Hillary william sir (7 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

First Edition, 15,[1]pp., disbound, margins a little chipped and fragile, water stain to lower outer corner. This modest proposal involves reclaiming land on the Isle of Man and establishing a college for children of the upper class, for a "religious, a moral, and a liberal education, in a salubrious climate, and removed from the more general scenes of dissipation.". But an offshoot of this private school was to be a sort of academy for Manxmen, who were born mariners, and whose contributions and expected benefits Hillary cites in detail. Cubbon, Literature of the Isle of Man, p.101, listed as "Not in Library"; Copac locates the British Library copy only.…

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. [4], 4, 4-I - 4-IV, 5-25, [1]; contemporary calf-backed marbled boards; front joint cracked, cords holding; all else very good. One line is crossed out at the bottom of page 4, which reappears at the bottom of 4-IV. This copy inscribed "To D. Campbell, Esq. from the author." The book led to the establishment in 1824 of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution for Preservation of Life from Shipwreck. …