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Smith, Hugh (1736? -1789) Letters to Married Women on Nursing and the Management of Children. Philadelphia: from the Press of Mathew Carey, 14 August 1792. First American edition, 12mo, bound in contemporary full speckled sheepskin, 6 1/2 x 4 in. http://estc.bl.uk/W13580 "Happy, thrice happy woman, now become a joyful mother, nurturing her young! Say, tell me, you who know the rapturous delight, how complete is the bliss of enfolding in your longing arms the dear, dear, fruits of all your pains! --pains now no more remembered. Long may you presrve the darling, and be doubly blest in its future beauty, health, and virtue!" Estimate $300-500 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.


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