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ORIGINAL STORIES FROM REAL LIFE,; with conversations calculated to regulate the affections and form the mind to truth and goodness
de WOLLSTONECRAFT, Mary
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London: Johnson, 1791. Second edn. Revised text, the first edition with the author's name on the title page. Bound in contemporary calf, hinges tender, spine chipped and worn at the extremities, a good copy. This was issued both with and without the plates. This has no illustrations. 8vo, pp. 177 + iv. Some foxing and staining to the title-page and preliminary leaf; and the ads in the rear. With the ownership bookplate of Author Joseph Strutt (1749-1802) who was also an artist and engraver and influence on William Blake. Issued without a half title, Windle p. 9. Todd 3. Based on her experiences as a governess to the Countess of Mountcashell in the 1780's, Wollstonecraft uses the voice of a wise Mrs. Mason to teach two spoiled girls "the importance of telling the truth, the folly of personal vanity, and the need to be kind to others"[St. Clair p. 281].
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- Second Life Books Inc
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- 41693
- Título
- ORIGINAL STORIES FROM REAL LIFE,; with conversations calculated to regulate the affections and form the mind to truth and goodness
- Autor
- WOLLSTONECRAFT, Mary
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Second edn
- Editorial
- Johnson
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1791
- Palabras clave
- boston09
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Lanesborough, Massachusetts
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