Cassell's Household Guide to Every Department of Practical Life: Being a Complete Encyclopaedia of Domestic and Social Economy. This item is unavailable.Cassell's Household Guide to Every Department of Practical Life: Being a Complete Encyclopaedia of Domestic and Social Economy

A new and revised edition of this four volume domestic encyclopaedia from Cassell, complete and bound into two volumes. Complete in four volumes, bound in two. New and revised edition. Illustrated with seven colour plates, eleven black-and-white plates, and numerous in-text engravings across the four volumes. A household guide and domestic encyclopaedia offering a wealth of practical information, designed to be a well-used and useful reference for households of the time. This set provides comprehensive advice on a vast miscellany of topics, providing any homeowner with all the knowledge they might want or need. From insect hunting by night to artificial teeth, this is an extraordinary encyclopaedia containing information and direction on all manner of matters of domestic and social economy. Dated from the National Trust Libraries. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages with age toning to the endpapers. Very Good. …