The Toilet, embroidery, and flowers / with an introduction, by Mary W. Janvrin.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Boston : E.O. Libby and Company, 1858. |
| Description | 1 online resource (vii, 70, 16 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Janvrin, Mary W. (Mary Wolcott), 1830-1870, writer of introduction. |
| Other author/creator | Chance, Julia Charlotte, 1864-1949, engraver. |
| Other author/creator | Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870 engraver. |
| Other author/creator | Berry, J., engraver. |
| Other author/creator | Berry, L., engraver. |
| Other author/creator | Hartwell, Alonzo, 1805-1873, engraver. |
| Other author/creator | Bowen, Abel, 1790-1850, engraver. |
| Series | Youth's cabinet ; v. 4 Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision. UNAUTHORIZED |
| General note | "This little volume is principally designed for young lady readers ... it treats of the two principal employments which occupy, too often, the greater portion of their time, namely, the toilet, and the fashionable occupation of embroidery."--Preface, p. [iii]-vii, signed Mary W. Janvrin, and dated at Exeter, Nov., 1857. |
| General note | In purple cloth. |
| General note | Some wood engravings signed by Alonzo Hartwell, Alexander Anderson, "JCC," and "Bowen" [i.e., Abel Bowen?]. Gilt engraving on upper cover signed: J. & L. Berry. |
| General note | "The youth's cabinet. Vol. IV."--series title, transcribed from head of title page. |
| General note | "New books published by E.O. Libby & Company."--catalogue, [1] leaf before text, and 16 p. at end. |
| General note | "Youth's cabinet ... The toilet, embroidery, flowers ... Price per set ... $3.00. These pretty volumes are put in a box"--p. 12, at end. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |