A treatise on education, with A sketch of the Author's Method

CHAPMAN, George

Published by Printed for T. Cadell, London, 1784

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iv, [2], 258 ,23pp, [1]. Later calf-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso of front blank fly-leaf: 'From the Author'. An expanded edition of George Chapman's (1723-1806) influential essay on practical education. In the work, the Dumfries schoolmaster discusses the errors in educating children from their early years and comments on the problems associated with education by tutors, lamenting: 'So unfortunate is the condition of many of our schools, that, supposing the teacher sufficiently qualified, yet his attention must be distracted by the number of objects to which it is called, and dissipated to such a degree, as to render his teaching unpleasant to himself, and unprofitable to his pupils, while the scantiness of his salary must oblige him to engage in some other branch of business, or to receive more scholars than he can properly educate.' First published in 1773, the work reached a fifth edition in 1792. This third edition is enlarged with an appendix, containing short sketches of books on education that the author had consulted since the appearance of the second edition, including Father Gerdil's Reflections on Education (1765), Priestley's Miscellaneous observations on Education (17780, and Lord Kames' Loose Hints on Education (1781). ESTC T68304. Size: 12mo. Seller Inventory # AQ23760

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Title: A treatise on education, with A sketch of ...

Publisher: Printed for T. Cadell, London

Publication Date: 1784

Binding: Hardcover

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: Third edition.