Author: WAKEFIELD (Priscilla):
Title: Domestic Recreation; Or Dialogues illustrative of Natural and Scientific Subjects.
Description: London: Printed for Darton and Harvey..., 1805 FIRST EDITION. 12mo (in 6s), 136 x 85 mms., pp. vi [vii Contents, viii printer], 215 [216 blank], 4 pages adverts, including half-title, 4 engraved plates (ex 6) at pp. 77, 83, 89, and 96, contemporary quarter green sheepskin marbled boards (rubbed); corners worn, spine creased. Wakefield (1750 - 1832) began her literary career as an author of books for juveniles in the early 1790s and produced at least 17 books. Most of these were in the familiar dialogue form.

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