Viii, 183 pages + frontis. Blue cloth covers. Gilt floral illustrations on spine and front board. Gilt lettering on spine. All edges gilt. Front hinge cracked. Binding shaky. 3.5" by 2" corner cut from front free endpaper. 1" split at head of front joint. 1/4" chip to cloth at head of spine. Cloth covers rubbed. Edges of spine and boards rubbed. "In offering the following hints of advice, it must not be supposed that I speak merely to the newly-married pair; for in those moments of early love, a husband and wife are to each other generally all that could be wished. " - from the editor's preface. Contents: A Whisper to the Husband. Editor's Introduction; Introductory Remarks; On the Female Character; On General Conduct; On Constance and Fidelity; On Domestic Habits; On Absence; On Expenditure; On Increase of Family; Conclusion. A Whisper to the Wife: Introductory Remarks; On Connubial Happiness; On Prudence and Decorum; On Domestic Economy; On Dress; On Family Duties; On Conduct towards Relations acquired by Marriage; Personal and relative Confidence; On the Treatment of Servants; On the Management and Education of Children; Conclusion. Concluding Whisper to both Husband and Wife: On Mututal Forbearance.; 16mo