'HERS IS AN UNIVERSAL EMPIRE'
[A manuscript commonplace, predominantly concerning the character of women].
[s.i.].
[s.n.], [s.d., c.1830]
8vo.
Manuscript on paper. [101]ff, the remainder blank. Paper watermarked 1829. Contemporary red straight-grain morocco, richly tooled in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, contemporary inked gift inscription and later manuscript note on the provenance of the volume in the hand of a descendent of the original compiler to front blank fly-leaf.
A late Georgian manuscript commonplace, in a single legible hand, comprised predominantly of texts concerning the female character, marriage, love, and virtue.
The volume contains a plethora of extracts from published authors, both prose and verse, including Romantic poets Byron and Wordsworth, philosopher Edmund Burke, Scottish presbyterian minister James Fordyce, Washington Irving, and Shakespeare.
The manuscript opens with a seemingly original two-page composition concerning the temperament, constitution, and attributes of women:
'The all-powerful influence of woman - the irresistible control of her attractions - the exquisite and undefinable combination of mind and form - belong not exclusively to any rank, or age, or country; they are the natural characteristics of humanity all the world over:- hers is an universal empire'.
The volume was presented to 'Chuff' from her affectionate 'Wills'; the mid-twentieth century note concerning provenance ascribes the compilation to 'Mr. Sims', though erroneously suggests that it was 'probably compiled...about the time of Waterloo'.
£ 750.00
Antiquates Ref: 30041
The volume contains a plethora of extracts from published authors, both prose and verse, including Romantic poets Byron and Wordsworth, philosopher Edmund Burke, Scottish presbyterian minister James Fordyce, Washington Irving, and Shakespeare.
The manuscript opens with a seemingly original two-page composition concerning the temperament, constitution, and attributes of women:
'The all-powerful influence of woman - the irresistible control of her attractions - the exquisite and undefinable combination of mind and form - belong not exclusively to any rank, or age, or country; they are the natural characteristics of humanity all the world over:- hers is an universal empire'.
The volume was presented to 'Chuff' from her affectionate 'Wills'; the mid-twentieth century note concerning provenance ascribes the compilation to 'Mr. Sims', though erroneously suggests that it was 'probably compiled...about the time of Waterloo'.
