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WEVER, D. H. — The Science of Self
Chicago: American Citizen Company, 1900.
Octavo, original decorative olive-green cloth, front cover and spine elaborately stamped in gilt and black; patterned endpapers; illustrated throughout with numerous full-page plates.
A visually striking turn-of-the-century work on mental science, character development, and self-education, representative of the late 19th-century “mind culture” movement. The text presents a structured analysis of human nature and intellect, combined with practical philosophy on self-improvement and moral cultivation.
Illustrated with a series of evocative engraved plates, including scenes such as Young Franklin at Home, Florence Nightingale, allegorical subjects, and other didactic images intended to inspire industry, virtue, and intellectual growth.
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Condition:
A solid, complete copy.
• light rubbing and spotting to the outside cloth.
• Gilt on cover present and remains sharp.
• Text block sound; pages lightly toned
• Front endpaper partially torn with loss along hinge; inside front/back hinges cracking but holding soundly.
• Plates clean and generally well-preserved
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An attractive and decorative example of early American self-help literature, appealing for both its ornate Victorian binding and its insight into pre-modern psychological thought. Works of this type are increasingly collected for their crossover interest in philosophy, psychology, and decorative antiquarian books.
