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1797372917Philadelphia 1797. 1p. plus integral blank. Bifolium. Unbound. Old folds minor separations at fold repaired. Provenance: General Theological Seminary unmarked. 1p. plus integral blank. Bifolium. In 1797 the Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill related to establishing schools throughout the Commonwealth for public education. This petition here un-accomplished but designed for use by various denominational groups to collect signatures notes the passage of the legislation and argues that various religious group have already established schools that provide both secular and religious education: <br /> <br /> "We are convinced that Schools ought to be established but we are fully persuaded that their establishment should be conducted and regulated in such a manner that they may not become an injury nuisance or detriment to those good citizens of this State who as members of certain religious societies conscientiously think it their duty not only to confer useful knowledge upon their children but also to instruct them in the religious principles peculiar to themselves." <br /> <br /> The petition continues arguing that public funds earmarked for education should be provided for their denominational schools: "Should your Honourable House institute Schools according to the design expressed in the bills above mentioned then we humbly pray that our schools which are already erected or may hereafter be erected in and by any of the Congregations of our profession in this State may be endowed with a full share and portion of the monies to be raised by a Tax and of the funds to be appropriated to any of the Schools contemplated by the said bills and with this provision that such our Schools shall remain under the sold inspection and direction of persons appointed by our respective Congregations for that purpose." <br /> <br /> The petition concludes: "As the object of our petition is proper and just and founded on the principles of religious Liberty guaranteed by the Constitution of this State we have every right and reason to expect that our request will be granted: And we shall ever pray."<br /> <br /> This is the only example of this petition recorded by ESTC and we cannot locate an earlier example of a petition by a denominational group for public funding of religious education in the United States. ESTC W479053. Not in Evans or Bristol unknown
17595386Milan: Giuseppe Galeazzi 1759. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo 20.2 x 14.4 cm. XXII pp. 352 pp. 8 ff. with 1 large 40 x 50 cm folding plate containing 5 illustrations; title-page printed in red and black engraved device on title. Bound in contemporary publisher's binding title in ink on spine. Minor edge wear minor staining to lower cover. Quires C and E loosening internally very fresh and clean retaining deckle at fore-edge and bottom edge toning to plate marginal paper flaw and rear reinforcement of crease to plate otherwise an excellent copy. Rare first and sole edition of this treatise on the proportional compass written by the Jesuit Giovanni Marchelli. The work was expressly written for the use of Marchelli's mathematics pupils in the Jesuit College of Milan and thus provides interesting evidence for the use of scientific instruments in Jesuit education. The text offers an advanced understanding of Galileo's landmark instrument and coming from a Jesuit it is perhaps notable that Galileo's "invention" of the instrument is so candidly celebrated. The proportional compass or 'sector' in fact combines two separate instruments one for making observations by adding a quadrant to its arms the other to calculate various measures like proportion trigonometry and squares and cube roots. Its several scales permit easy and direct solutions for problems in surveying gunnery and navigation. Conceived as a universal instrument the device was adapted for a variety of pedagogical purposes far more diverse than Galileo's sector ranging from pure geometry to such practical operations as taking measurements for the architectural orders p. 11 converting currency and calculating interest p. 42 performing various 'rule-of-three' operations such as the dissolution of business partnerships p. 53 surveying passim and the construction of Napier tables p. 73. The compass scales are well illustrated and the text includes tables giving the positions of the various markings. The large folding plate provides diagrams "for constructing Galileo's quadrant" that show with great refinement exactly where the markings on the quadrant's arm and tangent are to be engraved. The final chapter deals with military problems such as the determination of the caliber of cannon balls. OCLC locates copies at Adler Planetarium Michigan Oklahoma Woodstock Theological. De Backer-Sommervogel V.525 4; Cinti 177; Carli-Favaro 128; Tomash II.M34. <br/> <br/> Giuseppe Galeazzi hardcover
