{"product_id":"the-new-game-of-emulation-designed-for-the-amusement-of-youth-of-both-sexes-and-calculated-to-inspire-their-minds-with-an-abhorrence-of-vice-and-a-love-of-virtue-c-1804","title":"THE NEW GAME OF EMULATION: DESIGNED FOR THE AMUSEMENT OF YOUTH OF BOTH SEXES, AND CALCULATED TO INSPIRE THEIR MINDS WITH AN ABHORRENCE OF VICE AND A LOVE OF VIRTUE 1804","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe New Game of Emulation: Designed for the Amusement of Youth of Both Sexes, and Calculated to Inspire Their Minds With an Abhorrence of Vice and a Love of Virtue.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: John Harris, 1804.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLinen-backed hand-coloured, folding board game in twelve sections (22.5\" x 18.25\"), with original slipcase and 16 page rulebook. At the bottom it says \"London, Published Dec. 20th 1804 by John Harris, Successor to E. Newbery, at the Original Juvenile Library, Corner of St. Pauls Church Yard\". The board has 66 coloured spaces, which are all different and filled with delightful images. The slipcase with the original engraved paper title-label, and the rulebook complete. Condition: GOOD. A well-preserved example with some light browning, complete with the slipcase, somewhat edge worn, and with the instruction booklet which is dated 1810. Scarce.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: A very early and rare children's morality game with 66 emblematic figures, meant to teach children the value of virtue and to be wary of vice. The object of the game is to get to the final space called \"Virtue is its own reward\". The players get there by advancing around the spiral path of virtuous challenges. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe game contains numerous allegories relating to the world a child may come in contact with: a shepherd, school, church and bishop, rocking horse. All 66 emblematic figures are designed to teach children to cheerfully exert themselves to obtain an honorary prize while being perfectly aware of the consequences of disgrace. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe contemporary advertised was as follows: \"It is universally acknowledged that a spirit of emulation should be constantly encouraged in the rising generation, as the surest means of facilitating their progress in the paths of literature, and impressing their opening minds with the love of virtue. Youth are ever anxious for applause and remuneration, and will cheerfully exert themselves to obtain an honorary prize, even when admonitions and menaces prove unavailing. ...[T]hey will be led, almost imperceptibly, to admire and adopt the virtues of Obedience, Truth, Honesty, Gentleness, Industry, Frugality, Forgiveness, Carefulness, Mercy, and Humility; and to view in their real colours the opposite vices of Obstinacy, Falsehood, Robbery, Passion, Sloth, Intemperance, Malice, Neglect, Cruelty and Pride.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57494581313911,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/SAM_4106_5ad9e872-7037-4aac-8808-2c4498ef1052.jpg?v=1790437152","url":"https:\/\/rarebooksboutique.com\/products\/the-new-game-of-emulation-designed-for-the-amusement-of-youth-of-both-sexes-and-calculated-to-inspire-their-minds-with-an-abhorrence-of-vice-and-a-love-of-virtue-c-1804","provider":"MFR Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}