Houghton, Mifflin & Company, Boston and New York, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover (illustrated Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Beige coloured cloth covered boards with multicoloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Blank beige coloured dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the back strip. In this study the author, an American historian, looks at the history of women in the colonial period of America. The book is in sections and each chapter deals with a particular facet of life Â– for example Women of Affairs, 'Double-Tongued and Naughty Women', Eighteenth-Century Manners and Daughters of Liberty et cetera. A little softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of all edges and of the panels. Some sunning to the back strip with light tanning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. The major damage to the book has been the dedication page which has almost completely come away from the text block. Very light offset tanning to the end pages. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and to the back strip edges, the top worse than the lower edge. Light sunning of the panels with quite noticeable sunning and staining to the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Small brown marks from adhesive tape used by previous owner to hold the protective plastic, has leaked onto front and rear endpapers.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Women & Feminism; United States; 18th century; History. Inventory No: 0290470. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0290470
Title: Colonial Dames and Good Wives
Author: Earle, Alice Morse
Format/Binding: Hardcover (illustrated Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin & Company
Place of Publication: Boston and New York
Date Published: 1895
Keywords: BZDB2 United States, history, women, colonial period Women & Feminism; United States; 18th century; History. Unbranded Earle, Alice Morse Colonial Dames and Good Wives

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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