Author: John Guy; John Tillotson [editor]
Title: John Guy&Apos;S Popular Elementary Catechisms. History of Rome. For the Use of Schools and Private Families.
Description: London, Thomas Allman & Son, 1854. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated, mid-nineteenth-century catechism relating to the history of Rome, quarter bound in the original publisher's cloth and engraved paper wraps. The first edition of the work, being one of several catechisms and history works published by John Guy throughout the nineteenth century.Quarter bound in the original publisher's cloth and engraved paper wraps.Illustrated with five monochrome plates of important Ancient Roman figures, including a frontispiece depicting Cicero, Virgil, and Ovid.With publisher's advertisements forming the endpapers.Very scarce.A charming example of an illustrated, mid-nineteenth-century catechism produced as a Christian educational guide for children. This work specifically relates to the history of Rome and includes chapters on the Fall of Troy, the Roman Republic, and the war with the Corinthians. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding. Externally, sound with age toning, light rubbing, and some loss to the paper wraps, heaviest to the front at the fore edge. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities. Internally, binding is significantly strained. Pages are a touch age toned however generally bright and clean barring mild spotting, a few small pencil annotations, and a minor closed tear to pp. 47r, not impacting text. Previous owner's inscription to the recto of the frontispiece. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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