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The Book of Household Management; Comprising Information for the Mistress, Housekeeper, et al. Also, Sanitary, Medical, & Legal Memoranda; With a History of The Origin, Properties, and Uses of All Things Connected With Home Life and Comfort. First Edition, Second Issue.
Beeton, Mrs. Isabella · London
- Author
- Beeton, Mrs. Isabella
- Date
- 1861
- Place
- London
- Publisher
- S.O. Beeton
- Language
- English
- Binding
- 12mo.(4.25" x 6.875") First Edition, Second Issue. xxxiv + 1112 pp. Quarter brown leather over pebbled black cloth with faded gilt lettering centered to upper board. Spine with gilt lettering and floral decoration in bind. Engraved half-title in pink, green, and black. Head of spine chipped with loss, spine edges chipped, evidence of spine repair, affecting gilt title toward head. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed through to boards, tiny loss to tips. Boards scuffed, soiled. It appears both boards have been re-attached at some point, holding strong, but still tender. Illustrated with 12 color plates as called for, first plate mis-bound at pp.13 vs. 113 as called for, with colored half-title page. Small closed tear to fore-edge pp. 619/620, affecting text. Some foxing, predominately to first and last few pages of text. A facsinating look at Pre-Civil War home management, specifically discussing information for Mistress, Housekeeper, Cook, Kitchen-Maid, Buitler, Footman, Coachman, Valet, Upper and Under House-Maids, Lady's-Maid, Maid-of-All-Work, Laundry Maid, Nurse and Nurse-Maid, Monthly, Wet, and Sick Nurses, etc, etc.
- Category
- Fore-Edge Paintings
- Record
- S.I.9549
The Book of Household Management; Comprising Information for the Mistress, Housekeeper, et al. Also, Sanitary, Medical, & Legal Memoranda; With a History of The Origin, Properties, and Uses of All Things Connected With Home Life and Comfort. First Edition, Second Issue. Mrs. Isabella Beeton. 1861. London: S.O. Beeton. 12mo.(4.25" x 6.875") First Edition, Second Issue. xxxiv + 1112 pp. Quarter brown leather over pebbled black cloth with faded gilt lettering centered to upper board. Spine with gilt lettering and floral decoration in bind. Engraved half-title in pink, green, and black. Head of spine chipped with loss, spine edges chipped, evidence of spine repair, affecting gilt title toward head. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed through to boards, tiny loss to tips. Boards scuffed, soiled. It appears both boards have been re-attached at some point, holding strong, but still tender. Illustrated with 12 color plates as called for, first plate mis-bound at pp.13 vs. 113 as called for, with colored half-title page. Small closed tear to fore-edge pp. 619/620, affecting text. Some foxing, predominately to first and last few pages of text. A fascinating look at Pre-Civil War home management, specifically discussing information for Mistress, Housekeeper, Cook, Kitchen-Maid, Butler, Footman, Coachman, Valet, Upper and Under House-Maids, Lady's-Maid, Maid-of-All-Work, Laundry Maid, Nurse and Nurse-Maid, Monthly, Wet, and Sick Nurses, etc, etc.
Condition
Good
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