A mirror for the female sex. Historical beauties for young ladies. Intended to lead the female mind to the love and practice of moral goodness. Designed principally for the use of ladies' schools. By Mrs. Pilkington.

ID 6094
Title A mirror for the female sex. Historical beauties for young ladies. Intended to lead the female mind to the love and practice of moral goodness. Designed principally for the use of ladies' schools. By Mrs. Pilkington.
Contributors
Signed Author By Mrs. Pilkington.
Pseudonym
Firms
Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination xxiv, 240
Date of Publication 1799
Edition Statement The Second Edition.
Edition Number 2
Date of First Publication 1798
Imprint Printed by T. Maiden, Sherbourne-Lane, for Vernor and Hood, In The Poultry; and sold by E. Newbery, the Corner of St Paul's Church-Yard.
Colophon
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing London GB
Format Duodecimo (12mo)
Length (cm) 18
Width (cm) 11
Price (pound)
Price (shilling) 3
Price (pence) 6.0
Total Price (in pence) 42
Non-UK Price
Genre
Sources
Shelfmarks
  • Osborne catalogue, I:289
  • Roscoe, S. Newbery, J284(2)
  • cf. Hugo, T. Bewick, 123
Notes [1] leaf of plates :ill.
Hand-Verified No
Verified Yes
Attempted Verification No

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Pilkington, Mary. A mirror for the female sex. Historical beauties for young ladies. Intended to lead the female mind to the love and practice of moral goodness. Designed principally for the use of ladies' schools. By Mrs. Pilkington.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 6094, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/6094. Accessed 2024-12-22. 

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  author={Pilkington,Mary},
  year={1799},
  title={A mirror for the female sex. Historical beauties for young ladies. Intended to lead the female mind to the love and practice of moral goodness. Designed principally for the use of ladies' schools. By Mrs. Pilkington.},
  publisher={Ann Vernor and Thomas Hood [Poultry] \& },
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