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Shire of Toodyay > Records

MENTAL IMPROVEMENT OR THE BEAUTIES AND WONDERS OF NATURE AND ART

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1814

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Overview

Book with worn & damaged brown cover, printing is indistinct, titled "Mental Improvement or The Beauties and Wonders of Nature and Art".
Book is in poor condition, although still intact.
230 pages
Author: Priscilla Wakefield.
Published 1814 by Darton, Harvey and Darton, London.

Historical information

According to the dedication, this book was a 10th birthday gift to Samuel James Green who was born on 19 Dec, 1844. His mother was Elizabeth Anne Green, nee Turner.

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cwa-org-37-2001.1827

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Inscriptions and markings

Handwritten dedication on inside cover: "Samuel J Green from his affect[ionate] Mother Dec 19, 1854"

Keywords

GREEN, Samuel J

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