The Women of England, Their Social Duties and Domestic Habits
by Ellis, Mrs. [Sarah Stickney Ellis, 1799-1872)
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About This Item
London;: Fisher, Son & Co./The Caxton Press. Good. Octavo. Frontispiece portrait. 476pp., Engraved vignette title page and regular title page, illustrated with a total of 14 plates. This work discusses the characteristics of the women in England, their influence, education, dress and manners, conversation, domestic habits, public opinion, habits and character and more. Bound in full calf, edges stamped in blind with single gilt rule, rasied bands with compartments fully gilt decorated, black morocc spine label gilt, wear to spine ends and corners with two small splits to.
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- Title
- The Women of England, Their Social Duties and Domestic Habits
- Author
- Ellis, Mrs. [Sarah Stickney Ellis, 1799-1872)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Fisher, Son & Co./The Caxton Press
- Place of Publication
- London;
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- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...