Search Results: the genteel female an anthology by furness clifton joseph

Alfred A. Knopf. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. (women's studies, women, history) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. HC. good, faded purple cloth (hardcover) dustjacket cut and laid in. B&W ill.. Examination of the completely forgotten minor literature of the first half of the nineteenth century reveals the Victorian female as somewhat different from the ordinary conception of her. This anthology of selections from obscure but once popular books--novels, gift-books, model-letter-writers, poetry--presents her as she really was, in all her variety. 306pp.

New York,, Ny, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition/First Printing (Same Date On Copyright And Title Page). Some Separation Of The Cover From The Front Board. No Ownership Present. All Edges Tanned. Top Edges Dyed.

NY: Knopf, 1931. First edn. 8vo, pp. 306. An excellent copy. An anthology of writings about the lives of women. Including work from Catherine Beecher, L.M.Child, Chas. Brockden Brown, Elizabeth Farnham, Hannah Moore, etc.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1931.. 8vo. Signs of shelf wear. Light creasing. Small tear in spine. Good. Original Price on Dust Jacket: $3.50

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Good dj. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. [light shelfwear, faint spotting/soiling to bottom of text block, front hinge a little weak but generally a good sound copy, one-time owner's name on second ffep, light foxing to title page; jacket has a couple of small chips in the upper area of the front panel, a little wrinkling/creasing at top of spine, one-inch scrape mark along front hinge]. (Americana Deserta) Series This illuminating anthology of selections from "obscure but once popular books -- novels, gift-books, model-letter-writers, poetry" is intended to present the Victorian female of the first half of the nineteenth century "as she really was, in all her variety," and somewhat contrary to the popular conception of such ladies. Sections are devoted to such topics as: Female Frailty; Melancholy; Humanitarianism; Fashions; Decorum; Pastimes; The Female Emigrant; Woman's Sphere and Influence; Woman's Rights--and… Read More