{"product_id":"1811-the-mirror-of-the-graces-by-a-lady-of-distinction-first-edition","title":"1811 The Mirror of the Graces by A Lady of Distinction - First Edition","description":"First edition. A much-cited compendium of Regency-era fashion, etiquette, beauty and refinement for middle-class women and a vital reference point for fans of the works of Jane Austen (this title released in the same year as Sense and Sensibility). Scarce. Features four hand-coloured plates with depictions of gown appropriate for occasions such as walking and attending the opera. The book also covers topics such as posture, social morality, expenditure, flirtation, intellectual improvement, and contains a whole section dedicated to beauty recipes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We must impress upon the yet ingenuous maid, that while beauty attracts, its influence is transient, unless it presents itself as the harbinger of that good-sense and principle which alone can secure the affection of a husband, the esteem of friends, and the respect of the world. Show her that regularity of features and symmetry of form are not essentials in the composition of the woman whom the wise man would select as the partner of his life.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRebound with new endpapers, light wear to upper corners and abrasion to upper hinges, gutter cracked at preface (holding), foxed throughout, some pages lightly creased, title page slightly shortened, sparse pencil annotations. All 4 hand-coloured plates present. Rebound in blue leather and light blue cloth boards with gilt ruling, raised bands with gilt compartments and red leather spine label, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Good to very good overall. Pp. [2], ix, x-xiii misnumbered as xx-xxiii, text begins on 9, 241, [5]. 17 x 10 cm.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wuthering Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55460048634198,"sku":"0421","price":390.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/3924\/0534\/files\/blob_ac455a5c-d4ab-49ff-8ead-e03dd45ff34f.jpg?v=1790067165","url":"https:\/\/wutheringbooks.com\/products\/1811-the-mirror-of-the-graces-by-a-lady-of-distinction-first-edition","provider":"Wuthering Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}