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National Education. What it is, and What it Should Be

National Education. What it is, and What it Should Be by Dufton, John

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
National Education. What it is, and What it Should Be
Author
Dufton, John
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
London: John W. Parker, 1847. First edition. Fine. Recent paper wraps. 72 pages complete with both half and full titles bound in. Handwritten numbers to upper right corners and one small marginal notation. In all, a clean and complete copy of this important part of the debate on national education in England. With no other copies on the market, and OCLC reporting only 2 held at institutions in the US and 13 across Europe and Canada, this is a title that has become quite scarce. Leading up to the 1870 Education Act, which became "the very first piece of legislation to deal specifically with the provision of education in Britain," activists concerned about education and income disparity began rallying around the idea of increasing the public's access to schools (Parliament Living Heritage). 1847 saw a rise in the number of lectures, debates, and publication on the topic, with particular concern focused on how the lack of education for poor children and women in urban areas created economic hardship and related health and housing crises. The present work contributes to the debate by arguing that a national system of education would be beneficial to "the prosperity of the country," because "education affords the most certain means of National advancement." Drawing on Biblical narratives, contemporary novels like Dickens' Oliver Twist, and recent crime statistics in London and other metropolitan areas, Dufton urges his audience to see that a lack of education leads to the mis-direction of people's skill and energy. Individuals who might contribute their talents in meaningful ways across fields of education and industry instead focus on survival by any means, even when it poses danger to others or society at large. "The most disquieting feature of these details [relating to statistical comparisons of arrests to school enrollments] is the large amount of criminality found in persons of tender years, and who may be considered victims of the evil influences to which they have been exposed." The rise of convictions and recidivism in both boys and girls under the age of 16, Dufton shows, is related to dropping school enrollments among the poorer classes in London, where children were forced into crime or labor as a result of families being unable to financially support them. By taking collective responsibility for the education of youth in all classes, religions, and genders, Dufton asserts, England can improve its conditions overall; and it can avoid being guilty of training children to delinquency and then punishing them for that behavior. There must be a national system in place to ensure access to education, and he urges the privileged especially to recognize and contribute to filling the need. "The option is forced upon us; we are all bound to a decision. To be silent at such a crisis is to be eloquent in the advocacy of evil...we make our appeal to ALL classes of our countrymen, and more especially to that class which has hitherto viewed the question as one of little importance to themselves individually, or to their 'order' collectively, to consider the state of their countrymen with a strong purpose for its amelioration." A powerful and important argument for the shared financial and social responsibility to educate a nation. Fine.
Laws of Barbados for Session 1875-1879, 1881-1882, 1889-1890. 5 vols

Laws of Barbados for Session 1875-1879, 1881-1882, 1889-1890. 5 vols by Barbados

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Seller: The Lawbook Exchange Ltd
Title
Laws of Barbados for Session 1875-1879, 1881-1882, 1889-1890. 5 vols
Author
Barbados
Seller
The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
Description
1876. Barbados: T.E. King & Co, 1890. 5 vols.. Barbados: T.E. King & Co, 1890. 5 vols. Laws of Barbados 1875-90 [Barbados]. Laws of Barbados for Session 1875-79, 1881-82, 1889-90. Barbados: Barclay & Fraser, 1876, 1878, 1879, 1882; Barbados: T.E. King & Co, 1890. 5 volumes in all. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, hand-lettered title panels to front boards, endpapers renewed. Moderate rubbing to boards, heavier rubbing to extremities, backstrip lacking from one volume, internally clean. Ex-library. Small inkstamps and other markings to endleaves and title pages. $500. * First editions. With indexes. This series covers the 1866-67 to 1939 sessions. (There were no sessions in 1876-77, 1879-80 or 1890-91.) Dealing with a wide range of topics, these volumes are useful for their insights into the daily life of the colony and the mechanisms of colonial administration. OCLC locates 19 copies (with varying numbers of volumes). Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 7:296.
ECCLESIASTICAE RHETORICAE PARS PRIMA; AUGUSTINI VALERII; DIDACI STELLAE

ECCLESIASTICAE RHETORICAE PARS PRIMA; AUGUSTINI VALERII; DIDACI STELLAE by Ludovici Granatensis (Louis of Granada, O.P.)

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Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd, ABAA
Title
ECCLESIASTICAE RHETORICAE PARS PRIMA; AUGUSTINI VALERII; DIDACI STELLAE
Author
Ludovici Granatensis (Louis of Granada, O.P.)
Seller
Kubik Fine Books Ltd, ABAA (United States)
Description
Verona, 1732. Hardcover. Ex monastery library; bound in full vellum. 600+ pages. 7 1/4" 10 1/8". Book in very good condition. Raised bands. Author's name written on spine. Library marking toward bottom of spine. Library stamp on front fixed endpaper. Soiling and shelf wear present but very slight for age. Corners bumped. Else a clean and very tight book in very good condition with full margins. A collection of several works by prominent Dominican theologian and preacher, Louis of Granada. The book contains two works on rhetoric as well as smaller works related to preaching and discipline.
Death Comes for the Archbishop

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Cather, Willa

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Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
Title
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Author
Cather, Willa
Seller
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Alfred A . Knopf, 1927. First Edition. Very Good. first printing, with misprints on page 20, line 16 "happned" and on page 57, line 15, "suppper" - publisher's green cloth with paper labels on front panel and spine. Author Paul Horgan's copy, with his bookplates on front pastedown and signed by him on ffep with a small drawing. No dust jacket. Internally clean and bright, 1/8" closed tear at head of spine.
The Black Ghost

