The improvement of the mind. Or, a supplement to the art of logic: containing a variety of remarks and rules for the attainment of useful knowledge in religion, in the sciences, and in common life

London: printed for J.R. and C. Rivington; T. Longman; T. Field; C. Dilly; W. Coldsmith; and D. Ogilvy and J. Speare, 1791. 8vo, pp. xii, 334; [bound with:] The Improvement of the Mind. The Second Part. Containing various remarks and rules about the communication of useful knowledge. To which is added, a discourse on the education of children and youth. By Isaac Watts. (London: printed for J. Buckland; T. Longman; T. Field; and C. Dilly, 1790); pp. vii, 315; slightly later full tree calf, spine stamped in gilt and with red morocco label; extremities worn, the covers somewhat scraped and rubbed, and the spine much creased with top end chipped, the top (truncated) front and back joints beginning to crack, but still overall a good, sturdy copy. Watts (1674-1748), an English preacher, hymnwriter, and poet as well as educator, was praised by Dr. Johnson, who included Watts in his Lives of the Poets. (Inventory #: 26116)