The Whole Works of Roger Ascham now first collected and revised, with a life of the author

Descripción

12mo [approx 12x18cm]. Good+ Condition. Three volumes in four books. Ex Institute Library - so has label pasted to front boards and front pastedowns. Also has a smallish stamp scattered throughout the books at random. Ink library category to base of spine of each book. The four books are numbered Volumes I-IV but are comprised as follows: Volume 1 - has the life of the author and Volume1 1 Part 1; Volume 2 is Volume 1 Part II; Volume 3 is Volume II and Volume 4 is Volume III. Text blocks have uncut edges. Burgundy boards with gilt to spine. A very solid set with the only significant flaws being the library markings. . Roger Ascham was an English scholar and didactic writer, famous for his prose style, his promotion of the vernacular, and his theories of education. He served in the administrations of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, having earlier acted as Elizabeth's tutor in Greek and Latin between 1548 and 1550.

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Detalles bibliográficos

Título

The Whole Works of Roger Ascham now first collected and revised, with a life of the author

Editor

John Russell Smith, London

Fecha de publicación

1865

Encuadernación

Hardback

Edición

1st Edition.

Estado

Good

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• History-UK & Ireland