Description
Domestic happiness, promoted; in a series of discourses from a father to his daughter, on occasion of her going into service; calculated to render servants in general virtuous and happy: with various characters, anecdotes, fables, and reflections. Being for the most part adapted also to the use of Sunday-schools; abridged from Virtue in humble life by Jonas Hanway 1795 new edition with alterations, 'Printed for J. Sewell; and F. and C. Rivington' (London), 4 3/8 x 7 inches tall full leather bound, xvi, [1], 2-208 pp., lacking engraved frontispiece but otherwise complete. A rare revised edition of this work, first published in the year of Hanway's death, 1786. A well-worn period binding, with a one-inch crack to the top, and two-inch crack to the bottom of the leather along the spine. Slight to moderate soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with bumped and worn-through tips. Cracking along both exterior joints, but the binding holds firmly. Ink period prior owner's name to front pastedown. One-inch tear, a small hole and erased pencil notations to blank front free-endpaper. 1847 ink prior owner's name to top margin of title page. Front gatherings (through page 22) slightly pulled, but the binding is quite solid. Despite these detractions, still a solid reading / reference copy of this rare issue, albeit sans frontispiece. The English Short Title Catalog only lists three institutions worldwide with a copy - Oxford University and University of Manchester in UK and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Author Jonas Hanway (1712-1786), was a British philanthropist and traveller. He was the first male Londoner to carry an umbrella and was a noted opponent of tea drinking. Hanway created seventy-four printed works, mostly pamphlets. In addition to this work, of literary importance is also the Historical Account of British Trade over the Caspian Sea, with a Journal of Travels, etc. (London, 1753).
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