xiv, 15-480 p. 23 cm. B&w plates. Brown cloth hardcover with black impressing and gold print. All edges gilt. Spine ends chipped, corners and edges worn, hinges cracked and loosening, some thumbing and spotting. Title continues: "Or Matrimony and Celibacy. A Christian Treatise on the Most Sacred Relations to Mortals Known: Love, Courtship, Marriage, and Kindred Themes, Youth, Beauty, Bachelors, Spinsters, Lovers, Husbands, Wives and Parents. A Guide to Our Sons and Daughters, A Counsellor to Parents." A sentimental Victorian view of courtship, marriage, kissing, beauty, etc. with poetry, quotation, humorous anecdotes, and so on. Seller Inventory # 116526

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Title: Proposal and Espousal

Publisher: Bradley, Garretson & Co, Brantford, Ont

Publication Date: 1886

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fair

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