Women of All Nations Record of Their Characteristics, Habits, Manners, Customs and Influence

"Women of All Nations: Record of Their Characteristics, Habits, Manners, Customs and Influence" by T. Athol Joyce and N. W. Thomas, published in 1908 by Cassell and Company Limited in London, Paris, New York, Toronto, and Melbourne. This substantial work examines women and cultural traditions across different societies, with emphasis on characteristics, habits, manners, customs, and social influence.

Quarto (8" x 11.25"), bound in 3/4 red levant, with gilt top edges and marbled endpapers. The elaborate spines feature very heavy gilt decoration, with the title enclosed in a bordered square and extensive blindstamped gilt vines and floral ornament. The bindings show substantial rubbing and fading to the gilt, wear along the spine hinges, chipped crowns, rounded corners, and spotted edges.

Volume I: The contents through page 6 have a closed tear at the top, while pages 7–10 have closed tears along the side. Volume II: Foxing is present on the illustration at page 496.

A striking early-20th-century illustrated reference work of interest to collectors of anthropology, ethnography, social history, women's history, and world cultures.