This Will Please That Wife of Yours
by Dobbins, Bro. & Co
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Fremont, California, United States
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About This Item
Lancaster, PA: Press of Inquirer P. & P. Co., 1890. Softcover. First edition presumed, n. d. (late 19th century); 3 3/4 x 2 3/4; pp. 1-16; beige wraps, ruled and printed in black; a few small spots and a slight crease to upper right corner; illustrated with wood engravings and silhouette art; very good condition.A potpourri of ads, quackery, cookery, and racist jokes, the little booklet was published by the Dobbins, Bro. & Company as an advertisement for their Dobbinsâ Electric Starch Polish. It also contained recipes for plum pudding, puff cake, lemon tart, and others, and domestic economy advice on âhow to shine.â The tangential entertainment pieces included a large woodcut of an androgynous child with the captioned question: âBoy or Girl?â and a racist anecdote about a Georgia negro, illustrated in silhouette. The quackery portion of the booklet featured descriptions and adverts for Eavensonâs highly-medicated sulphur soap, Allenâs lung balsam, and so on.
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Details
- Bookseller
- ZH BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001916
- Title
- This Will Please That Wife of Yours
- Author
- Dobbins, Bro. & Co
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Lancaster, PA: Press of Inquirer P. & P. Co.
- Date Published
- 1890
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books:English Literature:Advertisement;
- Product_type
- n
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About the Seller
ZH BOOKS
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Fremont, California
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