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A mirror for the female sex : historical beauties for young ladies : intended to lead the female mind to the love and practice of moral goodness : designed principally for the use of ladies' schools
A mirror for the female sex : historical beauties for young ladies : intended to lead the female mind to the love and practice of moral goodness : designed principally for the use of ladies' schools
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A mirror for the female sex : historical beauties for young ladies : intended to lead the female mind to the love and practice of moral goodness : designed principally for the use of ladies' schools

Date1811
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Alternate Title
Historical beauties
Historical beauties for young ladies
Third edition, ornamented with numerous engravings on wood.
Format
Notes
Frontispiece dated June 1798 and signed: Thurston delt. Hawkins sculpt.
Hugo attributes vignettes to Thomas Bewick but Roscoe suggests that they may possibly be by John Bewick.
Medium
DimensionsCover size: 17.5 cm x 10 cm (6 7/8 in. x 3 15/16 in.)
Language
CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131048623045D
Catalogue Record for Print Bookhttps://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=2264687
A mirror for the female sex : historical beauties for young ladies : intended to lead the female mind to the love and practice of moral goodness : designed principally for the use of ladies' schools
A mirror for the female sex : historical beauties for young ladies : intended to lead the female mind to the love and practice of moral goodness : designed principally for the use of ladies' schools
1798
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1782
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1820
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1830
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1824
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1892
Biography for girls, or, Moral and instructive examples for young ladies
Biography for girls, or, Moral and instructive examples for young ladies
1799
The governess, or, The little female academy : calculated for the entertainment and instruction of young ladies in their education
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1765
The governess, or, The little female academy : calculated for the entertainment and instruction of young ladies in their education
The governess, or, The little female academy : calculated for the entertainment and instruction of young ladies in their education
1768
The governess, or, Little female academy : being the history of Mrs. Teachum, and her nine girls with their nine days amusement : calculated for the entertainment and instruction of young ladies in their education
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1749
Miscellaneous lessons designed for the use of young ladies : on a new plan
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1782
Letters on several subjects : from a preceptress to her pupils who have left school ; addressed chiefly to real characters, and designed for the use of young ladies from sixteen to twenty years of age
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1797