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Beauties of The economy of human life : illustrated with emblematical plates part I[-II].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764.
- 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).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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