The glory of woman
Subtitle: or, Love, marriage and maternity : containing information on all the marvelous and complex matters pertaining to woman; including creative science; bearing, nursing and rearing children; hereditary descent; hints on courtship and marriage; promoting health and beauty, vigor of mind and body, etc., etc., etc. ; together with the diseases peculiar to the female sex, their cause, symptoms and treatment; the whole forming a complete medical guide for women
By: by Montfort B. Allen and Amelia C. McGregor
Contributors: McGregor, Amelia C.
Publisher: Imperial Publishing Co.
Published: 1896
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill; Philadelphia, Pa
Language: eng
Subjects: Women; Health and hygiene; Child care; Children; Personal Beauty; Bookbinding; Specimens
Other titles: Love, marriage, and maternity; Ladies' guide to health and beauty.
Notes: "Embellished with many superb colored plates, phototype and wood engravings."

Added colored dedication leaf.

Includes index.

Later editions have title: The ladies' guide to health and beauty.

Imprint stamped on t.p.

Salesman's canvassing book.

"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1896, by G. W. Bertron." t.p. verso.

Pagination: xiv, 17-18, 23, 26-27, 30-31, 33, 36, 49-52, 55, 57, 63, 65-68, 71, 76, 81, 89, 95, 101, 106-107, 113, 117, 128-129, 133-134, 140, 149-150, 152, 158, 160, 166-167, 171, 175, 185-187, 194, 197, 199-200, 205, 212-213, 219, 229, 332-233, 286, 241, 245, 249, 255, 259, 262, 268, 277-278, 287, 294, 301, 309, 312-314, 324, 326, 331, 334, 343, 351, 353, 359-360, 363, 366, 373-375, 393-394, 411-412, 420-422, 425, 428, 434-435, 445, 449, 454, 458-459, 464, 473-474, 492-493, 505-510, [12] p., [32] leaves of plates.

Front and back covers represent different bindings, each with a flap representing matching spine sample.

Rare Book copy: [1] folded leaf of publisher's advertisements tipped in before [12] p. of ruled subscription pages at end. Subscription pages partly filled in.