Moral tales for young people. By Maria Edgeworth, author of "The parent's assistant," "Tales of fashionable life," &c. ; Three volumes in two.

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Title Moral tales for young people. By Maria Edgeworth, author of "The parent's assistant," "Tales of fashionable life," &c. ; Three volumes in two.
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Signed Author By Maria Edgeworth, author of "The parent's assistant," "Tales of fashionable life," &c.
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Volumes 2
Pagination I vi, 8–239; II 228
Date of Publication 1821
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Date of First Publication 1801
Imprint Printed and published by George Long, no. 71, Pearl-Street
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Location of Printing New York US
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Length (cm) 15
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Notes AAS notes: Preface signed : R.L. Edgeworth.
Title page wood engravings are by Alexander Anderson. Wood-engraved vignette on title plate of v. 2 depicts Maria Edgeworth's residence.
v. 1. Forester. -- The Prussian vase. -- The good aunt. v. 2. Angelina; or, L'amie inconnue. -- The good French governess. -- Mademoiselle Panache. second part. The knapsack.
Shoemaker, R.H. Checklist of American imprints for 1820-1829,
Pomeroy, J.R. Alexander Anderson, 1775-1870,
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American Antiquarian Society copy v. 1 lacks p. 161-162; v. 2 lacks p. 157-158 and part of spine; v. 2 inscribed: C. Putnam Nov. 1832 no. 3; John Quincy Adams; Be wise & understand.
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Edgeworth, Maria. Moral tales for young people. By Maria Edgeworth, author of "The parent's assistant," "Tales of fashionable life," &c. ; Three volumes in two.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 17289, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/17289. Accessed 2025-11-01. 

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  author={Edgeworth,Maria},
  year={1821},
  title={Moral tales for young people. By Maria Edgeworth, author of "The parent's assistant," "Tales of fashionable life," &c. ; Three volumes in two.},
  publisher={George Long},
  address={New York},    }

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