Advice for Young Women Maria Jane Jewsbury & Legh Richmond 1829 leather book
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Letters of Maria Jane Jewsbury, Addressed to Her Young Friends. To Which is Added Legh Richmond's Advice to His Daughters.
Published 1829, Boston by Perkins and Marvin.
180 pages. Text in English.
Period 1/4 leather binding, smooth spine, gilt bands and title lettering, marbled covers. Binding remains clean, tight, and sound. Interior contents display a pleasing age patina, light to moderate scattered spotting throughout.
Scarce early 19th century etiquette book.
Book remains well preserved and attractive on the shelf. It displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in nice antiquarian condition, the age flaws easy to overlook or forgive.
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Book Measures c. 6" H x 3 7/8" W.
[B589].