The Book of household Management. Comprising Information for the Mistress, Housekeeper, Cook, Kitchen-Maid, Butler, Footman, Coachman, Valet, Upper and Under Housemaids, Lady's-Maid, Maid-of-All-Work, Laundry-Maid, Nurse And Nurse-Maid, Momthly, Wet and Sick Nurses, etc. Also Sanitary, Medical and Legal Memoranda. Entirely New Edition, Revised and Corrected With New Coloured Illustrations. And an Appendix containing Several Hundreds of New Recipes. three hundred and forty-ninth thousand.

BEETON, Mrs. Isabella.

Published by London: Ward, Lock and Co. No date [1880?]

Third edition ? Format, octavo, 186mm. Physical description, [3] iv - xlvii, [7], [1] 2 - 1296, 12, [24], [1]. With a half title. Plates as called for, [11] coloured, including a frontispiece, and [10] full page wood engravings. Many tiny woodcut illustrations in the text. With the often missing smaller, grey, advert leaf for - 'Ward Lock's Home Book' betwen p.[ii] and [iii]. The front free endpaper is slightly proud from the rest of the leaves. The contents are fresh and clean.The original unsophisticated publisher's binding is quarter red goatskin over slightly rubbed dark green cloth and boards , the spine is attractive red oasis goatskin elaborately decorated in gilt, as published. The book is protected by a clear acid free wrapper Overall, a very good plus copy. The dating of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management has been problematic for a very long time, this copy has been dated from the -' Publisher's Note to the New Edition ' which dated 1880 on page iv. Bitting page 32, notes of the first edition of 1861 - ' . This is one of the earliest cookery books using coloured illustrations'. Seller Inventory # 001196

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Title: The Book of household Management. Comprising...
Publisher: London: Ward, Lock and Co. No date [1880?]
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good