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c1879 Warne's Model Housekeeper: A Manual of Domestic Economy in all its Branches
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Description
Colour Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
This comprehensive guide for housekeepers of the late nineteenth century collates a wealth of information from recipes to the science of refraction. Ross Murray collects the advice of eminent contributors into this popular and practical manual, offering up guidance and encouragement to new and old housekeepers alike. Inscription to recto of front end paper: Presented to Miss Sarah Statham by William Pyms on her Nineteenth Birthday October 27th 1884 With monochrome vignette illustrations and coloured plates throughout. 'Warne's Model Housekeeper' provides an accessible and informative compendium to maintain a housekeeper's skill and sageness.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Very minor shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound, though pages v-viii and pages 433-448 have detached but are present. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some handling marks in places.
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