12mo. viii, 86pp, [14]. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Extremities worn and marked, joints split, tearing and loss to foot of spine, corners bumped.

The first edition of a manual intended to prevent infant mortality. The author states that one in every six children in England dies within their first year, he recommends that 'all children are intended to be brought up by the breast', and that 'it is an unnecessary practice to wash the head [of a newborn] with brandy'. Practical recommendations for the first year of the child's life cover subjects including suitable food, nursery ventilation and heating, teething, dress, and exercise.

COPAC records copies at three locations (BL, Cambridge, and Oxford); OCLC adds one further (Koninklijke Bibliotheek).