Mentoria; or the Young Lady's Friend. In two volumes. By Mrs. Rowson, of the New-Theatre, Philadelphia: Author of The Inquisitor, Fille de Chambre, Victoria, Charlotte, &c. &c.

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Title Mentoria; or the Young Lady's Friend. In two volumes. By Mrs. Rowson, of the New-Theatre, Philadelphia: Author of The Inquisitor, Fille de Chambre, Victoria, Charlotte, &c. &c.
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Signed Author By Mrs. Rowson, of the New-Theatre, Philadelphia: Author of The Inquisitor, Fille de Chambre, Victoria, Charlotte, &c. &c.
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Self-published No
Volumes 2
Pagination I v, [10]-106; II 116
Date of Publication 1794
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Date of First Publication 1791
Imprint Printed for Robert Campbell, by Samuel Harrison Smith.
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Location of Printing Philadelphia US
Format Duodecimo (12mo)
Length (cm) 17
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Notes AAS Notes: Running title: Young lady's friend.
Vol. 1: [2], v, [2], 10-106, [2] p.; v. 2: 116, [4] p.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-I⁶ K² (K2 blank); A-K⁶ [L]² ([L]2 verso blank).
"Verses, addressed to a young lady, on her leaving school."--p. [9]-14.
Bookseller's advertisements, v. 2, p. [117-119].
Evans, C. American bibliography,
Blanck, J. Bibliography of American literature,
Wright, L.H. American fiction, 1774-1850 (2nd ed.),
English short title catalogue,
American Antiquarian Society copy lacks p. 115-[120] of v. 2; p. 105-106 mutilated. Inscribed: Mary Wilson; Sarah Young, 1796; Mary Huntington; Anna Eliza Huntington Robinson, 1821; Mary Ann Robinson.
Hand-Verified No
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Rowson, Susanna. Mentoria; or the Young Lady's Friend. In two volumes. By Mrs. Rowson, of the New-Theatre, Philadelphia: Author of The Inquisitor, Fille de Chambre, Victoria, Charlotte, &c. &c.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 19434, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/19434. Accessed 2025-11-01. 

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  title={Mentoria; or the Young Lady's Friend. In two volumes. By Mrs. Rowson, of the New-Theatre, Philadelphia: Author of The Inquisitor, Fille de Chambre, Victoria, Charlotte, &c. &c.},
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