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    By John Mason
    Chiswick   C. & C. Whittingham
    5.5" by 3.5" vi-viii [1], 10-160pp
    An attractively bound edition of nonconformist minister John Mason's guide to the attainment of self-knowledge.
    By John Mason

    1825 Self-Knowledge. A Treatise, Showing the Nature and Benefit of that Important Science

    Chiswick   C. & C. Whittingham
    5.5" by 3.5" vi-viii [1], 10-160pp
    An attractively bound edition of nonconformist minister John Mason's guide to the attainment of self-knowledge.
    £115.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 917F17
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    Description

    Leather Binding

    Illustrated with an engraved title page.

    First published in 1745, in this work John Mason offers an instructive guide to self-knowledge, with advice on refining mental taste, memory, self-possession, general conduct, prejudices of the heart, and self-inspection.

    The work of John Mason. Mason was a nonconformist divine and author, who also wrote ‘A Plain and Modest Plea for Christianity’, ‘An Essay on Elocution’, ‘An Essay on the Power and Harmony of Prosaic Numbers', and more.

    In an attractive calf Cathedral binding.

    Condition

    In a calf binding with blind tooling to boards, and gilt detailing to back strip. Head of front joint starting, with board firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Engraved title page age toned with significant spotting. Pages otherwise clean and bright.

    Very Good

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