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Book/Printed Material Elements of morality, for the use of children, with an introductory address to parents. Translated from the German of the Rev. C. G. Salzmann. Illustrated with fifty copper plates. In three volumes ...

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Title

  • Elements of morality, for the use of children, with an introductory address to parents. Translated from the German of the Rev. C. G. Salzmann. Illustrated with fifty copper plates. In three volumes ...

Names

  • Salzmann, Christian Gotthilf, 1744-1811.
  • Blake, William, 1757-1827, engraver.
  • Chodowiecki, Daniel, 1726-1801, artist.
  • Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797, translator.
  • Crowder, J. (John), -1830, printer.
  • Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809, bookseller.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London, Printed by J. Crowder, for J. Johnson, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, M,DCC,XCI. [1791].

Headings

  • -  Ethics--Early works to 1800
  • -  Conduct of life--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  The 'Advertisement' in volume 1 signed [by the translator] on page iv: Mary Wollstonecraft.
  • -  Part of the plates engraved by William Blake after Chodowiecki. Cf. Keynes.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1832
  • -  Keynes, G.L. Bibliography of W. Blake (New York, 1921), 104
  • -  English short title catalogue, T134900
  • -  LAC aaa 2018-11-16 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC ecr 2018-11-20 review
  • -  LC Review of LAC Completed/Approved 2018-11-26
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-04-13 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 3 v. 51 plates. 18 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BJ1633 .S17

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 49036020

Online Format

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  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Salzmann, Christian Gotthilf, William Blake, Daniel Chodowiecki, J Crowder, Joseph Johnson, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Elements of morality, for the use of children, with an introductory address to parents. Translated from the German of the Rev. C. G. Salzmann. Illustrated with fifty copper plates. In three volumes. translateds by Wollstonecraft, Mary [London, Printed by J. Crowder, for J. Johnson, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, M,DCC,XCI, 1791] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49036020/.

APA citation style:

Salzmann, C. G., Blake, W., Chodowiecki, D., Crowder, J., Johnson, J. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1791) Elements of morality, for the use of children, with an introductory address to parents. Translated from the German of the Rev. C. G. Salzmann. Illustrated with fifty copper plates. In three volumes. Wollstonecraft, M., trans [London, Printed by J. Crowder, for J. Johnson, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, M,DCC,XCI] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49036020/.

MLA citation style:

Salzmann, Christian Gotthilf, et al. Elements of morality, for the use of children, with an introductory address to parents. Translated from the German of the Rev. C. G. Salzmann. Illustrated with fifty copper plates. In three volumes. trans by Wollstonecraft, Mary [London, Printed by J. Crowder, for J. Johnson, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, M,DCC,XCI, 1791] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/49036020/>.