Mrs. leicester's school. The history of several young ladies, Related by Themselves
by [LAMB, Mary and Charles]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Griffith and Farran, late Grant and Griffith, [s.d., c.1865?] xii, 118pp, [2]. With a woodcut frontispiece and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Ink ownership inscription of L. J. Whatman, Printers to front blank fly-leaf. A Victorian edition of an early piece of juvenilia principally by Mary Lamb (with contributions by her brother Charles) centred upon the newly arrived pupils during their first evening in attendance of Mrs. Leicester's school for girls, during which they together relate the circumstances of their upbringings and difficulties had with their immediate families. The stories are at least partially autobiographical, reflecting Mary's troubled childhood and history of mental instability. First printed in 1809, the book proved remarkably popular, reaching 11 editions by 1836. . 12mo.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ23169
- Title
- Mrs. leicester's school. The history of several young ladies, Related by Themselves
- Author
- [LAMB, Mary and Charles]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Griffith and Farran, late Grant and Griffith, [s.d., c.1865?]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Children's
- Size
- 12mo
Terms of Sale
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Wareham, Dorset
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- 12mo
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- Gilt
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