New York: J. Orville Taylor, 1839. Seventh Edition. Published by J. Orville Taylor, at the "American Common School Union." Stereotyped by Francis F. Ripley. 243 p.; 15 cm. (6 inches). Original black leather spine with blue paper over boards. Spine has 4 gilt-ruled spine compartments; boards are printed in black within decorative border. Publisher's advertisement on back board. Front free endpaper bears former owner's name: Mary P. Kimball. The author, Lydia H. Sigourney (1791-1865), opened her first school for girls at the age of 19 and the education of girls continued to be a strong interest of hers the rest of her life. This volume contains both fiction and nonfiction, as well as poetry, intended for the education of girls. In Good Condition: about half of the leather is lacking from the spine; edges of the covers are rubbed; small section of paper lacking from front cover; covers are soiled; occasional foxing; upper edge of a few pages bears small, old dampstain, not touching text; pages are otherwise clean and tight. A very scarce work by an important American writer of the first half of the 19th century.. Good.