Maggie's Baby
Boston: J Stilman Smith & Co., 1893.
Illustrated by Cover Art. Booklet. Very Good with no dust jacket. Item #14628
Top corner crease, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid paperback string-bound booklet. ; Originally an article in Lend-A-Hand magazine, July 1893, "written with the approval of a physician with wide dispensary practice." This popular infant care advice was reprinted as a leaflet by the Lend-A-Hand Society of Boston in the same year. Copies were also distributed by Mellin's Food Company as its infant formula is mentioned in the text. No publication information was printed in the booklet. Lovely color chromolith wreath surrounds a photo of an infant on the front cover, a happy infant photo graces the rear cover. Interesting 1890s infant care booklet designed to inform inexperienced and young mothers. ; 22 pages.
Price: $29.95