Chapone, Mrs. [Hester. 1727 - 1801] - LETTERS On The IMPROVEMENT Of The MIND, Addressed to a Young Lady

Derby: Printed by and for Henry Mozley, 1816. 1st edition thus, i.e. with this imprint. Original cloth spine over modern marbled paper boards. Printed paper title label. Modern eps. 180 pp. Frontispiece. 18mo, in 6s. 5-3/4" x 3-3/8". Binding - Fine. Textblock - VG (19th C. pos ["Fanny Chadwick"] to preliminary blank). Scarce edition of this oft-published work, which first appeared in 1773, being written by Chapone for her neice. Herein the author proposes "a course of self-education for women, in history, science, geography, and philosophy, as well as advocating the traditional virtues of politeness, economy, and religion. It went through twenty-five editions by 1844.." [Shattock. BRITISH WOMEN WRITERS]. OCLC lists no copies of this Derby imprint.

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