449 Pages, Clean And Bright, With 14 Pages Of Publisher's Ads At Rear. ( "Let The Ladies Of A Country Be Educated Properly, And They Will Not Only Make And Administer Its Laws, But Form Its Manners And Character.".Benjamin Rush.) First Printing, 1864. Slight Darkening At Page Edges. Binding Is Tight. Shelf Wear, With Some Color Loss At Top Of Spine, Top Back Cover. Corners Frayed. Former Owner's Name, Marie Francisco Of Columbus, Ohio, A Relative Of Painter J. Bond Francisco Who Passed In On To The Family Of Art Director Jack Okey.

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Title

The Ladies' Book of Readings and Recitations; a Collection of Approved Extracts from Standard Authors, Intended for the Use Of Higher Classes in Schools and Semimaries, and for Family Reading Circles.

Publisher

E. H. Butler & Co., Philadelphia

Publication Date

1864

Language

English

Binding

Brown Embossed Cloth

Edition

First Edition

Condition

Very Good +

Dust Jacket Condition

No Dust Jacket

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Literature: Nineteenth Century

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Fine and unusual first editions and out of print books in all categories. Original photographs, Fine antiquarian and other original prints, paintings, drawings and watercolors. Motion picture and television scripts. Ephemera, Manuscripts and autographs. In business on the internet since 1999.

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Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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