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The Rational Dame, Or, Hints Towards Supplying Prattle for Children
by Unstated (Ellenor Fenn, aka, Mrs. Teachwell and Mrs. Lovechild)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Good- hardcover. Stormont or Empire marbled paper over boards backed with red leather, gilt designs on spine. Scuffed, worn covers; rubbing wear at spine ends and at fore corners; covers are attached but somewhat fragile; text block is tightly bound; clean interior with occasional light foxing. Lacking plate IV (4); frontispiece and 8 remaining plates present and in Good condition. 16mo (17 cm), 119 pp + 1 p. publisher's advert for Mrs. Teachwell's books; illustrated. See, OCLC #45884494.
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- Bookseller
- Madden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19681
- Title
- The Rational Dame, Or, Hints Towards Supplying Prattle for Children
- Author
- Unstated (Ellenor Fenn, aka, Mrs. Teachwell and Mrs. Lovechild)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: John Marshall
- Date Published
- 1806
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SCHOOLS; PEDAGOGY; TEACHING; INSTRUCTION; PRIMERS; COLLECTIBLE; COLLECTABLE; JUVENALIA; TEXT BOOKS; SPELLERS; WOMEN; WRITERS; AUTHORS; BIOLOGY; BOTANY; SCIENCES; FEMINISM
- Bookseller catalogs
- Education; Childrens; History;
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
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About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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