Petticoats and Prejudice : Women and Law in Nineteenth-Century Canada by Backhouse, Constance - 1991

Canadian Scholars Press, 1991. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Canadian Scholars Press, 1991. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Canadian Scholars, 1991. Paperback. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Canadian Scholars. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Canadian Scholars. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Brand: Women's Press, 0000-00-00. First Edition. paperback. Used: Good.

Toronto, Canada: Women's Press, 1991. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x8.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Women's Press, 1991. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book is in excellent condition in handsome burgandy cloth with gold sparkles, gilt print at cover and spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. The section headings followed by chapters in parentheses are: The regulation of marriage, courtship & sexual violence ( The ceremony of Marriage, Seduction, Rape ):Fertility (Infanticide, Abortion); The 19th century family (Divorce and separation, Child Custody),; Women's work in the paid labour force (Prostitution, Protective labour legislation, Lawyering: Clara Brett Martink, Canada's first woman lawyer)

Canada: The Osgoode Society, 1991. 467 pages, with black and white in-text reproductions throughout. Red cloth covers with gold titles, a few very light spots to text fore-edge, otherwise covers, endpapers, and text are clean and unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine. Green and peach dust jacket with blue and black titles, very light wear to top of spine, Near Fine.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.