Jaudon, Short System Polite Learning 1830 illustrated

"A Short System Of Polite Learning: Being An Epitome Of The Arts And Sciences; Being An Epitome of the Arts and Sciences Designed For The Use Of Schools." By an Eminent Writer of Philadelphia [Daniel Jaudon], published by McCarthy and Davis, Philadelphia, later printing of the enlarged and improved 9th Edition, with '1830' on the bottom of the title page and copyright of the 9th Edition 1826; illustrated with engraved frontispiece.

The success of this bestseller was based on the fact that this textbook addressed the specific needs of American system of education of the 18th-early 19th centuries: 'one class,' two-year schooling. The teacher had to teach various age groups and different subjects in one classroom at the same time. The majority of the traditional, from England exported, textbooks were barely suitable for such educational method. Addressing this issue, Jaurdon's system was a universal textbook designed for various age groups and subjects, suitable for self-learning and 'one class' school system. In addition, this textbook provided clear formulated definitions which were useful guidelines for teacher.

Contents:

Preface to the 9th Edition
Of Arts and Science
Theology
Religion
Philosophy
Physics
Ethics
Jurisprudence
Government
Politics
Commerce
Logic

Arts: rhetoric, grammar, language, Poetry, Music, Optics, Mathematics, Arithmetic, Geometry, Metaphysics

Astronomy
Geography
Chronology
Mythology
History

Physic: Anatomy, Surgery, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Botany, Chemistry

The text consists of questions and short answers from a few sentences to a few paragraphs long. The 'compressed' short treatment of the study areas was designed to provide maximum knowledge in the established at that time two-year limited schooling.

"Q. What is Logic?
A. Logic is the science of correct thinking, or, it is the art of using reason well in our inquiries after truth, and in the communication of it to others.
Q. What are the principal operations of the mind?A. The principal operations of the mind, are perception, judgment, reasoning, and disposition.

Q. Define perception.
A....."

Daniel Jaudon (1767-1826), was teacher and the author of American textbooks designed for home and school education. He belonged to the French Huguenot family that had to leave France due to the persecutions of protestants. Being a teacher in Philadelphia, Jaudon designed several textbooks-- English, Math, and his bestseller, "The System of Polite Learning" which was reprinted from the late 18th century through the 1830s, and was one of a few standard American school textbooks in the first decades of the 19th century.

Provenance:
From the library of J.C. Reinhart, name inside front cover and on title page.

US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $18.50
Canada: Priority (c 2-6 weeks) -- $29.50
World: Priority (c 2-7 weeks) --- $40.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original leather with label on spine [some wear, leather crease between spine and front board, boards are attached]; name and number ink-written inside cover; engraved frontispiece, name on the title page, 3.1/2” x 5.1/2”; 198 pages, a little wear and soiling, very good condition.