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(WOMEN). The Wife; Interspersed with a Variety of Anecdotes and Observations, and Containing Advice and Directions for All Conditions of the Marriage State. First American Edition. Boston: A. Newell, 1806. 12mo. 222, [1] pp. New boards, uncut. Heavily foxed. $375.00
S & S 11873 (two copies). NUC records four copies. Includes such chapters as "The danger of living in the same house with any relation of the husband," "The stupidity of consulting with...persons who pretend to foretell the future," "The great indiscretion of taking too much notice of the unmeaning or transient gallantries of a husband," (which means that men are expected to flirt harmlessly), plus a chapter deliberating upon untenable relationships.