A museum for young gentlemen and ladies [T85792]

DMI number:: 803
Publication Date:: 1776
ESTC number:: T85792
EEBO/ECCO link:: CW104658321
Shelfmark:: BL 8306.a.27
Full Title:: A | MUSEUM | FOR | Young GENTLEMEN and LADIES: | OR, | A PRIVATE TUTOR | For Little MASTERS and MISSES. | CONTAINING | A Variety of useful Subjects, and in particular, | [two columns] [col. 1]I. Directions for Reading | with Elegance and Pro- | priety. | II. The ancient and pre-| sent State of Great-Bri- | tain; with a compendi- | ous History of England. | III. An Account of the | Solar System. | IV. Historical and Geogra- | phical Description of the | several Countries in the | World; with the Man- | ners, Customs, and Ha- | bits of the People.[/col. 1] [col. 2]V. Tables of Weights | and Measures. | VI. The seven Wonders of | the World. | VII. Prospect and Descrip- | tion of the burning | Mountain. | VIII. Dying Words and Be- | haviour of Great Men, | when just quitting the | Stage of Life; with many | other useful Particulars, | all in a plain familiar | Way for Youth of both | Sexes.[/col2] | WITH | LETTERS, TALES, and FABLES, for Amusement and | Instruction; illustrated with CUTS. | [rule] | THE EIGHTH EDITION. | [rule] | [i]LONDON:[/i] | Printed for Messrs. NEWBURY and CARNAN, at the Bible | and Sun, No. 65. in St. Paul's Church Yard; and | B. COLLINS, in Salisbury. 1776. [Price 1s.]
Place of Publication:: London
Genres:: Collection including prose, Collection of educational texts, Collection aimed at children/young people, and Probably not a miscellany
Format:: Octodecimo (18mo)
Price:: 1 s.
Bibliographic details:: Eighth edition.
Comments:: Contents: collection mainly contains educational prose, pp. iii-vi, 1-182, 186, including 'Letters, Poems, Tales, and Fables, For Amusement and Instruction' pp. 171-186. Not a verse miscellany - only contains one poem.
Other matter:: Prefatory matter: Introduction, pp. iii-vi.

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A museum for young gentlemen and ladies [T85792]