Prosperity and parenthood : a study of family planning among the Victorian middle classes

London: Routledge & Paul, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: v, 240 pages 23 cm. Notes: Dark green cloth case binding. Title, author and publisher blocked in gold on spine. Includes bibliographies and bibliographical references. Contents: The decline in fertility -- The population controversy -- The 'proper' time to marry -- The pattern of expenditure -- Domestic assistance -- The paraphernalia of gentility -- Incomes -- A case study -- Anthony Trollope -- The eighteen seventies and after -- Birth control and the size of the family -- The cost of children -- The standard of living and the fall in fertility -- Appendixes: I. Domestic economy ; II. A middle-class housewife of the early seventies ; III. Books on marriage at the end of the century. Subjects: 1800-1899 19th century. Birth control Great Britain History 19th century. Family Planning Services history R�gulation des naissances Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e si�cle. Birth control. Social conditions. Geboorteregeling.Middenklassen. Victoriaanse tijd. Birth control Great Britain. Birth control Great Britain. Family planning Great Britain History. Family size Great Britain History 19th century. Birth control Great Britain History 19th century. Middle class Family Planning Services history Birth control. Children. Family. Fertility, Human. Marriage. Middle class. Parenthood.Population. Social history. Great Britain Social conditions. Birth control Great Britain. Birth control Great Britain History.