Juvenile.- The Young gentleman's parental monitor;
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Juvenile.- The Young gentleman's parental monitor; containing, I. Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son on men and manners; on the Principles of politeness; and on the art of acquiring a knowledge of the world, wood-engraved frontispiece, final f. blank, library numberings to preliminaries, spotting and staining, lightly browned throughout, numerous American ownership inscriptions, engraved bookplate by Peter Rushton Maverick (worn), contemporary calf, spine gilt and with small morocco label, library numbering to spine and upper cover, upper cover detached, spine ends chipped, corners worn, rubbed, [Evans, 25064; Trumbull Connecticut, 1735], 8vo, [Hartford, CT], London: printed: Hartford, re-printed, and sold by, Nathaniel Patten, 1792.
⁂ Scarce. Preceded by the 1790 London edition, which is rare (ESTC records four copies, with no copies in BL).
⁂ Scarce. Preceded by the 1790 London edition, which is rare (ESTC records four copies, with no copies in BL).
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Juvenile.- The Young gentleman's parental monitor;
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