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The blossoms of morality : intended for the amusement and instruction of young ladies and gentlemen
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Book cover; brown leather.

The blossoms of morality : intended for the amusement and instruction of young ladies and gentlemen

Date1814
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By the editor of The looking-glass for the mind ; with forty-seven cuts, designed and engraved by I. Bewick. Based on Berquin's L'ami des enfans, confer Carpenter's The Oxford companion to children's literature. Marjorie Moon lists The blossoms of morality as one of the titles published by Harris which Johnson edited or adapted, confer Marjorie Moon John Harris's books for youth page 65.
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    Hardcover books
    DimensionsCover size: 18 cm x 11 cm (7 1/16 in. x 4 5/16 in.)
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      ProvenanceGift of Ann Alycin and Elliott Hayes; Bequest in memory of John Sullivan Hayes & Jo Ann Elliott Hayes
      CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131032413452D
      Catalogue Record for Print Book https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=1542179
      Book cover; brown leather
      The blossoms of morality : intended for the amusement and instruction of young ladies & gentlemen
      Johnson, R. (Richard), 1733 or 1734-1793
      1801
      Book cover; black
      The blossoms of morality : intended for the amusement and instruction of young ladies and gentlemen
      Johnson, R. (Richard), 1733 or 1734-1793
      Approximately 1843
      Book cover; marbled
      The blossoms of morality : intended for the amusement and instruction of young ladies and gentlemen
      Johnson, R. (Richard), 1733 or 1734-1793
      1828
      Book cover; brown leather
      The blossoms of morality : intended for the amusement and instruction of young ladies and gentlemen
      Johnson, R. (Richard), 1733 or 1734-1793
      1796
      Book cover; brown leather
      The blossoms of morality : intended for the amusement & instruction of young ladies & gentlemen
      Johnson, R. (Richard), 1733 or 1734-1793
      1789
      Christmas tales : for the amusement and instruction of young ladies and gentlemen in winter evenings
      Christmas tales : for the amusement and instruction of young ladies and gentlemen in winter evenings
      John Marshall
      1821
      The cabinet of amusement : for the use of young gentlemen and ladies : designed to afford instruction and delight : and to improve while it amuses : ornamented with beautiful cuts
      The cabinet of amusement : for the use of young gentlemen and ladies : designed to afford instruction and delight : and to improve while it amuses : ornamented with beautiful cuts
      Moon, Marjorie
      1809
      Classical letters, or, Alphabet of memory : intended for the instruction and amusement of young gentlemen : illustrated with twenty-four engravings
      Classical letters, or, Alphabet of memory : intended for the instruction and amusement of young gentlemen : illustrated with twenty-four engravings
      Harris, John, 1756-1846
      1817
      Fables and other short poems : collected from the most celebrated English authors : the whole curiously engrav'd for the practice & amusement of young gentlemen & ladies in the art of writing
      Fables and other short poems : collected from the most celebrated English authors : the whole curiously engrav'd for the practice & amusement of young gentlemen & ladies in the art of writing
      Bickham, George, 1706?-1771
      1731
      The governess, or, Little female academy : being the history of Mrs. Teachum, and her nine girls with their nine days amusement : calculated for the entertainment and instruction of young ladies in their education
      The governess, or, Little female academy : being the history of Mrs. Teachum, and her nine girls with their nine days amusement : calculated for the entertainment and instruction of young ladies in their education
      Fielding, Sarah, 1710-1768
      1749
      The pleasing moralist, or, Young gentlemen and ladies' preceptor : containing essays on the following subjects ... : to which are added, Advice to a young man on his entrance into the world
      The pleasing moralist, or, Young gentlemen and ladies' preceptor : containing essays on the following subjects ... : to which are added, Advice to a young man on his entrance into the world
      A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater
      1798
      The Newtonian system of philosophy : explained by familiar objects, in an entertaining manner, for the use of young ladies and gentlemen
      The Newtonian system of philosophy : explained by familiar objects, in an entertaining manner, for the use of young ladies and gentlemen
      Darton & Harvey (London, England)
      1798