Darwin (Erasmus). A Plan for the Conduct of Female Education in Boarding Schools, 1st edition, Derby: J. Drewry for J. Johnson, 1797, engraved frontispiece of the grounds of Ashbourne Hall, contemporary owner signature at head of title,'J. Eatock'?, bound without half-title, light offsetting to title, light spotting to frontispiece and toning to final leaves, modern tan half calf, red morocco label to spine, slight fading, 4to (Quantity: 1) ESTC T110944. The volume comprises an important work regarding the education of young women, suggesting they should be able to study a variety of subjects including the sciences. Erasmus Darwin's instructions for girls' schooling were written as part of a scheme to provide for his daughters Susan and Mary by setting them up as proprietors of a boarding school at Ashbourne Hall in Derbyshire. The final leaf provides a list of charges at the school, including annual boarding fees at £18/18/-, the options of tea at 10/6 per quarter (the same as geography) and washing at 14/- per quarter and also French, music, dancing and drawing at £1/1/- per quarter.
Darwin (Erasmus). A Plan for the Conduct of Female Education in Boarding Schools, 1st edition, Derby: J. Drewry for J. Johnson, 1797, engraved frontispiece of the grounds of Ashbourne Hall, contemporary owner signature at head of title,'J. Eatock'?, bound without half-title, light offsetting to title, light spotting to frontispiece and toning to final leaves, modern tan half calf, red morocco label to spine, slight fading, 4to (Quantity: 1) ESTC T110944. The volume comprises an important work regarding the education of young women, suggesting they should be able to study a variety of subjects including the sciences. Erasmus Darwin's instructions for girls' schooling were written as part of a scheme to provide for his daughters Susan and Mary by setting them up as proprietors of a boarding school at Ashbourne Hall in Derbyshire. The final leaf provides a list of charges at the school, including annual boarding fees at £18/18/-, the options of tea at 10/6 per quarter (the same as geography) and washing at 14/- per quarter and also French, music, dancing and drawing at £1/1/- per quarter.
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