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School dialogues for boys : being an attempt to convey instruction insensibly to their tender minds, and instill the love of virtue [1783] V.1
School dialogues for boys : being an attempt to convey instruction insensibly to their tender minds, and instill the love of virtue [1783] V.1
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School dialogues for boys : being an attempt to convey instruction insensibly to their tender minds, and instill the love of virtue [1783] V.1

DateApproximately 1783
Names
Format
Notes
Dedication dated 1783 on p. viii.
Medium
DimensionsCover size: 16 cm x 9.5 cm (6 5/16 in. x 3 3/4 in.)
Extent
  • 159 pages
Language
ProvenanceGift of Edgar Osborne in memory of his wife Mabel Osborne.
CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131048638217D
Catalogue Record for Print Bookhttps://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=1561969
School dialogues for boys : being an attempt to convey instruction insensibly to their tender minds, and instill the love of virtue [1783] V.2
School dialogues for boys : being an attempt to convey instruction insensibly to their tender minds, and instill the love of virtue [1783] V.2
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1841
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approximately 1850
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Book cover; marbled.
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1800
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Approximately 1815
The young boss : a book for boys
The young boss : a book for boys
1896 circa
Clever boys and other stories
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1848