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Click here to see our other books! Notice Sur Bernard Overberg, Directeur du Seminaire Ecclesiastique et Instituteur a L'Ecole Normale de Munster [With] De L'Enseignement Mutuel Comme Il est Impose a Toutes les Ecoles Primaires du Canton de Geneve et Formule par le Manuel public en 1827 [With] Considerations sur le but De L'Instruction Populaire et les Objets D'Enseignement Dont elle Doit se Composer ou Essai de Reponse [With] Le Miroir des Instituteurs ou Conseils sur L'Education [With] Affectionate Advice to Apprentices and Other Young Persons engages in Trades or Professions J H Schubert; J A Dufour; Marc Viridet; Henry George Watkins 1827-1840 Various Publishers : Various 7" by 4.5" 80pp; 100pp; 54pp; 64pp; 56pp SUMMARY A sammelband of nineteenth century, mostly French, essays and biographies on education and the role of education in a lovely quarter calf binding with marbled boards Leather Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage : £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION Comprising of five separate works bound as one. The first work is a memoir of the German educator and author, Bernhard Heinrich Overberg translated from its original German into English. He was a key player in the reformation of schools during the late eighteenth, early nineteenth century. The second work to this book is a critical work on the schools in Geneva by J a Dufour. The third work is a work on the purpose of popular education by Marc Viridet. The fourth work is a further essay on the council of education and has been translated from the original German, with no indication of author or translator. The fifth and final work to this book is an English title by Henry George Watkins and discusses the alternates to a formal education and gives advice to apprentices engaged in trades or profession. Watkins' view is that 'the sooner young people begin to be instructed in some honest trade it is better for them'. Watkins praises the apprenticeship and this method of education. The first four works are in French with the fifth and final work in English. CONDITION In a quarter calf binding with marbled paper boards. Externally, very smart with patches of minor rubbing to the joints and to the extremities. Light rubbing to the boards and some minor bumping to the extremities. Rear hinge has failed with the backstrip lifting from the text-block. Internally, firmly bound. Small tear to the title page of 'Considerations'. Pages to the first four works are bright with the pages to 'Affectionate Advice' being age toned due to paper used. Just the occasional light spots to pages. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques