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THE OECONOMY OF HUMAN LIFE Complete. In two parts. Translated from an Indian manuscript, written by an ancient Bramin. To which is prefixed, an account of the manner in which the said manuscript was discovered. In a letter from an English gentleman, resid

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THE OECONOMY OF HUMAN LIFE Complete. In two parts. Translated from an Indian manuscript, written by an ancient Bramin. To which is prefixed, an account of the manner in which the said manuscript was discovered. In a letter from an English gentleman, resid

by Dodsley, Robert; Hill, John; Long, John; Sold by the Booksellers in Great Britain, Ireland and America. 1789

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[Printed and Sold by Alex. Adam, Glasgow], Sold by the booksellers in Great-Britain, Ireland and America: (and possibly an American imprint) ., 1789 pp. [4],7-106,[1](Advertisement) + Woodcut frontis plate of an Indian Brahmin. Woodcut vignette on title (a book peddler?); and another at the end (farmer at his plow). Foxed and age stained. 12mo. 155 mm. Original full leather binding. The printer's name is from the advertisement leaf. The first part of this famous work is by Robert Dodsley (1703-1764), but was sometimes attributed to P.D. Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield; the second part is attributed to John Hill (1714?-1775). On the verso of the last leaf is an eight line manuscript mourning poem, apparently first from Watts, and penned by John Long. "She was my guide, my friend, my earthly love." This book also has numerous early American ownerships, including: Philip Gloeninger, Jr. (1788-1816) from Lebanon, PA, Gloninger was a very prominent minister in the Reformed Church, and a scion of an important and influential patriot family; James Reed (1770-1850); and several others. ESTC T082539. SMALL BOX 3 **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

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THE FAMILY ALBUM US (US)
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Title
THE OECONOMY OF HUMAN LIFE Complete. In two parts. Translated from an Indian manuscript, written by an ancient Bramin. To which is prefixed, an account of the manner in which the said manuscript was discovered. In a letter from an English gentleman, resid
Author
Dodsley, Robert; Hill, John; Long, John; Sold by the Booksellers in Great Britain, Ireland and America. 1789
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Hardcover
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Used - Very Good
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[Printed and Sold by Alex. Adam, Glasgow], Sold by the booksellers in Great-Britain, Ireland and America: (and possibly an Ameri
Date Published
1789
Keywords
PHILOSOPHY THOUGHT 1789 MANUSCRIPT POEM AMERICANA ESTC
Bookseller catalogs
ECONOMICS / BUSINESS; PHILOSOPHY;

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Ron Lieberman, has been an antiquarian bookseller, rare book appraiser, and library consultant for Fifty years. His firm, The Family Album, has issued a series of exceptional catalogs and bibliographic references in a variety of fields, including: Incunabula; Pennsylvania-Americana; German-Americana; Fine Book Bindings; Early Photographica; Printing History & Typography; Classics from the Great Scholar / Printers; Etc. He was the instructor for a series of valuable workshops and courses in the history, taste, and technique of book collecting. He frequently lectures before professional groups of librarians and archivists on: the book trade; collection and building security; disaster preparedness; appraisals; and preservation, conservation, and binding. He has also often appeared on radio and television popularizing the pleasant hobby of antique book collecting. His expert opinion on the book collecting market; values of archives and manuscripts; collection preservation & security; historic photographs; and the value of rare books has been sought by sources as diverse as: the Historical & Museum Commission of PA; the PA State Library; the Library of Congress; the Smithsonian Institution; the FBI; American Bible Society; Money Magazine; Kipplinger Magazine; Conservation Centers; Warmans Antique Price Guides; U.S.A. Today; as well as Universities, Colleges, and Historical Societies throughout the United States. As one of the organizers of the World Library Fund, Mr. Lieberman provides professional analyses of library collections, and helps plan library development for public and private institutions in the United States and abroad. He was a Member of the Board of Governors of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (A.B.A.A.), and Chairman of the A.B.A.A. Security Committee. He was a long-time regular member of the Security Committee of the Rare Book and Manuscript Section (RBMS) of the American Library Association (ALA); and was the Past President of the Middle Atlantic Chapter, A.B.A.A. Mr. Lieberman was also, for many years, a consulting editor and contributor to the Haworth Press journal: "College & Undergraduate Libraries" American Library Association (ALA); + ACRL/RBMS [For 35 Continuous Years] // PA Library Association (PLA) // Bibliographical Society of America // Middle Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) // Society for the History of Authorship, Readership, and Publishing (SHARP) // Philobiblon Club // Etc. Etc.

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Verso
The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Vignette
A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
Plate
Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Foxed
Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
12mo
A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...

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