Mrs. Beeton's Household Management: A Complete Cookery Book
London: Ward, Lock & Co, c.1920. 8vo. Near Fine. Item #18981
An exquisite early 20th-century cookery and guide to household management in a beautiful binding.
With 1680 pages, this work boasts sections on:
HOUSEHOLD WORK, CARVING AND TRUSSING, SERVANTS' DUTIES, THE ART OF "USING-UP ", LABOUR-SAVING TABLE DECORATION, LAUNDRY WORK, THE HOME DOCTOR, ETIQUETTE, THE NURSERY
MARKETING, and THE HOME LAWYER
Nearly 700 illustrations with 32 full-color plates. Quarter burgundy leather over grey cloth-covered boards. Patterned spine with raised bands and titling in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for contemporary gift inscription in pencil to front flyleaf. Mild edge wear. Presents handsomely in a clear, archival mylar dust jacket.
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