TALES OF THE DEAF AND DUMB, WITH MISCELLANEOUS POEMS
Book Details + Condition: Benjamin Olds (Newark, NJ). First Edition, 1835. 230 pages. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards measuring 7.25" x 4.75". From the Preface: "A fascinating collection of tales on those who have been deprived of what the common human being terms as a necessity of nature. These tales, are of uncommon human beings, who have never lived with, or worse, have been suddenly deprived of, what we in fact possess, and should consider as, privileges. The Author has made this volume's stories both valuable and fascinating. Written for the educated deaf and dumb and those who take an interest in the education of this unfortunate class." Contents include: What the Deaf and Dumb are Before Instruction; History of the Art of Instructing the Deaf and Dumb; Statistics of the Deaf and Dumb; A New Jersey Mute; Compositions of the Deaf and Dumb; and much more. An overall firm copy, with tight binding; wear to original boards, with some old staining; rubbed corners and edges; age-toning and foxing present throughout; otherwise interior is free of markings.
