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On The IMPROVEMENT Of SOCIETY By The DIFFUSION Of KNOWLEDGE: Or, an Illustration of the Advantages Which Would Result From a More General Dissemination of Rational and Scientific Information Among all Ranks. Harper's Family Library No. LIX by Dick, Thomas [1774 - 1857] - 1833
by Dick, Thomas [1774 - 1857]
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On The IMPROVEMENT Of SOCIETY By The DIFFUSION Of KNOWLEDGE: Or, an Illustration of the Advantages Which Would Result From a More General Dissemination of Rational and Scientific Information Among all Ranks. Harper's Family Library No. LIX
by Dick, Thomas [1774 - 1857]
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New York: J. & J. Harper, 82 Cliff-Street, 1833. 1st US Edition. Linen cloth binding with printed black lettering. VG (some staining to cloth/backstrip darkened/tips frayed).. xv, [16] - 442, 6 [adverts] pp. Many cuts in text. 12mo, bound in 6s. 6-5/16" x 4"
Dick "was a British church minister, science teacher and writer, known for his works on astronomy and practical philosophy, combining science and Christianity, and arguing for a harmony between the two." [Wiki]
Dick "was a British church minister, science teacher and writer, known for his works on astronomy and practical philosophy, combining science and Christianity, and arguing for a harmony between the two." [Wiki]
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- Date Published 1833
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William Collins, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 336 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Moderate tanning to pages with pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and slight dog-eared pages throughout. Heavy tanning to text block edges and both cracks to guttering with exposed netting. Binding is loose with light foxing throughout. Boards have heavy rubbing and visible sunning. Moderate bumping to corners and splitting to joints with heavier crushing to head end of spine. Visible sunning to spine as well.
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On the Improvement of Society by the Diffusion of Knowledge (Harper's Family Library No. LIX)
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New York: J. & J. Harper, 1833. Reprint Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. A Good copy (1876 owner's name) in printed tan cloth of this 442-page small-format hardcover. Mild tanning/soiling to the covers and the outer edges of the text block, clean/unmarked within. A sound reading/reference copy of this 1833 edition, and not ex-library.
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William Collins, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 336 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscriptions and embossed stamp to front pastedown and endpaper. Water staining and marking to some pages, text remains unaffected. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Splits to spine ends causing cloth to be frayed. Dent to top edge of front board. Wear marks overall.
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Glasgow: William Collins. Fair. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .
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Philadelphia PA: E C & J Biddle. Good. 1850. Uniform Edition. Half-leather. Leather boards neatly rebacked with a faux leather cloth tape. Contents very good. This is volume 4 of a 10 volume set of Thomas Dick's works. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 386 pages .
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2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Usual spine chips else VG, 16mo, xv + 442pps, illustrated.
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On the Improvement of Society By the Diffusion of Knowledge (Harper's Family Library, No. LIX) [Harper's Stereotype Edition]
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NY: J. & J. Harper, 1833. First edition, thus. Hardcover. Good. Darkened tan paper over boards, edge wear including rubbing to outer joints with some loss of cloth; tight, sound binding. Former ownership name in pencil, else unmarked copy. Light foxing throughout. Light damp stain to first 50 pages, lower edge about the size of a quarter, not discolored, shows as a bit wrinkled, some paper undulation, 26 engravings, mostly inter text, 2 full pages. 442 pages plus several pages of advertisements. Preface by author, dated 18th April, 1833.
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On the Improvement of Society by the Diffusion of Knowledge: Or, an Illustration of the Advantages Which Would Result from a More General Dissemination of Rational and Scientific Information Among All Ranks
by Thomas Dick
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On the Improvement of Society by the Diffusion of Knowledge: or, An Illustration of the Advantages which Would Result from a More General Dissemination of Rational and Scientific Information among all Ranks,
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Springfield: G. and C. Merriam, 1833. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Gilt spine lettering on full leather covered boards. 12mo, 386 pages. Covers edge worn, water staining on edges not affectint the text.
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