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Synopsis

Memory. by william stokes, teacher of memory, lecturer at the royal polytechnic institution, london, and at the crystal palace school of art, science and literature; professor of memory at the city of london college; late of the royal colosseum. twenty-fourth edition, revised and enlarged. [spine title:] stokes on memory.

Item Description

12mo. 5.25 x.5 inches. xi + [i] + 214 pp. + [2] pp. advertisements In red limp cloth boards, gilt, with blind stamped decoration. Some wear to extremities, damp stain on lower corner of first few pages, including margin of frontispiece and scattered foxing; otherwise a very good copy. 1869 signature on first free endpaper. Illustrated by engraved portrait frontispiece, with facsimile signature and by wood engraved text figures. This title was published between 1863 and 88 and was one of the numerous works published by William Stokes (1839-1900), Teacher of Memory and Lecturer at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London. In the latter part of the text are numerous testimonials praising the author's work. The advertisements at the end list some of his further publications, including teaching texts for children. His System of Memory appeared 1876-84. Scarce 1860's edition.