2420 | Rare Bibles, Books, & Manuscripts
Sun, Mar 3, 2024 12:00PM EST
Lot 366
1799 OLD AMERICAN BEAUTY & WONDERS OF NATURE & ART FOR MENTAL ENHANCEMENT
Estimate: $375 - $450
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $25 | $25 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $5,000 | $250 |
| $10,000 | $500 |
| $25,000 | $1,000 |
| $75,000 | $5,000 |
Year/Century: 18th century
Language: English
Subject: Science & Medicine
Binding: Leather
Description: Psychedelic Revelations: or the MAGICAL VISIONS of NATURE and ART by Priscilla Wakefield New Bedford, 1799 Original calf, size 4 by 7", worn binding, front cover missing. 264 pages of English text A few notable ladies wrote instructional books specifically for women in the last decades of the eighteenth century. Priscilla Wakefield was one of them; she lived in England, Britain, and Europe from 1770 to 1832. Wakefield's youth lectures on a wide range of subjects, including whaling, seashells, painting on glass, and the history of navigation, are given in Mental Improvement through the imaginary dialogue of an eighteenth-century household.
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