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The wise book
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The wise book

Date1906
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(publisher)
FormatBook
Notes
The wise book. Frontispiece illustration of children reading. Pictured by Millicent Sowerby.
Medium
Hardcover books
Language
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Woodside
CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object Number37131048630529D
Lord Chesterfield's maxims, or, A new plan of education on the principles of virtue and politeness : in which the exceptionable parts of that noble lord's letters to his son are carefully rejected and such only are preserved as cannot fail to form the man of honour, the man of virtue, and the accomplished gentleman
Lord Chesterfield's maxims, or, A new plan of education on the principles of virtue and politeness : in which the exceptionable parts of that noble lord's letters to his son are carefully rejected and such only are preserved as cannot fail to form the man of honour, the man of virtue, and the accomplished gentleman
Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773
1786
Proverbial philosophy. (The first and second series)
Proverbial philosophy. (The first and second series)
Dalziel Brothers
1867
Proverbs of little Solomon
Proverbs of little Solomon
Oliver & Boyd, Netherbow
1808
Little Master's miscellany, or, Divine and moral essays in prose and verse : adapted to the capacities and design'd for the improvement of youth of both sexes, containing dialogues ... to which are added select fables, moral songs and useful maxims ...
Little Master's miscellany, or, Divine and moral essays in prose and verse : adapted to the capacities and design'd for the improvement of youth of both sexes, containing dialogues ... to which are added select fables, moral songs and useful maxims ...
Stuart, Zachariah, active 1759-1774
1765
Proverbs in verse, or, Moral instruction conveyed in pictures : for the use of schools : on the plan of Hogarth moralized
Proverbs in verse, or, Moral instruction conveyed in pictures : for the use of schools : on the plan of Hogarth moralized
Bewick, John, 1760-1795
1815
Proverbs, or, The manual of wisdom : being an alphabetical arrangement of the best English, Spanish, French, Italian, and other proverbs : to which are subjoined the wise sayings, precepts, maxims, and reflections of the most illustrious ancients
Proverbs, or, The manual of wisdom : being an alphabetical arrangement of the best English, Spanish, French, Italian, and other proverbs : to which are subjoined the wise sayings, precepts, maxims, and reflections of the most illustrious ancients
Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758-1837
1804
Dumpy proverbs
Dumpy proverbs
Appleton, Honor C., illustrator
1903
Juvenile anecdotes, founded on facts : collected for the amusement of children
Juvenile anecdotes, founded on facts : collected for the amusement of children
Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832
1825
Juvenile anecdotes, founded on facts : collected for the amusement of children, volume 2
Juvenile anecdotes, founded on facts : collected for the amusement of children, volume 2
Wakefield, Priscilla, 1751-1832
1798
The parental instructor, or, A father's present to his children
The parental instructor, or, A father's present to his children
Oliver and Boyd (Edinburgh, Scotland)
approximately 1820
A book of verses for children
A book of verses for children
Bedford, F. D.
1897
Round-about rhymes
Round-about rhymes
Blackie & Son, Ltd.
1898