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The boys' school, or Traits of character in early life : a moral tale / by Miss Sandham.
Author
Sandham, Elizabeth
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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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Available Online
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Special Collections - Cotsen Children's Library
153737 Eng 18
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Subject(s)
Boys
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Conduct of life
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Juvenile literature
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Schools
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Fiction
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Juvenile literature
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Boarding schools
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Juvenile fiction
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Schools
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Pictorial works
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Schoolboys
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Pictorial works
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Christian life
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Juvenile fiction
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Related name
Souter, John, active 1814-1847
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Printer
J. and C. Adlard (Firm)
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Fiction
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Rare books genre
Inscriptions --19th century
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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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