The Black Ghost by Walsh, J(ames) M(organ)

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Title
The Black Ghost
Author
Walsh, J(ames) M(organ)
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: John Hamilton, LTD, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo., 297pp. Solid First Edition of this uncommon Golden Age mystery, part of the Sundial Mystery Library. Not dated but 1930. Bound in blue cloth with titles in black on front board and spine. Square and tight with mild wear to edges and spin ends. A bit of toning to top of board edges and a spot of light spoiling here and there. Little if any interior toning but end-papers and out edges of text blocked foxed. Attractive, and quite scarce, unclipped dust-jacket, (2/6 on the spine panel), has a chip and the crown and some chipping and staining to the front fold. A couple of short closed edge-tears and edge-wear. Rear panel rubbed. Still bright and complete and very tough to find in any condition. A sharp collectable copy at a great price. (Hubin p.413).
[Yearbook]: Benigna 1937 [Moravian University]

[Yearbook]: Benigna 1937 [Moravian University]

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Title
[Yearbook]: Benigna 1937 [Moravian University]
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Moravian College for Women, 1937. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Small quarto. 88pp. Gray cloth boards with raised gilt lettering and decoration. Fine but with some student signatures scattered throughout. Yearbook of the Moravian Seminary and College for Women featuring senior profiles, along with photos of teachers, staff, and information about various groups and clubs around campus. Laid in are several newspaper clippings related to the college, along with a students recitation schedule, song sheet of the college song and handwritten poem.
Frank Lloyd Wright: The Living City

Frank Lloyd Wright: The Living City by WRIGHT, Frank Lloyd

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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Title
Frank Lloyd Wright: The Living City
Author
WRIGHT, Frank Lloyd
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: Horizon Press, 1958. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 222 pages. Text by Wright. Includes numerous black and white illustrations along with 1 large folded color plate. A very good copy in price clipped dust jacket with some slight tapping to the top front corner and some sunning to and along the spine and front panel and with the former owner signature of author and museum curator Thomas Garver to the front free endpaper. No dust jacket. Still, anice copy with an interesting provenance.
Francis Bacon: Loan Exhibition in Celebration of his 80th Birthday

Francis Bacon: Loan Exhibition in Celebration of his 80th Birthday by BACON, Francis and Grey Gowrie

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Title
Francis Bacon: Loan Exhibition in Celebration of his 80th Birthday
Author
BACON, Francis and Grey Gowrie
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780900955273
Description
London: Marlborough, 1989. First edition. Softcover. 48 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran October 27 through November 18, 1989. Features text by Grey Gowrie. Includes numerous color illustrations with two gatefolds, a checklist, list of previous exhibitions, list of public collections, and a lsit of monographs, and films. A near fine copy and in a near fine printed acetate dust jacket.
Studies in Philippine Anthropology (In Honor of H. Otley Beyer) - With a message by Carlos P. Romulo

Studies in Philippine Anthropology (In Honor of H. Otley Beyer) - With a message by Carlos P. Romulo by Zamora, Mario D., editor

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Title
Studies in Philippine Anthropology (In Honor of H. Otley Beyer) - With a message by Carlos P. Romulo
Author
Zamora, Mario D., editor
Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Quezon City: Alemar-Phoenix, 1967. Hardcover. First edition with proof on copyright page: bears Beyer's "seal" executed in purple ink and a "serial number" (here, 703); seal has offset slightly onto facing recto. Would-be plagiarists are scolded (by implication) and warned (explicitly). Hardbound in 9x6 inch red cloth boards lettered black and enclosed in the dust jacket; xxvii, 656p., illustrated with a couple of line maps and scattered fuzzy b&w photoportraits of contributors. Book itself has a neat ownership on ffep, and faint dustiness, while the dj is edgeworn with a spine panel sunned from red to off-white. Item is, in general, quite sound and square, clean and otherwise unmarked.
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The American Art Journal, Volume IV, Number 2, November 1972 by Morse, John D. and Lawrence A. Fleischman (Editors)

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Title
The American Art Journal, Volume IV, Number 2, November 1972
Author
Morse, John D. and Lawrence A. Fleischman (Editors)
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG, clean, bright and tight. Very light shelf wear to covers.
Description
New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1972. Softcover. VG, clean, bright and tight. Very light shelf wear to covers.. Mustard yellow wraps with black lettering and bw illus. 125 pp. with bw figures throughout, numbered by article. The articles in this issue were presented as papers at the Symposium on Nineteenth-Century American Sculpture in Wilmington, Delaware, on April 14, 1972. This was the first concentrated research on the subject with papers by Richard P. WUnder, William H. Gerdts, J. Carson Webster, Wayne Craven, David H. Wallace, Lewis I. Sharp, John H. Dryfhout, and Michael Richman. Introduction by Beatrice Gilman Proske. Subjects include Hiram Powers, William Wetmore, Erastus D. Palmer, Henry Kirke Brown, John Rogers, John Quincy Adams Ward, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and Daniel Chester French.
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Lincoln & the Common Law by Dan W. Bannister

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Title
Lincoln & the Common Law
Author
Dan W. Bannister
Seller
Ed's Editions Bookstore (United States)
ISBN
9780962333514
Condition
Good
Description
Springfield, IL, U.S.A.: Human Services Press, 1992, 1992-01-01. paperback. Good. 0x0x0. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations, light wear to the cover. LF (S.U.)

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