Bundling; Its Origin, Progress, and Decline
Henry Reed Stiles
From Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since May 18, 2007
From Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since May 18, 2007
About this Item
A study of the traditional practice of bundling in colonial United States by Henry Reed Stiles, the first edition. A study on the history of the origin and decline of the traditional practice of bundling, which sees the wrapping of a couple together in bed, often with a board between the two, during courting. Thought to have originated in the Netherlands or the British Isles, it became common practice in colonial United States.The first edition of this work, by Henry Reed Stiles, American physician and doctor.In the original publisher's binding with blue boards, more commonly seen in the brown boards variant. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, general light soiling, chipped to tail of spine, back-strip now laid down. Internally, binding is generally firm. Few spots scattered to the occasional leaf. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 818A48
Bibliographic Details
Title: Bundling; Its Origin, Progress, and Decline
Publisher: Knickerbocker Publishing Company, Albany
Publication Date: 1871
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: None
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First edition.
Book Type: book
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