A Description Of A Set of Prints of English History; Contained In A Set Of Easy Lessons. By Mrs.Trimmer. In Two Parts.

MRS. TRIMMER [ Sarah Kirby Trimmer 1741-1810 ] .:

Published by London: Printed And Sold By John Marshall At No 4 Aldermary Church-Yard Bow-Lane And No 17 Queen-Street Cheapside no date c, 1792

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Date of publication from Library Hub (British Library). A very good 2 volume in matching full leather bindings. 12mo. 4.25" x 3.5" x 0.75" (10.8cm x 9.0cm x 1.9cm) . Vol. I. : pp.261 . Vol. II. : pp.247. Later tan calf. Smooth spines with crimson title labels. Later endpapers. Clear English text in paragraphs, just a few light stains and blemishes from previous use. A well preserved copy in a very good binding. Intended to accompany: "A series of prints of English history : designed as ornaments for those apartments in which children receive the first rudiments of their education." VG. * Referenced by: ESTC T132939 **Sarah Kiby Trimmer (1741-1810), Born Ipswich, Suffolk, daughter of local artist John Kirby, married James Trimmer in 1782. Sarah used mutual instruction, a method developed by Dr. Andrew Bell, to teach her children. In an article published in the Edinburgh Review she advocated the use of Bell's methods to spread the ideas of the Anglican Church. This eventually led to the formation of the National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Description Of A Set of Prints of English History; Contained In A Set Of Easy Lessons. By Mrs.Trimmer. In Two Parts.
• Publisher: London: Printed And Sold By John Marshall At No 4 Aldermary Church-Yard Bow-Lane And No 17 Queen-Street Cheapside no date c
• Publication Date: 1792
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • CHILDRENS::18TH CENTURY