Hand--Book of the Oneida Community, 1875
by [ONEIDA COMMUNITY]
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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Oneida, NY: Office of Oneida Circular, 1875. Octavo (22cm). Stab-sewn pamphlet in printed tan paper wraps; 48pp; 3pp of publisher's ads at rear, with ad for the Oneida Circular to rear wrapper; errata slip to final page of advertisements. A fresh copy, with slight dirt to wraps: Very Good.
An overview of the Oneida Community, a perfectionist communal society that lasted from 1848 to 1881, describing the Community's buildings and routines, financial habits, religious and social principles, and theories of free love, complex marriage and stirpiculture (the Oneida Community's program planned reproduction was technically the first eugenics experiment in American history). Includes a list of other Community publications. First published in 1867 and 1871. EGBERT P.125; BLAKE & WELLS p.28. Full disclosure: Lorne Bair Rare Books is in possession of a substantial remainder of this title.
An overview of the Oneida Community, a perfectionist communal society that lasted from 1848 to 1881, describing the Community's buildings and routines, financial habits, religious and social principles, and theories of free love, complex marriage and stirpiculture (the Oneida Community's program planned reproduction was technically the first eugenics experiment in American history). Includes a list of other Community publications. First published in 1867 and 1871. EGBERT P.125; BLAKE & WELLS p.28. Full disclosure: Lorne Bair Rare Books is in possession of a substantial remainder of this title.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55397
- Title
- Hand--Book of the Oneida Community, 1875
- Author
- [ONEIDA COMMUNITY]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 27
- Publisher
- Office of Oneida Circular
- Place of Publication
- Oneida, NY
- Date Published
- 1875
- Keywords
- MNABF
- Bookseller catalogs
- Eugenics;
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