The boys' school, or Traits of character in early life : a moral tale / by Miss Sandham.

Author
Sandham, Elizabeth [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • [London] : Printed by J. and C. Adlard, 23 Bartholomew Close.
  • London : Printed for John Souter, at the School Library, 73 St. Paul's Church-Yard, [1821?]
Description
iv, 152 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustration (engraving) ; 18 cm.

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    Notes
    • Date from Osborne, cited below.
    • Printer from title page verso.
    • First published in 1800.
    • Preface on pages [iii]-iv, beginning: "It may be thought that I have chosen a distressing subject for my tale...children from affliction."
    • Illustration: Copper-engraved frontispiece (undated here) showing a pupil expounding an astronomical problem to a master sitting at his desk in front of a small class.
    • Cotsen copy: Inscribed on front free endpaper: "William Davis, the gift of his grandmother," and below that "William Davis, February 14."
    • Discussion of the date of publication in: The date of Elizabeth Sandham's "The Boys' School" / David Lee. Notes and Queries, n.s., 22, September 1975. p. 396-7.)
    Binding note
    Contemporary dark brown sprinkled sheep, gilt-ruled on spine.
    References
    • Osborne coll., p. 931
    • Cf. Gumuchian, 5102
    Other title(s)
    Traits of character in early life
    OCLC
    27091292
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