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Boston: Charles Tappan, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. Original green printed paper covered boards, brown cloth spine. Good. 190 pages. 19 x 12 cm. Scarce first edition of one of America's early books on domestic science. Owner's signature in pencil on front free end paper, dated August 1847. Although ragged condition, it can easily be restored. Rear cover detached, shaken, foxed, cloth spine heavily worn, cracked and chipped. Lacks rear blank end paper. [LOWENSTEIN 399].
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The Young Housekeeper's Friend;: or, A Guide to Domestic Economy and Comfort
by Cornelius, Mrs. [Mary Hooker]
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The Young Lady: Or Guide to Knowledge, Virtue, and Happiness
by Anna Ferguson
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- Used - Black cloth-covered boards, embossed and decorated in gilt. Very Good.
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- Third Edition
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Nashua, NH, 1851. Third Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth-covered boards, embossed and decorated in gilt. Very Good.. 128 pages. A miniature book, original copyright 1848 and published then in Lowell by Dayton. An address to young women by Anna Ferguson (1778-1853) of Orange County, NY, with homilies and parables, advice on conduct for women entering society. Perfect for lounging by the river under a comfortable tree with a very fancy hat. Mild wear at corners. Mild foxing. Few minor stains. Pencil notation on presentation page: Mary Drury by her sister Jane Drury. AEG. [LINCOLN-LOWENSTEIN 788, 789, 819] - earlier edition. Needs dimensions.
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The Young Lady; or Guide to Knowledge, Virtue and Happiness
by Fergurson (sic) [Ferguson], Anna
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- Used - Brown publisher's cloth with both covers embossed in gilt with a floral design. Very good
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Nashua, NH: FLETCHER, 1851. Second Edition. Hardcover. Brown publisher's cloth with both covers embossed in gilt with a floral design. Very good. 128 pages. 17.5 x 12 cm. This miniature book, original copyright 1848, summons the reader to follow the advice of the author, Anna Ferguson (1778-1853), with advice for women entering society in the form of homilies and parables. Pencil notation on presentation page: "Mary Drury from her sister Jane Drury". Mild foxing to the interior. All pages ruled, All Edges in Gilt.
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