The Home Book for Mothers and Daughters
New York: The Christian Herald, Publisher, 1897. Cloth. Good. Item #018747
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.
Price: $40.00