Lewis , 1818
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, xxi, 506 pages, with portrait frontispiece Stereotype Edition 12mo Hardback , chipped at head of spine, corners scuffed, boards and spine rubbed, owner's name at top edge of title page, fore-edge of final introductory page trimmed but no text missing, frontispiece lightly foxed, internally clean, in good condition , half brown calf with marbled paper to sides, gilt titles at spine

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WATTS, Isaac. The Improvement of the Mind: or, a Supplement to the Art of Logick: containing a variety of Remarks and Rules for the attainment and communication of useful knowledge, in Religion, in the Sciences, and in common Life. London: printed for James Brackstone. 1741.. 1741.
xv[i], 362 pp; some damp staining to upper corner of approx. first 40 leaves and also to last few leaves. Contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, contrasting label. First edition. ESTCT82959..

[SW: British 17-18th century Philosophy Logic en 1741,]

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WATTS, Isaac. The Improvement of the Mind; or a Supplement to the Art of Logic .. With an introduction and a life of the author. London: printed for G. Routledge. 1845.. 1845.
12mo: engraved portrait frontispiece, xxxii, 363 pp. Contemporary straight-grained red morocco, gilt decorated spine, scuffed at extremities but a pretty copy..

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WATTS, Isaac. The Improvement of the Mind: or, a Supplement to the Art of Logick: containing a variety of remarks and rules for the attainment and communication of useful knowledge, in religion, in the sciences, and in common life. The third edition. London: printed for T. Longman and J. Buckland ... 1753.. 1753.
[xvi], 362 pp; slight worming to lower margin of first few leaves, some damp staining and minorfraying to last few leaves. Contemporary calf, raised bands, rubbed, partially cracked on front joint. The third edition, first published in 1741. With 'The End of the First Volume' on p.362; the pagination of the first and second editions were 362 pages. See British Library Catalogue Supplement 1966-1970 - also 'wanting volume 2'. Risse I, 212..

[SW: British 17-18th century Philosophy Logic en 1753,]

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