By Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton]
London and Melbourne   Ward, Lock & Co
9" by 6.5" xvi, 1-1680, 8pp
A brightly illustrated 1920s edition of Isabella Beeton's renowned work.
By Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton]

1923 Mrs. Beeton's Household Management

London and Melbourne   Ward, Lock & Co
9" by 6.5" xvi, 1-1680, 8pp
A brightly illustrated 1920s edition of Isabella Beeton's renowned work.
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Description

Colour Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

A lovely 'New Edition' of this famous work, illustrated with numerous illustrations and a further thirty-two exceptionally bright full colour plates. Collated, complete.

First published in 1861, this extensive guide to managing a household was a best-selling book. By 1868, it had sold nearly two million copies, making it an extremely popular guide held as standard by many at the time. By 1907, the work spanned over two thousand pages. After her death in 1865, Beeton's guidebook continued in its popularity and saw countless edition and revision throughout the following centuries, keeping it up to date with contemporary tastes.

With numerous fascinating contemporary adverts throughout, including to both pastedowns and free endpapers, and with eight further pages of advertisements to the rear.

Undated, dated via pagination on Jisc.

Condition

In a full cloth binding, with imitation leather spine. Small split in cloth to spine head. Rubbing to board extremities, with marks of discolouration to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with the odd spot or handling mark.

Very Good

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