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Smith, Hugh (1736?-1789) Letters to Married Women on Nursing and the Management of Children.

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 3311TLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 11, 2019 12:00PM

Description:

Smith, Hugh (1736?-1789) Letters to Married Women on Nursing and the Management of Children. Philadelphia: from the Press of Mathew Carey, 14 August 1792. First American edition, 12mo, bound in contemporary full speckled sheepskin, 6 1/2 x 4 in.

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"Happy, thrice happy woman, now become a joyful mother, nurturing her young! Say, tell me, you who know the rapturous delight, how complete is the bliss of enfolding in your longing arms the dear, dear, fruits of all your pains! --pains now no more remembered. Long may you presrve the darling, and be doubly blest in its future beauty, health, and virtue!"
Estimate $300-500


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Keywords

Hugh, Mathew Carey, Smith, Philadelphia