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Beauties of The economy of human life : illustrated with emblematical plates part I[-II].

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764.
Contributor:
Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773.
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.
Charles, William, 1776-1820, engraver.
Series:
Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 51360.
Standardized Title:
Economy of human life. Selections
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Picture books for children.
Conduct of life.
Emotions.
Families.
Social classes.
Slavery.
Genre:
Juvenile literature -- 1815.
Emblem books.
Maxims.
Booksellers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 14 cm
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia : Published & sold wholesale, by Wm. Charles, and may be had of all the booksellers Price 12 1/2 cents, [1815?]
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
text file
Contents:
Introduction
Consideration
Modesty
Contentment
Application
Emulation
Prudence
Fortitude
Temperance
Hope and fear
Joy and grief
Anger
Pity
Desire & love
Woman
Husband
Father
Son
Brothers
Wise and ignorant
Rich and poor
Master & servants
Magistrates & subjects
Benevolence.
Notes:
Cover title.
"The economy of human life" is generally attributed to Robert Dodsley. The Dictionary of national biography attributes Part I to Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, and Part II to John Hill.
Welch assigns the probable publication date of 1815.
Vol. 1: [12] leaves; v. 2: [12] leaves.
Metal-engraved illustrations are presumably by William Charles. Cf. Weiss, Harry B. William Charles, early caricaturist, engraver and publisher of children's books, New York, 1932, p. 7.
Advertisement for William Charles, back cover, v. 1 and 2.
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 51360).
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