Fictional account, presented in nine dialogues.

Text in French and English, on facing pages (French on rectos, English on versos, except for the half titles in v. 1 and 2, which are on rectos and in English only)

English title pages read: Moral and entertaining dialogues, in English and French. For the improvement of youth. By Mrs. Vaucluse. In two volumes. London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly. M. DCC. LXXVII.

Signatures: v. 1: a⁶ chi1 A-M¹² N⁸ (a2 verso, chi1 verso blank); v. 2: a⁴ B-N¹² O⁸ (a2 verso blank). Leaf a1 in v. 2 signed as: "A"; leaf K4 in v. 2 signed as: "I4", and leaf K6 in v. 2 signed as: "I6"

Volume 2: p. 220 misnumb.: "120"

Plate (in v. 1, frontisp.) not numbered.

Dialogue IX. On sloth. Sur la paresse (v. 2: p. 262-302) is about two American islands, one inhabited by Spaniards, the other by Englishmen.

"Books just published for the use of schools: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly; and sold by all booksellers in Great Britain and Ireland." (v. 1: p. [1-3] at end). -- "Books for the use of schols. In the press, and speedily will be published, ... Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly. Of whem may be had, just published, ..." (v. 2: p. [1] at end)

Quérard 3: p. 71.

Cioranescu, A. 18. s., 28215.

Watt, R. Bib. Britannica, 2: 928z.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound, in one volume, in contemporary calf.

John Carter Brown Library copy purchased from the Trust Fund of Lathrop Colgate Harper.