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1. Healthful sports for young ladies : illustrated by eleven elegant engravings from drawings by J. Dugourc, draughtsman to His Majesty, the King of France : accompanied by descriptions translated from the French of Mademoiselle St. Sernin and interspersed with original poetry and anecdotes.

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Creator:: St. Sernin, Mademoiselle
Date:: [1822]
Physical Description:: iv, 72 p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 14 x 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The mirror of the graces, or, The English lady's costume : combining and harmonizing taste and judgment, elegance and grace, modesty, simplicity, and economy with fashion in dress : and adapting the various articles of female embellishments to different ages, form, and complexions : to the seasons of the year, rank, and situation in life : with useful advice on female accomplishments, politeness, and manners : the cultivation of the mind and the disposition and carriage of the body : offering also the most efficacious means of preserving beauty, health, and loveliness : the whole according with the general principles of nature and rules of propriety / by a Lady of distinction ; who has witnessed and attentively studied what is esteemed truly graceful and elegant amongst the most refined nations of Europe.

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Creator:: Lady of distinction, active 19th century
Date:: 1811
Physical Description:: vii, [2] p., pp. 12-17, [2] p., pp. x-xxiii [i.e. xiii], [2] p., 10-241, [7] p., 4 leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The mirror of the graces, or, The English lady's costume : combining and harmonizing taste and judgment, elegance and grace, modesty, simplicity, and economy with fashion in dress : and adapting the various articles of female embellishments to different ages, form, and complexions : to the seasons of the year, rank, and situation in life : with useful advice on female accomplishments, politeness, and manners : the cultivation of the mind and the disposition and carriage of the body : offering also the most efficacious means of preserving beauty, health, and loveliness : the whole according with the general principles of nature and rules of propriety / by a Lady of distinction ; who has witnessed and attentively studied what is esteemed truly graceful and elegant amongst the most refined nations of Europe.

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Creator:: Lady of distinction, active 19th century
Date:: 1815
Physical Description:: xii, 240 pages, 4 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 15 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. The daughters of England : their position in society, character & responsibilities / by Mrs. Ellis ...

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Creator:: Ellis, Sarah Stickney, 1799–1872
Date:: [1842]
Physical Description:: 400 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Brenda Anderson

5. The trap : a moral, philosophical, and satirical work : delineating the snares in which kings, princes, and their subjects have been caught, since the days of Adam : including reflections on the present causes of conjugal infidelity : dedicated to the ladies : in two volumes / by Thomas Gilliland, author of The Dramatic Synopsis; Dramatic Mirror; Diamond Cut Diamond; Diamond New Pointed, &c. &c.

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Creator:: Gilliland, Thomas
Date:: 1808
Physical Description:: 2 v. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts