212pp, 4pp of publisher's ads. Red cloth-covered boards; black titles on spine. 12mo. Boards stained with sun-fading around edges. Spine soiled, worn and ends rubbed. Corners rubbed and rounded. Text block edges foxed, top edge dusty. Foxing to front free endpaper. Light tanning around page margins. Internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket spine sun-faded and worn with sections of loss at the ends; covers worn and soiled with chipping around edges and some larger sections of loss (affecting titles), <5cm closed tear and a crease along rear flap; interior tanned and soiled. Written for mothers on dealing with 'The infant in prospect' and diet and upbringing. Preface by H. G. Wells.
