[Mann, Mary]. Life of Horace Mann. Boston: Walker, Fuller, and Company, 1865. Second Edition. [12397]
Half black morocco with burgundy pebble cloth boards, raised hubs and gilt to spine, a little rubbing to the high points, all page edges marbled, 8 x 6 inches. With the private bookplate of Emerson Crosby Kelly (1899-197), signed by him in blue ink, and stamped "withdrawn." 609 clean pp., marbled end papers, a few page corner bumped. Good. Hardcover.
The second edition, published the same year as the first. "Written by his wife."
Horace Mann (1796-1859), b. Franklin, Massachusetts; d. Yellow Springs, Ohio. He was an educator, "the first great American advocate of public education who believed that, in a democratic society, education should be free and universal, nonsectarian, democratic in method, and reliant on well-trained professional teachers." - Britannica online.
