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246 - [CHAPONE (Hester)]. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind. …
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Estimate €80 - €120
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[CHAPONE (Hester)]. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind. Addressed to a Young Lady. In two volumes. Dublin: J. Exshaw, H. Saunders, W. Sleater, J. Potts, D. Chamberlaine, J. Williams, and R. Moncrieffe, 1773. In-12, viii, 256 pp. Fauve scaly calfskin, spine with 5 raised bands, title page in red morocco, cold-stamped fillet on the edges, speckled edges. (Contemporary binding). First edition. MONTAGU encouraged CHAPONE, probably during the summer of 1770 whilst the two friends were travelling in Scotland, to publish the letters on education which she had been sending to her niece since 1765. CHAPONE was grateful to MONTAGU for proofreading the manuscript and the text. These *Letters on the Improvement of the Mind* were her most famous work. English bookseller’s label from BELLEGARDE, in Calais. Old handwritten bookplate and M. FAVEYRIAL’s stamp. One split hinge, some foxing. A good copy.
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Auction time 07/02/2026 at 5:00 PM
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