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[PATTENDEN, Thomas]. Manuscript, 'An Essay on Marriage: In which, the Happiness of that State, together with the Means of Attaining and Preserving the Same, are considered and recommended. To which is added, A Prayer, proper to be used by the new-married Couple on their Wedding-Night. And, An Epithalamium or Nuptial Song. The Whole designed for Private Use. In a Letter to Amanda By Carlos', 1746, armorial title and tailpiece decorated in pen and ink and watercolour, a further tailpiece to the 'Prayer' in pen and ink, in an elegant 18th-century hand, title and 49 leaves, 8vo, contemporary mottled calf gilt, metal clasps (extremities rubbed).
A work of pious exhortation, cast in the form of a letter from Carlos to his fiancée; here in an elegant transcription. Although the author is not identified on the title page, the work is dedicated to Mrs Sarah Thompson by Thomas Pattenden; this may perhaps be a dedication copy.
A work of pious exhortation, cast in the form of a letter from Carlos to his fiancée; here in an elegant transcription. Although the author is not identified on the title page, the work is dedicated to Mrs Sarah Thompson by Thomas Pattenden; this may perhaps be a dedication copy.
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