CHAPONE, Hester. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Young Lady. 1807.
CHAPONE, Hester.
Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Young Lady.
London, John Mourray, 1807.
12mo (165x99 mm), vi-(2)-231 (i.e. 232) pages. binding : Contemporary full straight-grained morocco, double gilt fillet on covers, fleuron at corners, gilt arms on covers, gilt edges. Binding slightly rubbed.
The 'Letters on the Improvement of the Mind' aim to cultivate a rational understanding in young women through the study of the Bible, history, and literature.
Girls are also encouraged to pursue subjects such as accounting, household management, botany, geology, and astronomy.
Binding with the coat of arms of Marie Caroline of Bourbon-Sicily, the Duchess of Berry, this book came from her extensive library at Château de Rosny.\newline Known for her refined taste, she collected a wide range of books, especially in the arts, history, and literature, including many in English.
The library also contained numerous works suitable for educating her children, Louise d'Artois and Henri Dieudonné.
provenance: Comtesse de Berry (arms on covers).
Price : 1250 €