Author: MEERTEN-SCHILPEROORT, A.B. van. Title: Het Noorden van ons land; of vlugtige schetsen en aangename herinneringen van een reistogtje over Utrecht, door Vriesland, Groningen, Drenthe en Overijssel.
Description: Assen, T.J. van Tricht, 1840. Contemporary half calf, original printed wrappers preserved. With lithographed frontispiece after J. van Ravenswaay by H.J. Backer. XI,281,(1) pp. First edition. - Sketches and pleasant memories of a trip over Utrecht, through Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe and Overijssel by Anna Barbera van Meerten-Schilperoort (1778 - 1853). She is known as an advocate of good education for girls (with a relatively strong emphasis on natural sciences) and as a pioneer of professional women's professions. Schenkeveld-van der Dussen, Met en zonder lauwerkrans, p. 783.
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Price: EUR 412.50 = appr. US$ 448.32 Seller: Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NVvA/ILAB)
- Book number: 37117