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MOTHER BABY AND NURSERY A MANUAL FOR MOTHERS (PBFA)
by TUCKER GENEVIEVE
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Buxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON UK: T. FISHER UNWIN, 1897. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 216 PAGE BOOK ON RAISING BABIES FOR VICTORIAN PARENTS WHEN 150,000 BABIES OUT OF 1,000,000 DIED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF THEIR BIRTH. CHAPTER HEADINGS ARE HEREDITY; PRENATAL PERIOS; THE LITTLE STRANGER; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; BATHING; DRESS; SLEEP; CRYING BABIES; THE EYES; NURSING; THE WET NURSE; WEANING; FEEDING AFTER WEANING; TEETHING; HAND FEEDING; BOWELS AND KIDNEYS; POSTURE; EXERCISE; HABIT; A STUDY OF BABIES; THE BABY'S BASKET; NURSERY POINTERS AND NURSERY DON'TS. TIGHT FIRM AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. SOME BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONS. BROWNING PAGES. GREEN CLOTH HARD COVER WITH MINIMAL WEAR/TEAR. GOLD GILT LETTERED SPINE. CRISP BLACK AND MAROON TITLES AND DESIGN ON FRONT. NICE COPY OF EXTREMELY RARE BOOK..
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- Bookseller
- M and P Books PBFA member
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003254
- Title
- MOTHER BABY AND NURSERY A MANUAL FOR MOTHERS (PBFA)
- Author
- TUCKER GENEVIEVE
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- T. FISHER UNWIN
- Place of Publication
- LONDON UK
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Family & Relationships;
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About the Seller
M and P Books PBFA member
Biblio member since 2010
Buxton, Derbyshire
About M and P Books PBFA member
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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