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The friendly instructer: Or, A companion for young masters and misses : In which their duty to God, and their parents, their carriage to superiors and inferiors, and several other very useful and instructive lessons are recommended, in plain and familiar dialogues / By a lady.

Author/creator Harrison, Elizabeth, active 1724-1756
Other author/creatorDoddridge, Philip, 1702-1751.
Other author/creatorDearborn, Nathaniel, 1786-1852, engraver.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoBoston : Printed and sold by Lincoln & Edmands, no. 53, Cornhill. Who keep for sale a great variety of cheap religious tracts. The charitable, resident in any part of the Union, who purchase for distribution, will find their orders answered promptly, and on the most liberal terms, 1814.
Descriptionviii, 1 unnumbered page, 10-70 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 15 cm
Supplemental Content Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Uniform titleFriendly instructor
Series Early American imprints. Second series no. 31537. ^A575643
General note"I have perused these dialogues with so much pleasure ... they were written by a lady with whose valuable character I have been acquainted many years; and who has been long employed in the education of children ..."--The recommendatory preface, p. [v], signed: P. Doddridge. Northampton, June 8, 1741.
General noteTentatively attributed to English religious writer Elizabeth Harrison.
General notePages [i] and [72] blank; pasted to printed wrapper.
General noteWood engraving, p. 48, signed: Dearborn [i.e., Nathaniel Dearborn] sc.
General note"Gabriel sent to the Virgin Mary." "Christ's ascension."--pictures with captions, p. [71].
General note"Lincoln & Edmands, publish and have for sale at their Theological and Miscellaneous Book Store ... a great variety of interesting books for juvenile minds ... School books and stationary ... and printing well executed ..."--advertisement, back cover.
General note"Price, 12 cts. single--1,12 a doz.--3 dols. a hun."--at foot of title page.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 31537
References Hamilton, S. Amer. book illustrators (1958 ed.), 689 (1)
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 31537).
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1814.
Genre/formDialogues.
Genre/formPublishers' advertisements Massachusetts Boston.
Genre/formPrinters' advertisements Massachusetts Boston.

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