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Lectures At Home
Maria Hack
1834
Darton and Harvey : London
6.5" x 4"
xi, 211pp
SUMMARY
Leatherbound volume with gilt title to the spine and gilt detailing to the boards and inner edges of the boards.
Uncommon
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
With six engraved plates including the frontispiece.
Maria Hack (1777-1844) was an educational writer. Maria Hack's youngest brother, Bernard Barton (1784–1849), the friend of Charles Lamb and a minor poet, recalled that in his youth his sister had been ‘a sort of oracle to me’. Her enthusiasm for the education of children extended beyond her own family: in 1812 she published First Lessons in English Grammar, and a variety of other educational works for children followed. She also wrote works on theology.
This volume contains three lectures on: Discovery and Manufacture of Glass Lenses and Mirrors The Structure of the Eye
CONDITION
In a calf binding with gilt detail. Externally generally smart. Slight rubbing to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just the odd spot.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
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Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
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often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
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Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
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