17595386Milan: Giuseppe Galeazzi 1759. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo 20.2 x 14.4 cm. XXII pp. 352 pp. 8 ff. with 1 large 40 x 50 cm folding plate containing 5 illustrations; title-page printed in red and black engraved device on title. Bound in contemporary publisher's binding title in ink on spine. Minor edge wear minor staining to lower cover. Quires C and E loosening internally very fresh and clean retaining deckle at fore-edge and bottom edge toning to plate marginal paper flaw and rear reinforcement of crease to plate otherwise an excellent copy. Rare first and sole edition of this treatise on the proportional compass written by the Jesuit Giovanni Marchelli. The work was expressly written for the use of Marchelli's mathematics pupils in the Jesuit College of Milan and thus provides interesting evidence for the use of scientific instruments in Jesuit education. The text offers an advanced understanding of Galileo's landmark instrument and coming from a Jesuit it is perhaps notable that Galileo's "invention" of the instrument is so candidly celebrated. The proportional compass or 'sector' in fact combines two separate instruments one for making observations by adding a quadrant to its arms the other to calculate various measures like proportion trigonometry and squares and cube roots. Its several scales permit easy and direct solutions for problems in surveying gunnery and navigation. Conceived as a universal instrument the device was adapted for a variety of pedagogical purposes far more diverse than Galileo's sector ranging from pure geometry to such practical operations as taking measurements for the architectural orders p. 11 converting currency and calculating interest p. 42 performing various 'rule-of-three' operations such as the dissolution of business partnerships p. 53 surveying passim and the construction of Napier tables p. 73. The compass scales are well illustrated and the text includes tables giving the positions of the various markings. The large folding plate provides diagrams "for constructing Galileo's quadrant" that show with great refinement exactly where the markings on the quadrant's arm and tangent are to be engraved. The final chapter deals with military problems such as the determination of the caliber of cannon balls. OCLC locates copies at Adler Planetarium Michigan Oklahoma Woodstock Theological. De Backer-Sommervogel V.525 4; Cinti 177; Carli-Favaro 128; Tomash II.M34. <br/> <br/> Giuseppe Galeazzi hardcover books
178643793Carcassonne, Heirisson, 1786. In-4 de 120-4 pp., maroquin rouge, dos lisse orné, triple filet doré d'encadrement sur les plats, tranches dorées (reliure de l'époque).
178212394Aux Deux-Ponts, [Parme, Stamperia Reale, Giambattista Bodoni], 1775 [1782]. 13 vol. grand in-8, veau marbré, dos lisses ornés, pièces de titre en maroquin rouge, et de tomaison en maroquin rouge sur pièce de maroquin vert, tranches dorées (reliure de l'époque).
17746288A Paris, de l'Imprimerie de Butard, 1774. In-12 de VIII-104 pp., veau marbré, dos lisse orné, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque).
1797042012-EBoston Mass. USA: W. Spotswood & J. Nancrede 1797. Book. Illus. by Various Map Makers. Very Good. Full-Leather. 1st. American Edition. 1st. Edition USA 1797 . 1st. Printing Walnut brown leather with gilded letters on the spine. Volume 1 536 page book with 11 fold out maps . Both volume have been rebound with new leather and blank end papers aging and light staining on some pages and maps. Volume 2 573 page book with 5 fold out maps and errata at back page with directions to the binder for placing the charts with a list of books by the publisher Joseph Nancrede. Condition : Very Good see Image . Note no international sale. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. W. Spotswood & J. Nancrede Hardcover
17229900002372London: James and John Knapton et al. 1722. Hardcover. Maps engravings. Folio. Two large volumes in original full leather bindings. Title pages are printed in red and black with an elegant full-page copper engraving of Camden as the frontispiece of the first volume. There are 50 double-page maps of the English counties Ireland Scotland and 'the Islands'; six of the maps are folding. There are also twelve large full-page engravings and numerous smaller engravings in the text. There is a comprehensive index and the errata page is present. A previous owner has reinforced the hinges with linen-like binding tape. The boards are quite worn and rubbed but a competent bookbinder could restore both bindings. The contents are remarkable clean with only occasional foxing and a few stained pages. The maps by the cartographer Robert Morden and which are usually removed and sold individually are all in excellent condition. Overall a good set. William Camden 1551-1623 was an English antiquary and historian who during the reign of Queen Elizabeth travelled throughout England collecting material for 'Britannia' which was first published in 1586. Initially written in Latin it is a survey of the British islands; its archaeology geography institutions monetary system and inhabitants 'chiefly intended for the instruction of foreigners' or so Gibson states in his Preface to this edition. It was first translated into English in 1610 probably under Camden's direction see Ency. Brit. 11th vol. V p. 101. Gibson's revision was first published in 1695. Our set is the undated 'Second Edition' but by comparing particulars with available bibliographical resources we believe it was published in 1722. Printing and the Mind of Man 101. James and John Knapton et al. hardcover
17211314654Leipzig, diverse Verlage, 1600-1721. Hprgtbd. Einbd. berieben. Rücken etwas rissig. Vord. Vorsatz erneuert. Teilw. stärker gebräunt. Ränder etwas scharf, vereinzelt unter Beschädigung d. obersten Zeile bzw. d. Randbuchstaben beschnitten.
