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The Young Woman's Companion or Female Instructor.

by Heman, Mrs:

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  • Hardcover
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About This Item

London, George Virtue, 1836 Hardcover book . 776 pages with 8 engraved plates and frontis. ' Being a sure and complete guide to every acquirement essential in forming a pleasing companion and respectable Mother. A Very Good copy but with a worn half-leather binding with marbled end-papers. Title and gilt decoration to spine is still bright with crackling or leather surface. Edges rubbed with marbled paper covering missing in some areas as is one rear leather corner cover. The original binding is holding however although stretched. The Plates are clean as is the contents. There are two title pages, the first with a small steel vignette l engraving opposite the frontispiece. The Second Title page (slightly loose) shows ' Mrs. Hemans' Female Instructor or Young Woman's Companion, interspersed with Moral and Religious essays , interesting tales and Memoirs of illustrious Women to which are subjoined Medicinal receipts. The plates have very odd light foxing spots but are generally very clean. Pictures available.

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Bookseller
David Ford Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
38172
Title
The Young Woman's Companion or Female Instructor.
Author
Heman, Mrs:
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
London, George Virtue, 1836
Bookseller catalogs
British History;

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Vignette
A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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....
Title Page
A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Marbled Paper
Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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...

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