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1874 The Modern Householder: A Manual of Domestic Economy in all its Branches
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Description
Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Uncommon
The first edition of this uncommon work edited and compiled by Ross Murray.
Illustrated with sixteen chromolithographic plates, and a wealth of vignette wood-cut illustrations.
The first half of this Victorian era guide to domestic economy is devoted to cookery instructions and recipes, with the latter portion concerned with domestic medicine and surgery, with this information provided by an unnamed member of the Royal College of Surgeons.
Undated; dated via Jisc and WorldCat.
A brightly illustrated guide to domestic life in the late nineteenth century.
Condition
Rebacked, in a half calf binding with original cloth covered boards restored. Retaining the original endpapers. Fading to back strip, otherwise externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Areas of extensive spotting throughout, most concentrated to plates and the pages surrounding them.
Very Good
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