The mirror of the graces; or, The English lady's costume. : Combining and harmonizing taste and judgment, elegance and grace, modesty, simplicity, and economy, with fashion in dress; and adapting the various articles of female embellishments to different ages, forms, and complexions; to the seasons of the year, rank, and situation in life: : with useful advice on female accomplishments, politeness and manners; the cultivation of the mind and the disposition and carriage of the body: offering also the most efficacious means of preserving beauty, health, and loveliness. : The whole according with the general principles of nature and rules of propriety. / By a lady of distinction, who has witnessed, and attentively studied, what is esteemed truly graceful and elegant amongst the most refined nations of Europe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lady of distinction.

Contributor:

Leney, William Satchwell, 1769-1831, engraver.

Series:

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 29177.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clothing and dress.

Costume--Great Britain.

Beauty, Personal.

Etiquette--Great Britain.

Etiquette.

Costume.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xxi pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 226 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 15 cm

Place of Publication:

New-York: : Published by I. Riley, no. 4, City Hotel. C. Wiley, printer., 1813.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

Plates signed: Leney sc.

"Directions to the binder to place the plates."--p. [vii].

"Description of the plates."--p. [ix]-xvii.

"Recipes."--p. [207]-220.

"Notes on The mirror of the graces."--p. 221-226.

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. 29177).

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