Educational guide for young ladies by Beaumont

Description

'The Prince de Beaumont' by Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont, 'Magasin ou Instructions pour les jeunes dames' (Store or Instructions for Young Ladies Entering Society and Marriage). Published under the author's supervision from a corrected and expanded manuscript, compared to the London edition. Lyon: Pierre Bruyset Ponthys, Year VIII of the Republic (1800). Format: 90 x 150 mm. Binding: half-leather with worn corners and damaged spine. 234 & 182 pages, followed by 30 misnumbered pages (starting at page 269 due to binding error). Two stamps from the library of Château de Pontarion in Creuse.