From Ironwolf Books, Litchfield Park, AZ, U.S.A. Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 07 May 2023
***RARE 1st Printing in VERY GOOD condition*** Housewifery: A Manual & Text Book of Practical Housekeeping by Lydia Ray Balderston, A.M., Instructor in Housewifery of Household Economics, Teachers College, Columbia University. Part of the Lippincott s Home Manual Series. In original tan and beige cloth with black lettering and design and pictorial front cover frontispiece and spine impression. Published in 1919 by Lippincott. ***RARE 1ST PRINTING IN COLLECTABLE CONDITION. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPRINTS of this classic over the past 100 years. This is the original!*** Condition: Good+ to VERY GOOD antiquarian condition. Strong binding overall with a square spine and some slight loosening of front hinge. Rubbed spine, edges and corners. Some spots of board soiling. Owner inscription in ink on front pastedown, front fly leaf has a hole. Half-title page partially loose. Sporadic areas of light foxing in front and back of book. Internal text pages has a rare pencil mark on the margin on a few pages, some smudge marks, creases, or spots of foxing on occasion (not too bad considering it was used as instruction manual by many housewives and housewives in training). An antique newspaper article has been glued to a rear endpaper and its adjoining page stained from it. I have bought and sold books and art on eBay for over a decade and have a 100% satisfaction rating. I am now selling on ABE Books. I m a collector first and know what it's like to receive items not matching the seller s descriptions or that were poorly packaged and damaged in transit. That is why I offer a 100% satisfaction, money back guarantee, and go to great lengths to accurately describe my rare, signed and collectible books and post pictures of the "actual book." I carefully package and ship your newly acquired treasure(s) and ship within 1 business day of receiving your order. Seller Inventory # 23120404
Title: Housewifery: A Manual & Text Book of ...
Publisher: Lippincott
Publication Date: 1919
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: L. Michael, North Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1924 Book: Very Good/ (illustrator). 3rd Edition. Book: Very Good/ $53.82 HOUSEWIFERY: a MANUAL and TEXT BOOK of PRACTICAL HOUSEKEEPING. With 179 Illustrations in Text * BALDERSTON, A.M, Lydia Ray; ANDREWS, Ph.D., Benjamin B. J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY Philadelphia ~ London * * * * * 1924 3rD Edition, Revised Light Sun Browning On An Brown Colored Cloth Spine With Title In Black Letters, Hard Cover Book: Very Good/ Condition, Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. 353 Numbered Pages Printed On 0ff~White Paper, Clean And Tight To The Spine, In Near Fine/ Condition. Prior Owners Name Written Inside Front Cover. Corners Are Bumped, 1 Corner Is Worn Through. Spine Is Tight. D/j: None. This Is * * An Original Edition, * * Not A Secondary Market Or More Modern RePrint. This Item Will Be Sent Wrapped In Plastic, Taped Shut And In A = * * ~ Corrugated Mailing Box ~ * * To Prevent Shipping Damage So That It Will Arrive In The * * Description Described Which Applies To This B00K, Only. * = No Odors, No Writing, No Other Names, No Rippling, Not Stuck Together, Not X~Library, No Other Marks. = Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift, For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE. Seller Inventory # 021701
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC, Boston, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 4th Edition. 2Nd Printing Of The Fourth Edition Hardcover In Tan Cloth Covered Boards With Brown Stripes, Black Titles And Illustration Of Woman Mopping A Floor On Cover. Tidy Former Owner's Name On Fep. Not Exlibrary, Sharp Tips, Bumped Spine Ends, Cloth Is Clean. Hinges Are Fine, All 355 Pages Tightly Bound But A Bit Musty If You Stick Your Nose Into It. Occasional Very Faint Pencil Underlining So Light It Was Missed First Few Times Looking Through. Displays Beautifully. Seller Inventory # 47277
Quantity: 1 available