The Home Book for Mothers and Daughters
by Herrick, Christine Terhune
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Dover, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Christian Herald, Publisher, 1897. Cloth. Good. Illustrated cloth. 320 pages. A guide to raising girls, written for both young women and mothers. the book covers eating, health, behavior, etc., as well as marriage and other subjects. The work reinforces gender stereotypes, including suggesting that women be submissive in their roles as wives. Christine Terhune Herrick was an American author who wrote mostly on housekeeping and childcare. GOOD Condition. Dampstaining to the covers along the spine. Minor soiling and edgewear. Two small spots of white paint to the front cover. Interior cracked along the front hinge at the title page. binding a bit shaken. Scattered dampstaining to the text throughout mostly along the extremities.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mare Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018747
- Title
- The Home Book for Mothers and Daughters
- Author
- Herrick, Christine Terhune
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Christian Herald, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Noisbn
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Medicine;
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Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.