The Mirror of Graces or The English Lady's Costume Combining and Harmonising Taste and Judgement,Elegance and Grace,Modesty,Simplicity and Economy With Fashion in Dress with Useful Advice on Female Accomplishments,Politeness and Manners;the Cultivation of the Mind and the Disposition and Carriage of the Body;offering also the most efficacious Means of Preserving Beauty,Health and Loveliness The Whole according with The General Principles of Nature and Rules of Propriety
de By A Lady of Distinction
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good /No Jacket
- Librería
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Ribble Valley, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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London: Printed ForB Crosby And Co. This is a Very Good Copy of this book bound in half tan leather over marbled boards with gilt titles to spine.It's a handsome and contemporary binding with new endpapers and with the half title page present.This copy has four plates including the engraved frontispiece,one is coloured and the directions to the binder of where to place the four plates has been adhered to.Page edges remain untrimmed.The beginning preface states that these pages were not intentionally at first written for publication,but originally composed by the desire of some female friends,who live at a remote part of West of England;and who awre of her consumate knowledge of the world and experience in all that is honourable in the art of captivation.The book has 2 pages of ads to the rear and there are NO previous names or inscriptions present.It's a wonderful treatise that contains useful tips and advice on a lady's deportment,dress style and noble manners.The contents internally are a little age toned as to be expected but all pages and very readable and without chips or tears.An excellent copy for the collector,small 8vo [vii] 2 241pp plus 2 pages of ads to rear... First Edition London B Crosby & Co 1811 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1811.
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- Librería
- Richard Thornton Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 78885
- Título
- The Mirror of Graces or The English Lady's Costume Combining and Harmonising Taste and Judgement,Elegance and Grace,Modesty,Simplicity and Economy With Fashion in Dress with Useful Advice on Female Accomplishments,Politeness and Manners;the Cultivation of the Mind and the Disposition and Carriage of the Body;offering also the most efficacious Means of Preserving Beauty,Health and Loveliness The Whole according with The General Principles of Nature and Rules of Propriety
- Autor
- By A Lady of Distinction
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Printed ForB Crosby And Co
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1811
- Tamaño
- 8vo.
- Palabras clave
- Fashion Dress Manners Costumes Ladies
- Catálogos del vendedor
- ANTIQUARIAN BINDINGS;
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Richard Thornton Books
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Ribble Valley, Lancashire
Sobre Richard Thornton Books
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