The lady's pocket library
Subtitle: containing ...
Contributors: American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: From the press of Mathew Carey ...
Published: 1792
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
Subjects: Young women -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.; Daughters -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.; Moral education -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Ladies' library
Notes: Evans 24452
"A volume under the present title was lately published in England and Ireland ... To this volume the editor has added Miss More's essays, Mrs. Chapone's letter ... and Swift's letter"---P. [3]
Each essay has caption title above its own title: The ladies' library.
Signatures: [A]² B-2B⁶ 2C⁴.
LC copy has inscriptions: Joseph Perkins, John Perkins, Clara Burnham.
Table of contents: title: (from t.p.) 1. Miss More's essays; title: 2. Dr. Gregory's legacy to his daughters; title: 3. Lady Pennington's Unfortunate mother's advice to her daughters; title: 4. Marchioness of Lambert's Advice of a mother to her daughter; title: 5. Mrs. Chapone's letter on the government of the temper; title: 6. Swift's letter to a young lady newly married; title: 7. Moore's fables for female sex.