Courtship Choice of Husbands & Wives Slave kneeling 1824 life advice rare book Non-Western Culture & History Front fly leaf signed by

Front fly leaf signed by original owner Abigail Crane

Harper's Weekly

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Splendid and uncommon/ scarce antique engraved urban view print relating to China and Chinese culture

embossed and gilt cover and spine decorations

Courtship Choice of Husbands & Wives Slave kneeling 1824 life advice rare book Non-Western Culture & History Front fly leaf signed by(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Leather Books, Religion, Christianity, Marriage, Courtship, home management, managing servants, religous slavery). Religious Courtship or Discourses on the Choice of Husbands & Wives. Published 1824, London by Thos. Kelley. W. Swift, engraver. 311 pages. Text in English. Illustrated with 5 engraved plates. Engraved frontis [a rare slavery image often not found in other (later?) examples] & half title, plus three further