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The young misses' magazine : containing dialogues between a governess and several young ladies of quality, her scholars ... / Translated from the French of Madem. Le Prince de Beaumont.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection LC1442 .L413 1792 v.1-4 (v.1-4)
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Le Prince de Beaumont, Mlle. (Marie), 1711-1780.
- Standardized Title:
- Magasin des enfans. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Education.
- Women.
- Women--Conduct of life.
- Penn Provenance:
- Leibert, Mary (autograph)
- Physical Description:
- 4 volumes ; 15 cm (18mo)
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Printed by Mathew Carey : Sold by M. Carey, F. Bailey and T. Lang in Philadelphia and by T. Allen in N w-York [sic], 1792.
- Notes:
- "In which each lady is made to speak according to her particular genius, temper, and inclination; their several faults are pointed out and the easy way to mend them, as well as to think, and speak, and act properly; no less care being taken to form their hearts to goodness, than to enlighten their understandings with useful knowledge. A short and clear abridgment is also given of sacred and profane history, and some lessons in geography. The useful is blended throughout with the agreeable, the whole being interspersed with proper reflexions and moral tales."
- "In four volumes."
- Translation of: Le magasin des enfans.
- Local Notes:
- Bound in 2 vols.
- Cited in:
- Evans 24472
- OCLC:
- 185063748
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