THE MOTHER AT HOME;; Or, the principles of maternal duty
1833 · Boston
by ABBOTT, John S. C.
Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1833. Second edn. Small 8vo, pp. 173. Engraved title page. Original tan contemporary boards with green cloth spine and paste-on spine title. Light foxing throughout; corners bumped, most of spine label missing and cover and spine somewhat scuffed; corners clipped on flyleaf, o/w a VG tight copy. Anecdotal instruction for mothers in proper maternal duties. Examples of children gone astray due to poor maternal direction. Moralistic, but interesting reading. First edition also published in 1833. (Inventory #: 44791)