(WOMEN) [Foster Hannah Webster] The Boarding School; or Less

Sale 2505 - Lot 234

Price Realized: $ 312

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Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400

(WOMEN.) [Foster, Hannah Webster.] The Boarding School; or, Lessons of a Preceptress to her Pupils. 252 pages plus final blank. 12mo, needs binding; moderate toning and wear. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and E.T. Andrews, 1798

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A fictionalized set of letters and lessons dedicated "to the young ladies of America," occupying a unique space between textbook and novel. The author was a Massachusetts woman who was following up on the success of her previous novel, The Coquette. BAL 6242; Evans 33748; Welch 419; Wright 984. None traced at auction since 1920.