Graves, Mrs. A. J.

Girlhood and womanhood: or, sketches of my schoolmates

Boston: T. H. Carter & Co., and Benjamin B. Mussey, 1844. First edition, 8vo, pp. viii, 9-216; original olive-green cloth; decorative blind-stamping on covers; faded gilt lettering on spine; spine extremities a bit chipped; front hinge cracked; corners scuffed; otherwise good and sound. A collection of vignettes intended to educate young women on virtuous behavior. Mrs. A. J. Graves was also the author of Woman in America Being an Examination Into the Moral and Intellectual Condition of American Female Society. American Imprints 44-2760; Sabin 28345. Item #56223

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