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Author/Creator:

More, Hannah, 1745-1833

Contributors:

Weaver, Clifford Selden , donor

Weaver, Gustine Courson, 1873-1942 , former owner

Cadell & Davies , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Strahan Spottiswoode , printer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prt

Weaver Collection

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Hints toward forming the character of a young princess [by More, H.]

Related Works:

Hints for a young princess

Subjects:

Weaver, Clifford Selden — Autographs — Specimens

Women — Education

Genres:

Works by women — England — 19th century

Fore-edge paintings (Binding) — 19th century — England

Authors' presentation inscriptions (Provenance) — 19th century — England

Presentation inscriptions (Provenance) — 19th century — England

Printed books — England — London — 19th century

General Notes:

Title on half-title page: Hints for a young princess.
Preface by the author to this fifth edition serves as eulogy for Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Wales, for whom the book was originally written in 1805, and who had died in childbirth in 1817.
Bound in blue leather with blind stamped frame decoration and gilt rule frame on front and back cover. Spine has gilt title and bands with blind stamped floral decoration.
Inscription on fly leaf of volume 1: "From the author to her dear friend Lady Arland, Nover. 25, 1819, Baley Wood."
Fore-edge paintings: v. 1. The Cheesecake House. Hyde Park -- v. 2. Kensington Palace.
Bookplate of Mrs. Weaver inside front cover of both volumes.
Letter regarding the fore-edge books from Clifford Weaver housed as Separated Materials. Letter contains Clifford Weaver's signature.

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 21 cm

Call Numbers:

LC1421 .M76 1819

OCLC Numbers:

1052955874
5622622 [Invalid]