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The oeconomy of human life = Haushaltungskunst des menschlichen Lebens.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection EC7 D6683 750o 1785
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764.
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Conduct of life--Early works to 1800.
- Conduct of life.
- Penn Provenance:
- University of Pennsylvania. Library (stamp) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Strayley, George (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 12 unnumbered pages, 547 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 19 cm
- Edition:
- Neue, verbesserte und sehr vermehrte Ausgabe Englisch und Deutsch.
- Other Title:
- Economy of human life
- Haushaltungskunst des menschlichen Lebens
- Fingerprint:
- n.e- 37er e-ut onwh (3) 1785 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- Mainz ; und Frankfurt : Im Schillerischen Verlage; und in Commission ben Barrentrapp Sohn und Wenner, 1785.
- Language Note:
- English and German on opposite pages.
- Notes:
- The first part is by Robert Dodsley, but sometimes attributed to P.D. Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfied; the second is attributed to John Hill.
- The main work ends on p. 335, the rest of the volume being made up of quotations and extracts from various authors.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy has autograph of Geo. Strayley/Strayly (?).
- Culture Class Collection copy has embossed stamp of Library of the University of Pennsylvania.
- OCLC:
- 633738393
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