The Book of Household Management; Comprising Information for the 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. Also Sanitary, Medical & Legal Memoranda; With a History of the Origin, Properties, and Uses of All Things Connected with Home Life and Comfort

Published by S. O. Beeton, London, 1864

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An early edition of Isabella Beeton's hugely popular household guidebook, complete with colour plates. "Sixty-fifth thousand" edition. First published in 1861.A very scarce edition.Illustrated with twelve colour plates and numerous in-text engravings. Collated, complete. Lacking front blanks.Isabella Beeton's extensive guide to cookery and running a Victorian household, offering a wide variety of recipes, hints for the organisation of kitchens and larders, marketing, and a calendar of food in season. She also gives advice on table decorations, how to wait a table, how to set a table, and how to carve meats and fish.Beeton's work was originally serialised as 'The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine' in twenty-four monthly instalments in 'The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine', her husband's publication.Bound in full burgundy cloth. Closely trimmed, not impacting the text. Bound in full burgundy cloth.Lacking front blanks. Externally, smart, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Crease running down the back strip. Marks to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Title page closely trimmed. Pages are slightly toned, with scattered spotting throughout. Very Good. …

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Title
The Book of Household Management; Comprising Information for the 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. Also Sanitary, Medical & Legal Memoranda; With a History of the Origin, Properties, and Uses of All Things Connected with Home Life and Comfort
Author
Mrs. Isabella Beeton
Publisher
S. O. Beeton, London
Publication year
1864
Condition
Very Good
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
Not Stated
Item weight
0.5 kilograms
Dimensions
7" by 4.5"

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