An enquiry into the duties of the female sex. By Thomas Gisborne, M.A.
Gisborne, Thomas
Category
Books
Date
1799
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 3254863
Summary
Bibliographic description
The fourth edition, corrected.. viii,448p. ;8vo. Acquired by the National Trust with other former Dyrham books in April 2022. Provenance: Ownership inscription on upper pastedown: 'Frances Blathwayt, Dyrham Park' [= Frances Elizabeth Philips, first wife of Rev. Wynter Thomas Blathwayt (d.1869)]; armorial bookplate of George William Blathwayt tipped in on upper pastedown [possibly = Col. George William Blathwayt (1797-1871), or Capt. George William Blathwayt (1824-1899), or George William Wynter Blathwayt (1853-1934)] $zBinding: nineteenth-century marbled brown calf over boards; gold tooling to spine; gold tooled board edges; green leather spine label with 'Gisborne's Female Duties' lettered in gold. Bound to match Gisborne's Duties of Men.
Makers and roles
Gisborne, Thomas