Domestic Duties; or, Instructions to Young Married Ladies, on the Management of their Households and the Regulation of their Conduct in the Various Relations and Duties of Married Life
New York: J & J Harper, 1828. Octavo, original boards with cloth spine and original printed paper spine label, 400 pp. First American edition from the third London edition, "With Notes and Alterations Adapted to the American Reader." A manual for young married women on how to manage their households and conduct themselves in all aspects of their lives. The text takes the form of a series of dialogues between a newleywed and an older friend, and covers, social relations, managing servants, the nursery, health and disease, supply of provisions (including pickles, cookery books, and the wine cellar), the "regulation of time" (outlining a strict schedule for a young woman's day), and moral and religious duties. An attractive copy with foxing to pages, two leaves with tears around 3 inches long, bit of wear and staining to covers, tears to spine label. Item #13076
Price: $350.00