LADIES' INDISPENSABLE ASSISTANT BEING A COMPANION FOR THE SISTER, MOTHER, AND WIFE. VERY BEST DIRECTIONS FOR THE BEHAVIOR AND ETIQUETTE OF LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LADIES' TOILETTE TABLE, DIRECTIONS FOR MANAGING CANARY BIRDS; ALSO, SAFE DIRECTIIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN; INSTRUCTIONS FOR LADIES UNDER VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES; A GREAT VARIETY OF VALUABLE RECIPES, FORMING A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF FAMILY MEDICINE. . TO WHICH IS ADDED ONE OF THE BEST SYSTEMS OF COOKERY EVER PUBLISHED (bound with) LADIES' COOKING ASSISTANT AND FAMILY FRIEND; CONTAINING A SELECT NUMBER OF IMPORTANT FAMILY RECIPES
Language: English
Published by F. J. Dow & Co., New York, 1851
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Jim Hodgson Books, Churchton, MD, U.S.A.Jim Hodgson Books
AbeBooks seller since August 26, 1998
Condition: Used - Good
£ 49.68
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Two (or more) titles bound together, 72 and 48 pages respectively, each with a title page although the "Cooking Assistant" title has an 1850 publication date. The sections on etiquette, ladies' toilette table, canary management, letter writer and lady's work box follow, another sixteen pages. Blind-stamped cloth binding with elaborate gilt decoration on the spine. One woodcut. Good condition, the binding generally unworn but with some cover soil, a number of printed recipes affixed to the end papers along with other recipes added in pencil, corner chip to the front free end page, foxing throughout.
Seller Inventory # 024552
Bibliographic details
- Title
- LADIES' INDISPENSABLE ASSISTANT BEING A COMPANION FOR THE SISTER, MOTHER, AND WIFE. VERY BEST DIRECTIONS FOR THE BEHAVIOR AND ETIQUETTE OF LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LADIES' TOILETTE TABLE, DIRECTIONS FOR MANAGING CANARY BIRDS; ALSO, SAFE DIRECTIIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN; INSTRUCTIONS FOR LADIES UNDER VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES; A GREAT VARIETY OF VALUABLE RECIPES, FORMING A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF FAMILY MEDICINE. . TO WHICH IS ADDED ONE OF THE BEST SYSTEMS OF COOKERY EVER PUBLISHED (bound with) LADIES' COOKING ASSISTANT AND FAMILY FRIEND; CONTAINING A SELECT NUMBER OF IMPORTANT FAMILY RECIPES
- Author
- An Experienced Housewife
- Publisher
- F. J. Dow & Co., New York
- Publication year
- 1851
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Cookery, Etiquette, Women
Jim Hodgson Books
Churchton, MD, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since August 26, 1998
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Collection of approximately 4000 carefully chosen titles with special emphasis on nineteenth century and early twentieth century Americana, Black Americana, travel, sporting, New York State, medicine, cookery.
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Credit cards are NOT accepted directly, altho credit card purchases can be made through Abebooks or online through PayPal (my PayPal account is "jimhbooks@aol.com" ). Personal check or money order work as well. Books are returnable within one week if not as described. Jim Hodgson, 4915 Briarwood Ln, Manlius NY 13104. (315) 559-7363
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