An essay upon the education of youth in grammar-schools. In which the vulgar method of teaching is examined, and a new one proposed … The third edition, with very large additions

by John Clarke

$350 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

London: Charles Hitch, 1740. 12mo, pp. 4 , 222, 2 ads; recent polished brown calf-backed boards, red morocco label on gilt paneled spine; some spotting of the text; overall appearance is fine. Clarke 1687-1734 , a classical scholar, was head master of the Hull Grammar School, and later of the Gloucester Grammar School. This third edition is a reprint of the second edition of 1730. It was first printed in 1720 with nearly 100 fewer pages. Item #24190

• Binding: Leather

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