{"product_id":"alcott-the-young-womans-guide-1849-christian-advice-for-women","title":"Alcott, The Young Woman's Guide (1849), Christian Advice for Women","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlcott, William A. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Young Woman's Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e. Boston: Strong \u0026amp; Brodhead, 1849. Thirteenth Edition. [12466]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFaded cloth, boards decorated in blind, spine in gilt, dribbled narrow ink stain on back board, some light edge-wear but no damage, just loss of color, 6 1\/4 x 4 inches. Small yellow contemporary bookseller's ticked on front paste-down, a grandmother's gift inscription to her granddaughter on the ffep. Steel-engraved scene of two young women standing, a young man seated at a desk in front of a window, all looking at an open book; this by O. Pelton. Extra engraved title page by the same engraver. 356 clean pp. Good. Hardcover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty-two chapters of advice, written from a Christian viewpoint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapters include Female Responsibilities; Self-Education; Self-Government; Self-Command; Decision of Character; Detraction and Scandal; The Right Use of Time; Love of Domestic Concerns; Frugality and Economy; Exercise; Rest and Sleep; Visiting; Manners; Health and Beauty; Dress and Ornament; Dosing and Drugging; Intellectual Improvement; Social Improvement; Moral Progress; \u0026amp;c.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Andrus Alcott (1798-1859), b. Wolcott, Connecticut; d. Auburndale, Massachusetts. A doctor, teacher, and author, Alcott graduated from the Yale Medical School in 1826. In addition to his teaching in his own school in Wolcott, he edited the \u003cem\u003eJuvenile Rambler\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eParley's Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. He wrote many articles and books on health, morality, and biographies of Bible characters. As a doctor he was the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Vegetable Diet As Sanctioned by Medical Men and By Experience in All Ages\u003c\/em\u003e; he co-founded the American Physiological Society in 1837, with Sylvester Graham; and he was the first President of the American Vegetarian Society, 1850.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haaswurth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45257048391746,"sku":"ABE12466","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0191\/6066\/2082\/files\/DSC08696BackgroundRemoved.png?v=1790096823","url":"https:\/\/www.haaswurth.com\/products\/alcott-the-young-womans-guide-1849-christian-advice-for-women","provider":"Haaswurth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}