Boston, Massachusetts: Waite, Peirce & Co., 1846. Twelfth Stereotype Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth over boards; Gilt titling at spine; 356 pp.; 2 bw frontispieces. A guide to all aspects of life for the young woman, including cleanliness, dress, intellectual and social improvement, caring for the sick, industry, exercise, frugality, self-dependence..... More
New York: Harper & Bros. 1847. Hardcover. dark blue/green boards w/ blind-stamped design; gilt printing spine. 369 pgs, bw illustrations, additional index pgs. Splitting to lower front gutter; joints very secure and firm. Pages tanned with scattered blotched and speckled foxing; text and illustrations remain dark and detailed. Previous owners..... More
New York: Richard Scott, 1819. Hardcover. A small (hand-sized) leatherbound book with gilt design on the spine. Black title plate with gilt lettering on the spine. 170 pages; black-and-white frontispiece. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1976. Softcover. Taupe illus. wraps. 168 pp. Profuse bw and color plates. "'Remember the Ladies ...,' wrote Abigail Adams in 1776. But Americans quickly forgot." (intro) What was it like to be a woman in the 18th century? Chapters here address such topics as love..... More
[Salem, Massachusetts]: Printed by T.C. Cushing, 1795. Hardcover. Half-bound brown leather and marbled boards; xii, [1], 14-144 pp. Early, complete Salem, Massachusetts imprint. Generally attributed to Robert Dodsley. The Dictionary of national biography attributes Part I to Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, and Part II to John Hill. --..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1898. Hardcover. Beige cloth with red and dark green decoration. xvi, 470 pp. Numerous bw illustrations. The author reconstructs for us colonial life by describing in great detail manners, customs, dress, homes, and child life. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1900. Hardcover. Tan cloth. T. e. g. xvi, 449 pp. Numerous bw ills. An account of 19th century stage-coach travel and tavern life in Kentucky addressing social life and customs, stage coach lines, signboards, typical characteristics of tavern landlords, turnpike routes, and toll gates, and..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1900. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with red and black lettering and illustration; xvi, 2 unnumbered pages; 449 pp. Numerous bw ills. An account of 19th century stage-coach travel and tavern life in Kentucky addressing social life and customs, stage coach lines, signboards, typical characteristics of..... More
Oakland, CA: The Oakland Museum, 1979. Softcover. Brownish wraps. 88 pp. Profuse bw and color plates. A catalogue corresponding to an exhibition at the Oakland Museum from December 18, 1979 to March 9, 1980. Contents Include: Introduction -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Charles P. Wilcomb, cultural historian )1865-1915 -- Colonial..... More
Springfield: W.J. Holland & Co., 1874. Hardcover. Brick red cloth over boards; All edges gilt; 423 pp.; 100+ bw figures. Sold as "a book for every home" with "something for everybody"; Includes information about cooking, taking care of the sick, household pets, etiquette, weights and measures, first aid, raising children..... More
New York, New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1874. An early printing, copyright 1871. Hardcover. Brown library buckram boards with original reddish brown cover laid down (glued), no dust jacket. 556 pp. Unillustrated. Good index. Age-old advice on food handling and preparation, with recipes, including foods less customary to our..... More
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004. Hardcover. Blue and pink illustrated boards, pink and white lettering; x, 686 pp. "Obviously, sexuality is a central aspect of close romantic relationships, yet according to Harvey (U. of Iowa), Wenzel (U. of North Dakota), and Sprecher (Illinois State U.), there has been little..... More
Boston: Gould, Kendall, & Lincoln, 1842. Hardcover. A small brown casebound book with gilt text and design on the spine, and a gilt design on the front. Color-patterned end pages. Gilted textblocks. vi, 128 pages. More
Salem, MA: Henry Whipple, 1822. Hardcover. A leatherbound book with gilt text on a red plate on the spine. 287 pages. More
Boston: Wells and Lilly, 1829. Hardcover. Full leather binding with gilt lettering and profuse decoration on spine. 2 preliminary leaves, 280 pp. First edition printed after Jefferson's death in 1825. Scarce. "The following Notes were written in Virginia, in the year 1781, and somewhat corrected and enlarged in the winter..... More
Dallas: Banks Upshaw and Company, 1946. 4th printing. Hardbound. Black cloth covers with silver gilt design. vii, 78 pp., printed on yellow paper. A delightful book, complete with music scores and patterns. More
New York: Black Knight, 1927. Softcover. B&W illustrated wraps. Illustrated in B&W. 63 pp. A guide to basic table etiquette: "while modern day dining is no longer a matter of fixed ritual, certain amenities are involved, the observance of which is a matter of taste and pride among discriminating people"..... More
London: circa 1818. Hardcover. Three-quarter leatherbound book with black paper over the remainder of the boards. 295-579 pages; 5 black-and-white plates at the beginning of the book. More
Boston: Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1985. Hardcover. Light blue cloth with light brown, color-illustrated dustjacket. LI, (3), pp. 409-1194 folding color frontis, other bw illustrations throughout. More
London: Printed and sold by W. Owen and by the Author, 1759. Hardcover. A leatherbound book with five ribs on the spine. 410 pages; illustrated in black-and-white. Contains several foldout displays. Volume one ONLY. Contents: The philosophy of the heavens, and of the atmosphere. More
Chicago, Illinois: Justitia Publishing Company. Hardcover. Olive green cloth boards, gilt titles, no dust jacket. 222 pp. Unillustrated. An ambitious title! In the language of the time, well-intentioned advice from our ancestral mothers. A cultural gold mine, at times humorous, useful (e.g. cleaning the cellar and the attic), and perhaps..... More
New York: Evand and Brittan, 1853. Original Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth with blind-stamp decoration; gilt lettering and decoration. 165 pp. with occasional in-text decoration. Behaviour in church, at the table, in the street, as a house guest, as a host; personal habits; bad habits peculiar to little boys; proprieties of..... More
New York, New York: Claudia Quigley Murphy, 1921. Softcover. Light brown wraps; 65 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw figures. Includes table settings from Anglo-Saxon times to the early twentieth century; Discusses cloths, serving implements, silverware and dishes, how to serve certain foods, and much more. More
Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1853. Hardcover. A black casebound book with gilt text on the spine. 382 pages; contains four foldout maps. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth, siena and blue illus. DJ. xiv, 317 pp. 162 bw illus. "In this portrayal of home life in New England from the years preceding the American Revolution to the eve of the Civil War, Jane Nylander explores both everyday realities and..... More