175013363London: printed for C. Hitch in Paternoster-Row and R. Akenhead jun. at the Globe opposite the Bridge-End Coffee-House Newcastle 1750. Fifth edition. 6 149 1 ad pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary calf. neatly rebacked flyleaves removed some light browning or spotting mostly marginal ink date 1759 at foot of title page a few pen or pencil marks on title and in margins. Fifth edition. 6 149 1 ad pp. 1 vols. 12mo. First published in two editions in 1696 and reprinted in 1697 1721 and the present edition ca. 1750 with changing subtitles. Variously attributed to Mary Astell Judith Drake and H. Wyatt.<br /> The present edition includes an ad for The Universal Library kept by Newcastle bookseller R. Akenhead jun. The date is conjectured from the R. Akenhead junior imprint which surfaces briefly in two other works dated 1750.<br /> A curious note on the verso of the dedication explains the lack of a subscriber's list. Apparently most of the "generous Encouragers" did not want to have their names included so "no List is printed lest Offence might be given."<br /> The author observes: "we are taught only our Mother-Tongue or perhaps French which is now very fashionable and almost as familiar amongst Women of Quality as Men; whereas the other Sex by means of a more extensive Education to the Knowledge of the Roman and Greek Languages have a vaster Field for their Imaginations to rove in and their Capacities thereby enlarged."<br /> <br /> RARE. ESTC T123106 BL NLS Smith College; Wing A 4058 printed for C. Hitch in Paternoster-Row, and R. Akenhead, jun. at the Globe, opposite the Bridge-End Coffee-House, Newcastle unknown
1730043619Paris: Jacques Vincent 1730. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. 5 volumes in contemporary gilt calf worn dry hinges and joints split boards attached but precariously in a few cases. Scattered browning internally and occasional creased pages spine labels bookplates and old embossed theological library stamps to title but generally clean and unmarked otherwise. 36 plates many folding and 4 maps hand colored in outline. Published 1730-1745. Size: Folio. 5-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 043619. <br/><br/> Jacques Vincent hardcover books
175013363London: printed for C. Hitch in Paternoster-Row and R. Akenhead jun. at the Globe opposite the Bridge-End Coffee-House Newcastle 1750. Fifth edition. 6 149 1 ad pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary calf. neatly rebacked flyleaves removed some light browning or spotting mostly marginal ink date 1759 at foot of title page a few pen or pencil marks on title and in margins. Fifth edition. 6 149 1 ad pp. 1 vols. 12mo. First published in two editions in 1696 and reprinted in 1697 1721 and the present edition ca. 1750 with changing subtitles. Variously attributed to Mary Astell Judith Drake and H. Wyatt.<br/>The present edition includes an ad for The Universal Library kept by Newcastle bookseller R. Akenhead jun. The date is conjectured from the R. Akenhead junior imprint which surfaces briefly in two other works dated 1750.<br/>A curious note on the verso of the dedication explains the lack of a subscriber's list. Apparently most of the "generous Encouragers" did not want to have their names included so "no List is printed lest Offence might be given."<br/><br/>The author observes: "we are taught only our Mother-Tongue or perhaps French which is now very fashionable and almost as familiar amongst Women of Quality as Men; whereas the other Sex by means of a more extensive Education to the Knowledge of the Roman and Greek Languages have a vaster Field for their Imaginations to rove in and their Capacities thereby enlarged."<br/><br/>RARE. ESTC T123106 BL NLS Smith College; Wing A 4058 printed for C. Hitch in Paternoster-Row, and R. Akenhead, jun. at the Globe, opposite the Bridge-End Coffee-House, Newcastle unknown books
