Sandham, Miss [Elizabeth].

The Boys’ School; or, Traits of Character in Early Life – A Moral Tale.

London, Printed for John Souter, [1821]. Small Octavo. Engraved Frontispiece, IV, 152 pages. Hardcover / Original publisher’s boards with spinelabel. Binding firm but with lower corner of rear board missing. Overall a little stronger rubbed. Endpapers intact. Previous owner’s name in ink on titlepage, dated 1822. From the library of Richard Meade of Ballymartle, County Cork, Ireland, with a gift-inscription to rear pastedown: “the gift of M.J.Meade to H. Meade, April, 27th, 1821”. Frontispiece and text in very good condition. Pages 101 – 108 with clean tears and some paperloss (text not effected from loss). An extremely scarce publication !

[OCLC 317744442 – “The frontispiece, engraved on copper, shows a pupil expounding an astronomical problem to a master sitting at his desk”]

• Keywords: 18th / 19th Century Country House Library of Richard Meade – Ballymartle · 19th Century · 19th Century – Rare · Boys schools · Catalogue Two – Children’s Books · Children’s Books · Children’s Books Rare · Children’s Literature · Education – Rare · History of Boarding Schools · Juvenile Literature · Richard Meade Library (Ballymartle)
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 31210AB

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