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Self-Knowledge: A Treatise Showing The Nature and Benefit of that Important Science, And the Way to Attain it. Intermixed with Various Reflections and Observations on Human Nature. The Fifteenth Edition, to which are prefixed Memoirs of The Author, By the Editor.
de Mason, John
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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London: Printed by C. Stower, 1804. 12mo, pp. [iv], 224. Contemporary marbled calf, spine divided by double gilt rules, black morocco label. A little toned and spotted. Somewhat rubbed, extremities worn. Pencil gift inscription to flyleaf: ‘From Edward Simpson to Annie M Bamfield’ dated 1845. A scarce printing of Mason’s book, first published in 1745, ‘which quickly became one of the most popular works of moral advice and self-help of its time, with a popular appeal that lasted into the following century’ (ODNB). Library Hub records Oxford only, Worldcat adds Southern Illinois University.
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- McNaughtan's Bookshop
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- Título
- Self-Knowledge: A Treatise Showing The Nature and Benefit of that Important Science, And the Way to Attain it. Intermixed with Various Reflections and Observations on Human Nature. The Fifteenth Edition, to which are prefixed Memoirs of The Author, By the Editor.
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- Mason, John
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- Usado
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- 1
- Editorial
- Printed by C. Stower
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- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1804
- Palabras clave
- Philosophy Morals
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McNaughtan's Bookshop
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Edinburgh, Midlothian
Sobre McNaughtan's Bookshop
Established in 1957, McNaughtan's Bookshop is the oldest surviving secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in Scotland. Located in the basement of a listed 1820s tenement building at the top of Edinburgh's Leith Walk, we are the only open shop in Edinburgh holding membership of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association. We stock rare, antiquarian, and collectable books on all subjects, along with a substantial range of secondhand books for browsing. Our gallery space currently hosts Typewronger Books, offering new books and secondhand typewriters.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Worldcat
- Worldcat is a collaborative effort produced by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) and supported and used by 72,000 libraries...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
