first edition Modern marbled paper boards with paper spine label
1821 · London:
by Chapone, [Hester], [John] Gregory, and [Sarah] Pennington.
London: F.C. and J. Rivington, 1821 Second edition of this compiled work and the first from this publisher. First published by Walker and Edwards in 1816. All editions are uncommon. OCLC records only seven copies of the 1816 edition and five copies of this edition in North America. . Modern marbled paper boards with paper spine label. Twelvemo. With an engraved title and frontispiece. Minor occasional foxing and toning. A very good, tight copy of this uncommon imprint. An Unfortunate Mother's Advice to Her Absent Daughters by Lady Sarah Pennington (1720 – 1783) was first published in 1761, Letters on the Improvement of the Mind (1773) by Hester Chapone (1727 – 1801) in 1773, and A Father's Legacy to His Daughters by Dr. John Gregory (1724 – 1773) was published posthumously by Gregory's son in 1774.
(Inventory #: 17426)