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Healthful sports for young ladies : illustrated by eleven elegant engravings from drawings by J. Dugourc, draughtsman to His Majesty, the King of France : accompanied by descriptions translated from the French of Mademoiselle St. Sernin and interspersed with original poetry and anecdotes
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Uniform Title
Jeux des jeunes demoiselles. English
Title
Healthful sports for young ladies : illustrated by eleven elegant engravings from drawings by J. Dugourc, draughtsman to His Majesty, the King of France : accompanied by descriptions translated from the French of Mademoiselle St. Sernin and interspersed with original poetry and anecdotes.
Published
London : Printed for R. Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 101, Strand. By W. Clowes, Northumberland-Court, [1822]
Physical Description
iv, 72 p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 14 x 21 cm.
Local Notes
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in original green paper wrapper, with printed title label on upper wrapper. Except for the frontispiece, the plates are bound between preliminary paging and text; [6] of these are artists's proofs on mounted India paper.
Notes
Cover title, on printed label: Healthful sports for young ladies, translated from the French of Mademoiselle St. Sernin by Dr. Combe, with original poetry and anecdotes. 11 plates--Price 10s 6d.
Additional verse by William Combe.
Date of publication from NSTC and from Ford.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
NSTC, 2S2370
Ford, J. Ackermann, p. 229
Fairman, Elisabeth R. Pleasures and pastimes, 295
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BAC GV1201 .S35 1822 Exhibited in: Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, February 21, 1990-April 29, 1990)
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