1779ec44A Paris, chez les frères Debure, Libraires, Quay des Augustins Coups de coeur de Bernard Relié 1779 PRÉCIEUSE ET UNIQUE ÉDITION, par l'Abbé Claude François Deschamps (1745-1791), sur l'ÉDUCATION DES SOURDS ET MUETS au XVIII° siècle. In-12 (17 * 10.5 cm), relié plein maroquin rouge, triple filet doré d'encadrement sur les plats, dos lisses orné, pièce de titre de maroquin vert, filet sur les coupes, roulette intérieure, tranches dorées. Faux titre, titre, XXIV pages pour la dédicace, l'approbation, le privilège et l'extrait des registres de la société royale de médecine. Puis LIV pages contenant l'avis et la Lettre à M. De S***, capitaine de cavalerie pour servir de préface, et l'introduction. Le cours élémentaire s'étend sur 204 pages. Il comprend une planche dépliante gravée montrant le bureau typographique (utilisant des lettres en relief) et 5 planches décrivant l'alphabet manuel, une planche de titre et 4 planches de langage des signes proprement dites. Puis le reste du livre contient la Dissertation sur la parole renfermant un tableau (dépliant) méthodique des lettres. Cette deuxième partie continue la pagination principale et est annoncé par une nouvelle page de faux-titre, un titre et une préface de l'auteur ; SUPERBE EXEMPLAIRE EN RELIURE D'ÉPOQUE. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
1725046782Dublin: Thomas Hume 1725. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Contemporary calf rebacked one corner repaired leather a little dry but sound soiling to endpapers occasional slight foxing quite clean otherwise. Two volumes bound in one dated 1725 and 1724 respectively. 14 260pp i.e. 262pp 2 86 13pp. Extensive errata in preliminaries pages 5-6 numbered 4-4 with corresponding errors in pagination. ESTC T141098 Size: Folio. 2-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 046782. Thomas Hume hardcover
1725046782Dublin: Thomas Hume 1725. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Contemporary calf rebacked one corner repaired leather a little dry but sound soiling to endpapers occasional slight foxing quite clean otherwise. Two volumes bound in one dated 1725 and 1724 respectively. 14 260pp i.e. 262pp 2 86 13pp. Extensive errata in preliminaries pages 5-6 numbered 4-4 with corresponding errors in pagination. ESTC T141098 Size: Folio. 2-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 046782. Thomas Hume hardcover books
1791045038Paris: Buisson 1791. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. 2 volumes bound in one in contemporary mottled calf; worn leather chipped at the head of the spine scattered mild foxing small stain to first title. Complete with the half titles reuniting the two parts of Paine's treatise on democracy and revolution that were published a year apart. There are two editions dated May 1791 on the title page with no clear priority between them. The first part was translated from the original English edition that was almost immediately edited and softened. Paine was a star in France an enlightenment philosopher of the first order and a frequent guest along with the likes of Franklin Jefferson and Adam Smith at the salon at the Hôtel de la Monnaie. "The government tried to suppress it but it circulated more briskly.Rights of Man can be seen for what it is: the textbook of radical thought and the clearest of all expositions of the basic principles of democracy." Printing and the Mind of Man xii 227pp; iv 16 224pp. Howe P-31 and 32 The English ed. PMM 241 the English ed. Size: Octavo 8vo. Previous owner's book-plate inside front cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Philosophy; History. Inventory No: 045038. <br/><br/> Buisson hardcover books
1795441j1158London: Printed for John Stockdale Piccadilly. Very Good. 1795. First Edition. Hardcover. "The following history is intended as much to show that abuse of power and disregard to public opinion brings on revolutions as to show the danger that attends them when they are brought on. Had the court of Versailles been willing to make the reforms wanted it would not have been itself reformed and destroyed. Had the nobility and the clergy been willing to sacrifice to the just claims of their fellow citizens those privileges which were useless and unjust we should not now have seen them straying loke vagabonds over the face of a strange country seeking for bread. It is impossible for a lesson to be written in more