A museum for young gentlemen and ladies [electronic resource] : or, a private tutor for little maste...
A museum for young gentlemen and ladies [electronic resource] : or, a private tutor for little masters and misses. Containing a variety of useful subjects, and in particular, I. Directions for Reading with Elegance and Propriety. II. The antient and present State of Great-Britain; with a compendious History of England. III. An Account of the Solar System. IV. Historical and Geographical Description of the several Countries in the World; with the Manners, Customs, and Habits of the People. V. An Account of the Arts and Sciences. VI. Rules for Behaviour. Vii. Advice to young Persons on their entering upon the World; with short Rules of Religion and Morality. Viii. Tables of Weights and Measures. IX. Explanation of Abreviations used in Words and Dates. X. The Seven Wonders of the World. XI. Prospect and Description of the burning Mountains. XII. Dying Words and Behaviour of Great Men, when just quitting the Stage of Life; with many other useful Particulars, all in a plain familiar Way for Youth of both Sexes. With Letters, Tales, and Fables, for Amusement and Instruction; illustrated with Cuts.
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Publisher
London : printed for J. Newbery, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and B. Collins, in Salisbury, 1760.
Date
1760.
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English
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vi,209,[1]p. : ill. ; 18°.
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Publisher
London : printed for J. Newbery, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and B. Collins, in Salisbury, 1760.
Edition
The third edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1760.
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A museum for young gentlemen and ladies [electronic resource] : or, a private tutor for little masters and misses. Containing a variety of useful subjects, and in particular, I. Directions for Reading with Elegance and Propriety. II. The antient and present State of Great-Britain; with a compendious History of England. III. An Account of the Solar...
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Braces in title.
Price from imprint: price 1s.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Sometimes attributed to John Newbery and to Oliver Goldsmith.
Citation / References Note
ESTC N35223.
Roscoe, J253 (4)
Additional physical form availability note
Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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74VvrJwByAa3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvrJwByAa3
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991011277229702626