[CHAPONE (Hester)]. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind. - Lot 238

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[CHAPONE (Hester)]. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind. - Lot 238
[CHAPONE (Hester)]. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind. Addressed to a young Lady. In two volumes. Dublin, J. Exshaw, H. Saunders, W. Sleater, J. Potts, D. Chamberlaine, J. Williams, and R. Moncrieffe, 1773. In-12 of viii, 256 pp. Chipped fawn calf, 5-rib spine, red morocco t.p., cold fillet on edges, speckled edges. (Contemporary binding). First edition. MONTAGU encouraged CHAPONE, probably in the summer of 1770, while the two friends were traveling in Scotland, to publish the letters on education she had been sending her niece since 1765. CHAPONE was grateful to MONTAGU for correcting both the manuscript and the text. These Letters on the Improvement of the Mind were her most famous work. English label of bookseller BELLEGARDE, Calais. Ex-libris ms. and stamp M. FAVEYRIAL. One hinge cracked, some foxing. A good copy.
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