The Australian Household Guide [1916]

Published by E.S. Wigg & Son, Perth, 1916

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Seller: Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, AustraliaMuir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books]

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1st ed., Royal 8vo, professionally recased retaining original worn cloth front and back, b&w fronts port of author, plates, advertisements, pp xix, 1136. light cockling and water-staining to upper pages and edges, eps marked, repairs to edges of pp.xv-xvii and last page, complete, very good condn. Scarce " The Australian Household Guide . purported to contain everything that an Australian housewife might want to know. Profits went to charities". (Australian Dictionary of Biography.) Includes advice on running a household, diet, child care, personal appearance, and many recipes. The author, Deborah Drake-Brockman, was the daughter of Grace Vernon, née Bussell (heroine of the shipwreck in 1876 near the mouth of the Margaret River). She was later knowns as Mrs. Hackett, then Dr Buller-Murphy. An artist and mining entrepreneur she was also interested in the rare Australian mineral tantalite found in the Northern Territory and at Wodgina in Western Australia and was called 'Australia's Tantalum Queen'.…

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Title
The Australian Household Guide [1916]
Author
Hackett, Lady [Deborah Buller-Murphy)
Publisher
E.S. Wigg & Son, Perth
Publication year
1916
Binding
Boards
Edition
1st edition.

Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books]

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Established in 1973, we are second generation booksellers located in Perth, Western Australia walking distance from the State Library of WA and the WA Museum. We deal in old, rare and out of print books as well as art, maps and globes, photographs, natural history specimens and curious objects. You are more than welcome to visit us at our bookshop or browse our great range of books and various items at our website: https://www.muirbooks.com Muir Books (Robert Muir Old & Rare Books) was founded by Robert and Helen Muir. and now owned and operated by Rob and Janet Muir with Tara Surry as researcher and cataloguer . We are one of the the larger booksellers in Western Australia with over 60,000 items in stock.…

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Robert Muir Old & Rare Books

17 Lindsay Street
Perth WA, WA Australia 6000