Item #3456 FRIEND OF VIRTUE MAGAZINE. FRIEND OF VIRTUE.
FRIEND OF VIRTUE MAGAZINE
FRIEND OF VIRTUE MAGAZINE

FRIEND OF VIRTUE MAGAZINE

New England Female Moral Reform Society, 1849. Item #3456

[NEW ENGLAND FEMALE MORAL REFORM SOCIETY]. FRIENDS OF VIRTUE MAGAZINE. [Boston: Massachusetts: New England Female Moral Reform Society], 1849-1850. 8vo., tan quarter-calf leather & marbled boards. A run of the semi-monthly magazine from July 16, 1849 (Volume XII, No. 14) through July 15, 1850 (Volume XIII, No. 15). Edited exclusively by "A Lady," the magazine set a strict moral tone for the period, discussing the evils of dancing, tobacco, etc. and the virtues of moral purity through articles like "What Course Shall Be Pursued With Young Females Who Have Taken The Wrong First Step!" With the signature and personal bookplate of Dr. Dudley D. Shoenfeld on the front pastedown. Shoenfeld was a well-known New York City psychiatrist who participated in the famous Lindbergh kidnapping trial. Good (little spotting text). $250.00.

Price: $250.00

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