Author: Dick, Thomas [1774 - 1857]
Title: 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
Description: New York: J. & J. Harper, 82 Cliff-Street, 1833. 1st US Edition. Linen cloth binding with printed black lettering. xv, [16] - 442, 6 [adverts] pp. Many cuts in text. 12mo, bound in 6s. 6-5/16" x 4". VG (some staining to cloth/backstrip darkened/tips frayed). 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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