An Enquiry into the Duties of the Female Sex
by Gisborne, Thomas
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Florham Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
8vo, period full tree calf, red morocco spine label, viii, 448 pp. Rubbing, joints splitting, edge wear, stains to bottom page edge, light foxing, occasional margin dampstains; else very good. This work was first published in 1797, and was a response to Mary Wollstonecraft’s Vindication of the Rights of Women. Gisborne, who was a clergyman, believed that women should be subordinate to men, and their role should focus on domestic duties. However, he wasn’t all bad, since he felt that women should have some choice in matrimonial matters.
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- Bookseller
- Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100226
- Title
- An Enquiry into the Duties of the Female Sex
- Author
- Gisborne, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Fourth Edition, Corrected
- Publisher
- Printed for T. Cadell Jr. and W. Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1799
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...