Chapone hester gregory john (8 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: Very Good. pp.viii, 169. Engraved title & 4 engraved fly titles. 12mo. Quarter cloth, original boards, spine label darkened. Occasional minor foxing.

Front. & additional engr. title. Orig. red cloth, blocked & lettered in gilt; a little rubbed & dulled. Contemp. signature on leading f.e.p. a.e.g.

pp. xiv, 180. Frontis, engraved title. 12mo. Full red calf with gilt decoration, all edges gilt. Hinges and corners rubbed. From the library of William St Clair with his name in pencil.

pp. viii, 208. Frontis and engraved title. 12mo. Original printed boards, hinges slightly rubbed, spine chipped.

Half title, front. & plates; plates sl. foxed. Contemp. full black calf, gilt borders & spine, black morocco labels; hinges & head & tail of spine rubbed, chip to upper title label. Armorial bookplate, Je Gronde, beneath bookseller's ticket of James Brash & Co, Glasgow, on leading pastedown. A letter to a New-Married Lad, by Mrs. Hester Chapone, was first published in 1777.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition thus. 12mo. viii, 160pp., illustrated with five engraved plates. Bound in contemporary green leather with a pictorial design embossed in blind on the covers, gold dentelle borders, gilt edges and spine, red morocco label and marbled endpapers and edges. Engraved armorial bookplate on front pastedown, spine ends lightly rubbed and small nick on back cover, very good with modest foxing on the endpapers. This edition unites two classic works of advice for young girls. John Gregory's *A Father's Legacy* was likely influenced by the celebrated Bluestocking Elizabeth Montagu, and Hester Chapone, a writer of conduct books for women, was associated with the London Bluestockings. A beautiful copy in a handsome contemporary binding. …