THOUGHTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MANNERS OF THE GREAT TO GENERAL SOCIETY.
Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1788. 12mo. 81, [1] pp. Bound in contemporary plain wrappers. Scattered light spotting, Good+.
The first American edition, from the stated "fourth edition," all printed in 1788. The Dictionary of National Biography attributes authorship to More. This work on manners and etiquette, More says, "is recommended to the consideration of those who, filling the higher ranks in life, are naturally regarded as patterns by which the manners of the rest of the world are to be fashioned."
The last page is Dobson's advertisement for Sherlock's 'Trial of the Witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus.'
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Evans 21271. ESTC W31120 [9]. Item #25572
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