The American Ladies’ Memorial – rare antique pamphlet from 1850, etiquette, etc Book

“An indispensable home book for the wife, mother, daughter; in fact useful to every lady throughout the United States.” Early American example of prescriptive literature, one of the first written for women. Includes detailed guides to embroidery, dress making, making and using beauty supplies, etiquette, drawing and paint and much more. Illustrated throughout with woodcuts. Green printed wrappers, illustrated on front and rear cover, stitched at spine. Front covers shows edgewear, some spotting; 1.5 inch loss at lower spine, a few small closed tears on rear cover. Text is generally clean; some soil to page edges, a few foxing spots. 4 x 6.5 inches with 112 pages.

The American Ladies’ Memorial
H. B. Skinner and J. B. Hall, publishers, 1850
First edition