Author: Thomas Day
Title: The History of Sandford and Merton
Description: Gainsborough, Henry Mozley, 1815. Cloth. Thomas Day's incredibly popular educational work for children, a novel guiding children on proper conduct. Thomas Day's incredibly popular children's book, a series of stories which tell the history of Sandford and Merton.Illustrated with a frontispiece.This wildly successful work was first published in 1783, and remained in print for over one-hundred years. Day approaches education with Rousseauian ideals, following a spoilt but noble boy and his poor but virtuous friend.'History' is not a typical history of a textbook, but rather a collection of stories from a multitude of sources, exploring the history of the areas through the reformation of a spoilt young boy named Tommy Merton, and the yeoman farmer's song Harry Sandford.Gift inscription to the head of the title page, dated 1820. In a full cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light marks to the cloth. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is a little discoloured. Minor rubbing to the spine label. Hinges are a little tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the recto of the frontispiece, and head of the title page. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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