legible characters and it must be confessed that till the Parliament of England shows a disposition to crush the abuses which exist and augment in many departments of the state the mouths of those who cry out for reform will never be effectually stopped. Such would be the way effectually to crush Jacobinism." - p.21. "William Playfair 1759-1823 was a Scottish engineer and political economist who served as a secret agent on behalf of Great Britain during its war with France. He reported on the French Revolution and organized a clandestine counterfeiting operation in 1793 to collapse the French currency. He was the inventor of the pie chart bar chart and several others." - Wikipedia. 5-816 pp. Recently professionally rebound in marbled boards. Tight clean and unmarked. A high-quality example. 8.6" x 5.7"; 8vo . Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly hardcover
1730043619Paris: Jacques Vincent 1730. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. 5 volumes in contemporary gilt calf worn dry hinges and joints split boards attached but precariously in a few cases. Scattered browning internally and occasional creased pages spine labels bookplates and old embossed theological library stamps to title but generally clean and unmarked otherwise. 36 plates many folding and 4 maps hand colored in outline. Published 1730-1745. Size: Folio. 5-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 043619. Jacques Vincent hardcover
178911350S.l., s.n., 1789 ; in-8 ; demi-chagrin rouge à petits coins, dos à nerfs, titre doré (reliure moderne) ; 206 pp. y compris le faux-titre et le titre (INED, 578 ; Barbier, I-531).
173041454A Paris, Chez Briasson, 1730. 2 tomes en 1 vol. in-12 de (22)-317-(5) pp. ; (2)-295-(13) pp., basane blonde, dos orné à nerfs (reliure de l'époque).
178341370Bouillon, De l'Imprimerie de la Société typographique, et se trouve à Paris, chez les marchands de nouveautés, 1783. In-8 de VIII-148-(2) pp. maroquin olive, dos lisse orné, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge, filet à froid d'encadrement sur les plats (reliure de l'époque).
1775AMO-4003s.l.n.d. (vers 1775) 1 volume in-folio (37,5 x 25 cm) de 378 et 170 pages. L'intégralité du volume a été rempli (4 feuillets blancs intercalaire entre les deux parties. Reliure de l'époque plein parchemin tacheté, lacets de soie verte, étiquette de titre manuscrite au dos (petits manques). Reliure très fraîche, décorative et très solide (un coin endommagé). Intérieur parfait, calligraphié d'une très belle et très lisible écriture cursive avec quelques éléments décoratifs à l'encre au pochoir (culs-de-lampe). Collationné complet. D'une même écriture soignée d'un bout à l'autre du volume. Compilation didactique anonyme ayant probablement servi à l'étude personnelle de quelque Grand de la fin du siècle des lumières. On y trouve une compilation d'extraits historiques pour la première partie (depuis le règne de Philippe II surnommé Auguste (1181) jusqu'à la mort de François Ier (1547), tirés de différents historiens. La seconde partie contient des extraits scientifiques tirés de plusieurs sources (Dictionnaire encyclopédique, L'Histoire du commerce dans les deux Indes par Raynal). Les citations d'articles entiers tirés de Raynal laissent supposer une recueil compilé vers 1770 ou 1775. Dans les extraits historiques on s'arrêtera particulièrement sur le récit complet de l'histoire de Jeanne d'Arc et de son procès. Dans les extraits scientifiques on s'arrêtera sur des articles consacrés au tonnerre, les volcans, la lave, le Vésuve, l'éclair, les tremblements de terre, le diamant, la taille du diamant, le marbre, le stuc ou marbre factice, puis le sucre, la canne à sucre, la culture des cannes à sucre, cases à bagasses, la purification du sucre, travail et raffinage du suce dans les îles, etc. Un ensemble parfaitement conservé et très intéressant. Nous n'avons aucune idée de l'auteur de cette compilation qui nous semble faite pour la culture générale et personnelle d'une personne de la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle en mal d'érudition. Aucune marque de provenance. Bel exemplaire. Unique et imposant manuscrit.
