1851 Home Influence Grace Aguilar Mothers & Daughters Harper Decorated Hardcover
$85.00
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Home Influence: A Tale for Mothers and Daughters by Grace Aguilar, an early Victorian domestic novel exploring family relationships, maternal guidance, moral education, and the development of character.
For readers and collectors of women’s literature, this work offers insight into nineteenth-century ideas about motherhood, responsibility, and the influence of family life on young people.
Published in New York by Harper & Brothers, 82 Cliff Street, in 1851. The title page states “New Edition.” Includes publisher’s advertisements at the rear.
Hardcover in brown cloth with elaborate blind-stamped decoration on the boards and gilt lettering and floral ornament on the spine.
Condition: Good, with wear. Covers show rubbing, scuffing, and worn corners and edges. Cloth is chipped at the spine head, with smaller losses at the foot. Inner hinge paper shows splitting and visible stitching. Pages have age toning and foxing, particularly heavy on the endpapers, with spotting also visible throughout the photographed text pages. Old ink ownership markings appear on the front pastedown and title page. Please review the photographs for condition details.
SKU D-7
1851 Home Influence Grace Aguilar Mothers & Daughters Harper Decorated Hardcover
$85.00
For readers and collectors of women’s literature, this work offers insight into nineteenth-century ideas about motherhood, responsibility, and the influence of family life on young people.
Published in New York by Harper & Brothers, 82 Cliff Street, in 1851. The title page states “New Edition.” Includes publisher’s advertisements at the rear.
Hardcover in brown cloth with elaborate blind-stamped decoration on the boards and gilt lettering and floral ornament on the spine.
Condition: Good, with wear. Covers show rubbing, scuffing, and worn corners and edges. Cloth is chipped at the spine head, with smaller losses at the foot. Inner hinge paper shows splitting and visible stitching. Pages have age toning and foxing, particularly heavy on the endpapers, with spotting also visible throughout the photographed text pages. Old ink ownership markings appear on the front pastedown and title page. Please review the photographs for condition details.
SKU D-7