The New Female Instructor; or, Young Woman's Guide to Domestic Happiness; Containing General Rules for the Regulation of Female Conduct and the Formation of Moral Habits; Together with the Elements of Science, as Geography, Astronomy Natural History, Botany, and Important Hints in Regard to Domestic Economy; also, Examples of Illustrious Women: to Which are Added, Advice to Servants; A Complete Art of Cookery, with Plain Directions for Carving; and A Great Variety of Medicinal and Other Useful Receipts; Being an Epitome of All the Acquirements Necessary to Form the Female Character, in Every Class of Life. Illustrated with Appropriate Engravings

Published by Thomas Kelly, London, 1839

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Hardback copy bound in full brown leather boards with gold gilt lettering and decoration to spine, no dustjacket as issued. 672pp. B/w frontispiece, 7 b/w plates. Not library copy, no inscriptions, creasing and tears to front endpaper, missing rear endpaper, some rubbing to board and spine edges. (55/4).

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Title
The New Female Instructor; or, Young Woman's Guide to Domestic Happiness; Containing General Rules for the Regulation of Female Conduct and the Formation of Moral Habits; Together with the Elements of Science, as Geography, Astronomy Natural History, Botany, and Important Hints in Regard to Domestic Economy; also, Examples of Illustrious Women: to Which are Added, Advice to Servants; A Complete Art of Cookery, with Plain Directions for Carving; and A Great Variety of Medicinal and Other Useful Receipts; Being an Epitome of All the Acquirements Necessary to Form the Female Character, in Every Class of Life. Illustrated with Appropriate Engravings
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Publisher
Thomas Kelly, London
Publication year
1839
Condition
Good
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover

CURIO

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CURIO was established in 1999 in Bingham, a town 10 miles from the city of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, before relocating to Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire in 2007. As of 2025 we are now in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire. We have a wide selection of stock comprising of first editions, fiction and non-fiction, signed and limited editions, children's books, and antiquarian books.

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