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The Wildfire Club, 1999-06-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Collectible first edition, first printing of Scottish corrective mistress Mary McKenzie's memoirs of her career in an institution for girls. "First edition" so stated on copyright page. Includes unusually graphic passages of the punitive use of belts, paddles, straps, etc., used to exact discipline on young girls. Illustrated with photos. Also includes a glossary of Scots words used in the text. Rare. Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and small ding to bottom of front board. Dust jacket with minimal shelf wear and light wrinkling. 8 3/4" x 5 3/4". 141 pp. A very presentable copy. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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The Rule of the Strap. By Mary McKenzie. Being the Recollections of a Mistress in a Scottish Girls' Corrective Institution -
by MCKENZIE, Mary
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- Title The Rule of the Strap. By Mary McKenzie. Being the Recollections of a Mistress in a Scottish Girls' Corrective Institution
- Author MCKENZIE, Mary
- Publisher The Wildfire Club. London. c.2000
- ISBN 9780952436881
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The Rule of the Strap: Memories of a Scottish Girls' Reform School
by Mary McKenzie
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