17943526London: Printed for J. Hamilton 1794. First edition. Finely bound in half morocco over marbled boards ruled in gilt. All edges brightly gilt. Marbled endpapers. Lower front corner skinned. Light offsetting to endpapers. Faint gift inscription to outer margin of title. Header of titlepage shaved close without any loss to text with textblock wide margined and clean. Pages measure approximately 190 x 150mm. Collating 2 vi 440: bound without half title else complete including engraved title and eight plates designed by Angelica Kauffman a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts. A surprisingly unfoxed and wider-margined copy than is typically found of this compilation of early educational works designed to help usher girls into adulthood.<br /> <br /> "These sheets were penned by some of the most amiable and well informed subjects of these realms and intended as affectionate legacies of those noble and worthy persons to their amiable offspring for whom they had such tender regard.to point out whatever was desirable and just in forming and perfecting the virtues of the female character." Thus John Hamilton brings together a series of 16 pieces on women's education and etiquette by authors including Dr. Gregory Lady Pennington the Marchioness of Lambert John Dryden and Lady Ann Bothwell. Using illustrations by a well-known female artist who was cutting edge in her own time as a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts the Ladies Library was purposely suited and adapted for the use of the Female Sex" and for their parents who might want to guide girls into responsible and intelligent womanhood.<br /> <br /> ESTC T88185. Printed for J. Hamilton unknown
1791045038Paris: Buisson 1791. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. 2 volumes bound in one in contemporary mottled calf; worn leather chipped at the head of the spine scattered mild foxing small stain to first title. Complete with the half titles reuniting the two parts of Paine's treatise on democracy and revolution that were published a year apart. There are two editions dated May 1791 on the title page with no clear priority between them: this copy with foux on page 162 and F.S. for the translator on the title. The first part was translated from the original English edition that was almost immediately edited and softened. Paine was a star in France an enlightenment philosopher of the first order and a frequent guest along with the likes of Franklin Jefferson and Adam Smith at the salon at the Hôtel de la Monnaie.<br /> <br /> "The government tried to suppress it but it circulated more briskly.Rights of Man can be seen for what it is: the textbook of radical thought and the clearest of all expositions of the basic principles of democracy." Printing and the Mind of Man<br /> <br /> xii 227pp; iv 16 224pp. Howe P-31 and 32 The English ed. PMM 241 the English ed.<br /> <br /> Provenance: Ex-libris of General J. Doreau Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Philosophy; History. Inventory No: 045038. Buisson hardcover
17943526London: Printed for J. Hamilton 1794. First edition. Finely bound in half morocco over marbled boards ruled in gilt. All edges brightly gilt. Marbled endpapers. Lower front corner skinned. Light offsetting to endpapers. Faint gift inscription to outer margin of title. Header of titlepage shaved close without any loss to text with textblock wide margined and clean. Pages measure approximately 190 x 150mm. Collating 2 vi 440: bound without half title else complete including engraved title and eight plates designed by Angelica Kauffman a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts. A surprisingly unfoxed and wider-margined copy than is typically found of this compilation of early educational works designed to help usher girls into adulthood.<br/><br/>"These sheets were penned by some of the most amiable and well informed subjects of these realms and intended as affectionate legacies of those noble and worthy persons to their amiable offspring for whom they had such tender regard.to point out whatever was desirable and just in forming and perfecting the virtues of the female character."  Thus John Hamilton brings together a series of 16 pieces on women's education and etiquette by authors including Dr. Gregory Lady Pennington the Marchioness of Lambert John Dryden and Lady Ann Bothwell. Using illustrations by a well-known female artist who was cutting edge in her own time as a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts the Ladies Library was purposely suited and adapted for the use of the Female Sex" and for their parents who might want to guide girls into responsible and intelligent womanhood.<br/><br/>ESTC T88185. Printed for J. Hamilton unknown books