The works of Mrs. Chapone: now first collected. Containing I. Letters on the improvement of the mind. II. Miscellanies. III. Correspondence with Mr. Richardson. IV. Letters to Miss Carter. V. Fugitive pieces. To which is prefixed, an account of her life and character, drawn up by her own family. In four volumes.

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Title The works of Mrs. Chapone: now first collected. Containing I. Letters on the improvement of the mind. II. Miscellanies. III. Correspondence with Mr. Richardson. IV. Letters to Miss Carter. V. Fugitive pieces. To which is prefixed, an account of her life and character, drawn up by her own family. In four volumes.
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Signed Author The works of Mrs. Chapone.
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Volumes 4
Pagination I ix, 149; II 174; III iv, 185; IV vii, 136
Date of Publication 1809
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Imprint Published by W. Wells and T.B. Wait and Co. Court-Street.
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Location of Printing Boston US
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Length (cm) 16
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"Printed by T.B. Wait & Co. Boston."--versos of title pages.
Vol. 1: ix, [1], 148 p.; v. 2: 174 p.; v. 3: [2], iv, 185, [1] p.; v. 4: vii [i.e., viii], 136 p. Last page of v. 3 blank.
Error in paging: v. 4, p. viii, 135 misnumbered vii, 335.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
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American Antiquarian Society copy is a made up set. Vol. 1 inscribed: Lucia K. Thompson, from her friend, S.O. Blake.
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Chapone, Hester Mulso. The works of Mrs. Chapone: now first collected. Containing I. Letters on the improvement of the mind. II. Miscellanies. III. Correspondence with Mr. Richardson. IV. Letters to Miss Carter. V. Fugitive pieces. To which is prefixed, an account of her life and character, drawn up by her own family. In four volumes.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 16881, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/16881. Accessed 2024-12-22. 

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  publisher={William Wells \& Thomas B. Wait and Co.},
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