The entertainer; or, youth's delightful preceptor, containing a collection of the most curious and remarkable pieces of natural and civil history, Poetry, Voyages, Fables, Lives, Travels, Wars, Battles, Sieges, &c. &c. A Compendious History of the Bible, with the Live and Death of Jesus Christ. Accounts of some of the most stupendous Works of Art. Collected from the most eminent Authors, both antient and modern. To which is prefixed, a plan of education, From the Chevalier Ramsay, Author of the Travels of Cyrus. And An Appendix, Containing Rules for Reading and Study, with a Catalogue of such Books as are proper to form the Library of the Gentleman, Lady, Tradesman, &c. From the Learned Mr. Locke. The whole designed not only for the Use of Schools, but also for those who have neither Time to read, nor Money to purchase the larger Works from which those ingenious and instructing Pieces are extracted. By D. Burgess, A.M.

People / Organizations

• D. Burgess A.M. (Author)
• Robert Taylor ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

Berwick: printed and sold by R. Taylor, MDCCLIX. [1759]

Publication year

1759

ESTC No.

T114054

Grub Street ID

165892

Description

[4],329,[3]p.,plate ; 12⁰

Note

Titlepage in red and black.

With a final advertisement leaf.