— The Senses and the Mind

London, The Religious Tract Society, 1850. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce educational work from the Religious Tract Society. First edition. Very scarce. An educational work on the relationship between man and the world around him, with chapters on adaptation, the growth of knowledge, the senses and inlets to knowledge, and observations on the agency of the senses. Issued by The Religious Tract Society, a British evangelical Christian organization founded in 1799 and known for publishing a variety of popular religious and quasi-religious texts across the nineteenth century. Bound by Davison, London. Dated from the University of Birmingham Libraries. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and light age toning to the extremities. Bound by Davison, London. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .