Wisdom in miniature: or The young gentleman and lady's pleasing instructor, being a collection of sentences, divine, moral and historical, selected from the writings of many ingenious and learned authors, both ancient and modern. Intended not only for the use of schools, but as a pocket companion for the youth of both sexes in America.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Conduct of life--Early works to 1800.

Children.

Epigrams, English--Early works to 1800.

Epigrams, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii,[1],10-192p., [1]leaf of plates ) ill. ;

Edition:

Second Worcester edition.

Other Title:

Wisdom in miniature

Place of Publication:

Printed at Worcester, (Massachusetts) : by Thomas, Son & Thomas: sold wholesale and retail by them, at their bookstore, --October, 1796.

Notes:

Frontispiece engraved by Amos Doolittle.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Evans, 31651

Welch, D.A. Amer. children's books, 14442

Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 224

English Short Title Catalog, W20911.

OCLC:

642783996