The lady's polite secretary, or New female letter writer. : Containing an elegant variety of interesting and instructive letters, intended as models to form the style on every point essential to the happiness or entertainment of the sex. In which are comprised many admired epistolary narratives, an article hitherto unattempted in every book of its kind. Likewise several original letters of wit and sentiment, by ladies of the first rank in the literary world. To which are added, instances ... of that flimsy, affected style and sentiment, so prevalent in modern correspondence ... With variety of poetical letters ... and cards of compliment and condolence ... To which is prefixed a short, but comprehensive, grammar of the English language ... /

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Author / Creator:Du Bois, Dorothea, Lady, 1728-1774
Uniform title:Lady's polite secretary. 1771
Imprint:London: : Printed for J. Coote, at No.16, and T. Evans No.54, Pater-Noster-Row., [1771?]
Description:xxiv, 263, [1]p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 15cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3063563
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Varying Form of Title:New female letter writer
Female letter writer
Polite secretary
Other authors / contributors:Coote, J, (John), -1808, publisher
Evans, Thomas, 1739-1803, publisher
Notes:12mo: a-b⁶ B-Z⁶ (Signed $3 except N3; chainlines vertical) -- P. xxi, 254 misn'd "xx", "190"
Engr. frontis. of woman seated at table, writing letter "To Her Majesty" -- Caption title (p.[1]): The lady's polite secretary; running title: The lady's / polite secretary.
Reissued 1775? as The complete letter writer. -- "This day is published..." [which mentions DuBois' novel Theodora as "lately published," known to be 1770]: p.[264]
ESTC t140914: [1771]

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