The Forgotten Household Crafts; A Portrait Of The Way We Once Lived
Language: English
Published by Afred A Knopf, New York, 1987
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Wabash Museum Books, Mount Carmel, IL, U.S.A.Wabash Museum Books
AbeBooks seller since April 26, 2024
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 27.24
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191 Pages; Introduction In Front; Index And Acknowledgments In Rear Of Book. Pages Tight; Clean; No Page Wear. Previous Owner Name Stamped On Front End Page. Tan End Pages With Marble-Like Feature. Brown Linen-Like Hard Covers With Gild Lettering On Spine. Minor Shelf Wear. Glossy Dust Jacket With Red And Black Lettering And Many Illustrations Of Vintage Items On Front Cover; Contents Headings On Back Dj Cover. Some Minor Creasing On Edges; Rubbing On Some Areas. Hundreds Of Beautiful Drawings And Paintings; Many Old Photographs Included. A Highly Accurate And Authorative Compendium Of Information Included. An Evocation And Celebration Of Objects, Skills, Techniques That Were Commonplace Not So Many Years Ago, But Have Been Gradually Lost. Includes How We Cared For And Warmed Our Homes, Cooked And Preserved Food; Washed And Ironed Our Clother; Gardened; Kept Bees, And Made Cheese, Et. A Noxtalgic Tour Of Our Grandparens Wy Of Life. Subjects Described Are: Preparing Food; Open-Hearth Cooking; Baking; Storing Food; Salting And Pickling; Drying And Smoking; Bottling And Canning Preservves; Chilling Food; Cleaning And Maintenance; Washing The Dishes; Prodviding Water; Tea Making; Coffee, Ale, Beer, Wine And Cider Making; Herbs And Spices; Keeping Livesstock And Bees; Dairy Crafts; Butter, Cheese, Ice Cream Making; Laundry Crafts; Making Lye Soap; Washing, Drying And Pressing Linen; Dyeing; Fuels And Heating; Home Doctoring; Bathing; Dining And Entertaining; Candle And Oil Lighting; Gas And Electric Lighting; Chimney Sweeping; Waste Disposal; Controlling Pest And Vermin; Spinning, Weaving; Mat And Rug Making; Lace, Crochet, Tatting, Macrame, Knitting; Quilting, Patchwork; Smocking Embroidery; Painting And Papering; Stenciling; Furniture; Ornamenting The Home; Festivals And Decorations, Etc.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Forgotten Household Crafts; A Portrait Of The Way We Once Lived
- Author
- John Seymour
- Publisher
- Afred A Knopf, New York
- Publication year
- 1987
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Wabash Museum Books
Mount Carmel, IL, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since April 26, 2024
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Wabash County Museum District
320 North Market Street
Mount Carmel, IL U.S.A. 62863
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