Home Sanitation. A Manual for Housekeepers

Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. No DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. Written by the Sanitary Science Club of the Association of Collegiate Alumni, a group formed in 1883 to study home sanitation. Members apparently texted various ideas and approaches at various homes, exploring issues of cellars, drainage, plumbing, sanitation, and such work 'for women'. Uncommon in good condition. Light shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Green cloth boards, black ink lettering and decorative elements. 12mo. 80pp. Illus. (b/w plates).