Has the church, or the state, the power to educate the nation? A course of lectures
by MAURICE, Frederick Denison
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. G. and F. Rivington, 1839. xii, 364pp. With a tipped-in errata slip. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, joints starting. Bookplate of the Swansea Training College to FEP. Foot of title page shaved, very occasional light spotting. The sole edition of a series of lectures by Christian Socialist and theologian Frederick Denison Maurice's (1805-1872) on the contemporary conditions of British education in which he notably argues that the school system ought to remain under the control of the Church rather than power being transferred to the state. . First edition. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ29842
- Title
- Has the church, or the state, the power to educate the nation? A course of lectures
- Author
- MAURICE, Frederick Denison
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. G. and F. Rivington
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1839
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Education
Terms of Sale
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Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Antiquates Ltd
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Wareham, Dorset
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Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
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- First Edition
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- Errata
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- G
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