Lives of celebrated women.
by Goodrich, S. G. [ Samuel Griswold ]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- G+
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Bluffton, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Higgins and Bradley, 1857. Hardcover. G+. Later printing (20th thousand), 16mo, red blind-stamped publisher's cloth / gilt titles and decoration on spine, 352 pp, b&w engravings. Condition is GOOD+ / no jacket (as issued): rubbing to board edges and sm. tears to spine head and tail, front hinge exposed but still tight, internally pages are very white and clean, excepting very lt.scattered foxing, owner name on 3rd blank page. Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1793-1860) was the author of the Peter Parley books. This book is a collection of biographies about the following women: Lucretia and Margaret Davidson; Mrs. Adams; Mrs. Washington; Madame de Stael; Lady hester Stanhope; Hannah More; Mrs. Barbauld; Madame de Genlis; Josephine; Marie Antoinette; Madame Roland; Madame de Sevigne; Mary Queen of Scots; Elizabeth, Queen of England; Isabella of Spain; and Joan of Arc.
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- Bookseller
- Bygone Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14889
- Title
- Lives of celebrated women.
- Author
- Goodrich, S. G. [ Samuel Griswold ]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Boston: Higgins and Bradley
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, WOMEN'S STUDIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography / Autobiography; Women's Studies;
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- Spine
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