Lessons for Children. A New Edition
by BARBAULD (Mrs. Anna Laetitia):
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for Baldwn and Cradock; Longman and Co.; J. Bookere; Hamilton and Co.; Darton and Harvey;Dulac and Co.; and Simpkin and Marshall. 1834. 12mo (in 6s), 136 x 82 mms., pp. iv, 176, engraved vignette on title-page, and 4 other engraved vignettes at the beginning of eadh part, contemporary quarter green roan, marbled boards, gilt spine; top and bse of spine chipped, spine and boards rubbed, corners slightly worn. "In Lessons for Children Barbauld creates the authorial persona of the parent-author. This figure came to dominate middle-class British children's literature during the turn of the century. Barbauld explains in her preface that she wrote her book 'for a particular child [
] but the public is welcome to the use of it' (LessonsI, p. iii). Thisauthorial emphasis on the unique, real-life origins of amass-produced book signalled the birth of the parent-author, figure who addresses his or her implied users with permissive language, positioning purchasers and readers as outsiders granted access to a personalised item." Jessica Wen Hui Lim, "Barbauld's Lessons: The Conversational Primer in Late Eighteenth Century British Children's Literature" Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies (2020). Library Hub and OCLC locate a number of microforms and electronic copies, but the real book seems to be found only in Columbia, Wisconsin - Madison, and Toronto
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- Bookseller
- John Price Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10412
- Title
- Lessons for Children. A New Edition
- Author
- BARBAULD (Mrs. Anna Laetitia):
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed for Baldwn and Cradock; Longman and Co.; J. Bookere; Hamilton and Co.; Darton and Harvey;Dulac and Co.; and Simp
- Keywords
- juvenile fiction literature
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled boards
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...