The parent's assistant; or, stories for children. In six volumes. By Maria Edgeworth, author of Practical Education, and Letters for Literary Ladies.

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Title The parent's assistant; or, stories for children. In six volumes. By Maria Edgeworth, author of Practical Education, and Letters for Literary Ladies.
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Signed Author By Maria Edgeworth, author of Practical Education, and Letters for Literary Ladies.
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Volumes 6
Pagination I xiv, 176; II 207; III 218; IV 183; V 230; VI 208
Date of Publication 1800
Edition Statement The Third Edition
Edition Number 3
Date of First Publication 1796
Imprint printed for J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul's Church-Yard; By G. Woodfall, No. 22, Paternosterr-Row.
Colophon Printed by G. Woodfall, No. 22, Paternoster-Row, London.
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Location of Printing London GB
Format Octavo (8vo)
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  • CHL 8244
Notes Notes from ESTC: Vol. 1 only has a general titlepage, and the individual titlepages bear edition statements; vols. 1 and 3 are of the third edition, and vols. 2, 4-6 of "The third edition, with additions". The individual titlepage of each volume begins with a list of its contents; vol. 1 is entitled: 'Lazy Lawrence, Tarlton, False key, being the first volume of The parent's assistant'; vol. 2: 'The birth-day present, Simple Susan, being the second volume'; vol. 3: 'The bracelets, The little merchants, being the third volume'; vol. 4: 'Old Poz, The mimic, Mademoiselle Panache, being the fourth volume'; vol. 5: 'The basket-woman, The white pigeon, The orphans, Waste not, want not, Forgive and forget, being the fifth volume'; vol. 6: 'The barring out, Eton Montem, being the sixth volume'.
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Edgeworth, Maria. The parent's assistant; or, stories for children. In six volumes. By Maria Edgeworth, author of Practical Education, and Letters for Literary Ladies.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 5812, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/5812. Accessed 2024-12-22. 

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  author={Edgeworth,Maria},
  year={1800},
  title={The parent's assistant; or, stories for children. In six volumes. By Maria Edgeworth, author of Practical Education, and Letters for Literary Ladies.},
  publisher={Joseph Johnson \& },
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