James Fordyce - Sermons pour les jeunes dames et les jeunes demoiselles - 1778





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James Fordyce’s *Sermons pour les jeunes dames et les jeunes demoiselles* is a French-language, leather-bound volume published in 1778.
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James Fordyce (1720-1796). Sermons for Young Ladies and Young Dames. Paris, Estienne, 1778, xv-465 pp.
A volume in octavo (170x100 mm), spine with raised bonds ornate, red morocco title label, marbled edges (binding of the period). Head cap partially shaved; otherwise fine binding. Interior fresh, without foxing.
First French edition of Sermons for Young Ladies written by James Fordyce, Scottish pastor and preacher.
In these sermons, Fordyce develops a conception of female education based on piety, modesty, virtue and self-control. He addresses young women by discussing their religious and social duties, their conduct, their reading, and their place in society.
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James Fordyce (1720-1796). Sermons for Young Ladies and Young Dames. Paris, Estienne, 1778, xv-465 pp.
A volume in octavo (170x100 mm), spine with raised bonds ornate, red morocco title label, marbled edges (binding of the period). Head cap partially shaved; otherwise fine binding. Interior fresh, without foxing.
First French edition of Sermons for Young Ladies written by James Fordyce, Scottish pastor and preacher.
In these sermons, Fordyce develops a conception of female education based on piety, modesty, virtue and self-control. He addresses young women by discussing their religious and social duties, their conduct, their reading, and their place in society.

