- Seller Inventory #: 1320041
- Format: Hard Cover
- Book condition: Good with no dust jacket
- Illustrator: W. Dickes
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Jarrold and Sons
- Place: London
- Date published: N.D.
- Keywords: Childrearing, Family, Parents, Parenting, Antiquarian
London: Jarrold and Sons. Good with no dust jacket. N.D.. Hard Cover. No date given; circa 1869. Square with general edge rubbing to red cloth over boards, bumped corners. Reverse gilt lettering on front is very clear and bright. Gilt lettering on spine is dulled but visible. Binding tight, hinges show cracks on paper in front. Front endpaper marred by eraser marks. Color frontispiece. Text is occasionally lightly foxed, but most pages are clean and slightly age-darkened. ; Contents: Cottage Homes, The Mother's Trials and Triumphs, How Do You Manage the Young Ones, Household Management, Peace in the Household.; frontispiece; 6.75" (17 cm) tall. .
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page.
foxed : A discoloration to paper, brown and yellowish spots.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
