About this title: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. COMMON SCHOOLS. SECTION I. RELATION OF COMMON SCHOOLS TO OTHER MEANS OF EDUCATION. " Mothers and schoolmasters plant the seeds of nearly all the good and evil which exist in our world. Its reformation must therefore be begun in nurseries and in schools."?Dr. Rdsh. " At home, a boy can learn only what is taught him; but in school he can learn what is taught to others."?Qointilian-. " That education ...
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Description: Harper & Brothers, 1842, First edition, brown cloth boards with; Leather spine, b/w frontis, several b/w illustrations, 552 pages, only a good copy, still good for its age. read more
Description: NY: Harper & Brothers, 1842; [vi], 552 pp., frontis., 3 other plates; each part has its own title leaf and imprint but pagination is continuous; minor library markings, original quarter leather rubbed, text shaken and damp stained in gutters, complete and readable but working copy *Helping and promoting global literacy since 1961* read more
Binding: 1/2 Black leather spine with brown cloth boards.
Publisher: Harper & brothers, New York
Date Published: 1842
Description: Fair. A manual for the use of teachers, employers, trustees, inspectors of common shools. Book is written in two parts, with part 1 written by Alonzo Potter and part 2 by George E. Emerson. Text is clean and unmarked with minor foxing. Binding is loose with paper rippled and starting to pull away from spine. Corners and edges are worn. read more
Description: Acceptable. 12mo. Cloth Hardcover, 1842. Bound in brown cloth on the boards, faded leather on the side. Cover rubbed and worn, peeling and chipped along edges and extremities. Hinges beginning to crack. Pages are unmarked and intact, with some foxing throughout. Several illustrations throughout. Bookplate on front pastedown. Offered by the Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectable Books section at Better World Books. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. Join the more than 2.8 million customers who have ... read more
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9 by 6 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00136 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback ) read more
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9 by 6 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00206 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback ) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Unknown
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780217397285ISBN:021739728X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: General Books
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781458938473ISBN:1458938476
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 5.98 by 9 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00178 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback ) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Unknown
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781458938473ISBN:1458938476
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Unknown
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780217397292ISBN:0217397298
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Half-Leather
Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York
Date Published: 1842
Description: Good. No Jacket as Issued. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Scarce. First edition. Two volumes bound together. Bright gilt spine titles on half-leather binding, black cloth boards, rear cover has insect damage, waterstains to bottom of boards, foxing to text, no markings and no writing to text, 552 pages with appendix. numerous illustrations of school architecture, desks, blackboards, etc. Part I by Alonzo Potter (New York) and Part II by George Emerson (Massachusetts). read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York
Date Published: 1842
Description: Good. Black leather spine over cloth boards. Boards show moderate general wear. Both rear board and front endpaper show evidence of old bookworm activity. Binding is tight, hinges secure. First 175 pages have a pale stain and some rippling from long-ago water damage, and there is occasional foxing throughout. 552 pp, illustrated. read more
Description: Leather scuffed, few nicks, moderate foxing, else VG. Boston: Wm. B. Fowle & N. Capen, 1843. Copyright 1842. 552 pages. Frontispieces by R. Roberts of schoolhouses, 2 floorplans, engravings of fireplace, ventilation, desk & chair, blackboard, perspective & overhead engravings of octagonal schoolhouse by Town & Davis, Architects, NY. 7.75x5", sheep, black leather spine label, gold title & fillets. read more
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Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail or DHL. International Priority mail for non-UK deliveries. Print on demand title. Delivery is typically 3-5 working days for UK delivery. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
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