[Locke (John)] Some Thoughts Concerning Education, first edition

[Locke (John)] Some Thoughts Concerning Education, first edition, first issue with "Patronnge" on leaf A3v, line 19, slight watermark on title and first 4pp., marginal stain affecting last 2pp. at end, slightly browned, ex-library copy with ink stamp on title, modern calf, gilt spine, [Pforzheimer 612; Wing L2762A; ESTC R7482], 8vo, for A. and J. Churchill, 1693. *** "His thought was marked by a ready understanding of, and sympathy with, children. Throughout he placed emphasis on good example, practice, and use rather than on precepts, rules, and punishment. The work was an implicit of his own education at Westminster and Oxford, which he found unpleasant and largely useless" - James Gordon Clapp, Ency. of Philosophy, p.500.

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