Drummond, James.
Upstairs to Downstairs: Advice to Servant Girls and Weary Mothers. Extracts from the Magazine of the Onward and Upward Association
(Aberdeen UP, rpt., 1991).
Paperback. Good+. viii + 88pp. Order No. NSBK-A13110
Keywords: 0080412041, advice, servant girls, women's history, woman, women, women's studies, female, females, feminine, gender, women's work, mothers, motherhood, maternal
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Cobbett, William.
Advice to Young Men: and (incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters Addressed to a Youth, A Bachelor, A Lover, A Husband, A Father, A Citizen, or a Subject
(Ward, Lock and Co, ?).
With notes and a life of the author. Hardback. Red decorated boards worn and spine ends torn, internally good. xiii + 232pp. Order No. NSBK-A13089
Keywords: William Cobbett, advice, men, males, masculinity, boys, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th
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Lingard, Horace.
Hints and Ideas by a Practical Man for Unpractical People:
(Publisher unknown, no date).
Paperback. Small stain on back cover, otherwise good. 16pp. Order No. NSBK-A3223
Keywords: decorative, painting, home decoration, advice, history, Horace Lingard, DIY, handywork
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Welle-Strand, Erling.
Motoring in Norway: the Motorist's Ideal Holiday Guide
(Norway Travel Association, 1967).
Paperback. Light soiling to covers, otherwise very good. 127pp. Order No. NSBK-A14130
Keywords: B0006C73TI, Norway, cars, car, motors, motoring, Norwegian, history, 1960s, sixties, travel, roads, travel guides, advice
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Stopes, Marie.
Sleep:
(Chatto & Windus, 1956).
Hardback. Ex library, good. ix + 154pp. Order No. NSBK-C402
Keywords: B0000CJC4Q, Marie Stopes, women's history, sleep, insomnia, advice
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White, Florence, ed.
How to Wash Clothes at Home: Containing Simple and Complete Instructions
(Florence White, 1901).
An advice book, recommending the best methods of carrying out laundry work. A very interesting one of its kind, with illustrations and lots of detail of interest to the social historian. Paperback. Original covers slightly soiled and creased at edges, otherwise good+. 96pp. Order No. NSBK-C15121
Keywords: clothes, clothing, washing clothes, laundry, laundry work, working women, domesticity, antiquarian, social history, ironing, starching, booklets, boiling, advice books, linen, booklet, booklets
Price £24.00.
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Cruz, Vera da.
Bailliere's Midwives' Dictionary:
(Bailliere Tindall, 4th edition, rpt, 1964).
Hardback. Covers soiled & a little worn, otherwise a good working copy. xiii + 396pp. Order No. NSBK-C7273
Keywords: 0702005967, midwives, midwives' dictionary, Bailliere's Midwives' Dictionary, health, midwifery, history, 1950s, 1960s, post war, childbirth, nurses, nursing, advice books, nurse, Britain, British, England, English, social history, women's history, having babies, reproduction, motherhood, childbirth, mothers, maternity, pregnancy, pregnant
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Neale, Douglas.
Guide For Husbands and Wives or A Manual Of Wisdom:
(William Lovett, revised edition, 1938).
Paperback. Very good. 32pp. Order No. NSBK-A13675
Keywords: B00126A4I4, advice books, 1930s, thirties, husbands, wives, marriage, family, sex, birth control, family planning, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, family limitation, mothers, motherhood, maternity, contraception, contraceptives, inter-war, interwar, inter war, confinement, babies, health
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Stodart, M.A.
Every Day Duties: in Letters to a Young Lady
(Photocopy only of R.B. Seeley edition, 1840).
Hardback. Library photocopy only, not an original. In good, sturdy, maroon library binding, a little scuffed at the back. xiii + 232pp. Order No. NSBK-A13755
Keywords: B0008CKDZC, Victorian, nineteenth century, 19th century, femininity, feminine, advice books, prayer, women's history, religion, private sphere, domesticity, politeness, manners, home, Sabbath, household, servants, social history, etiquette, religious
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Paterson, Donald and Smith, J. Forest.
Modern Methods of Feeding in Infancy and Childhood:
(Constable, 7th edition, reprint, 1942).
Hardback. Boards slightly bowed / soiled, with some splitting internally at binding, otherwise a good working copy. 219pp. Order No. NSBK-A7703
Keywords: infancy, childhood, children, infants, feeding, mothers, maternity, motherhood, breast feeding, history, infant foods, medicine, medical, health, sick children, breast milk, artificial feeding, Britain, British, England, English, social history, twentieth century, advice books, diets, baby, babies, bringing up babies
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