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Mrs. Beetons Household Mangement
Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton]
c1936
Ward, Lock & Co. : London
8.5" by 5.5"
xvi, 1680, [10]pp
SUMMARY
A brightly illustrated 1930s edition of Isabella Beetons renowned cookery work.
Colour Plates,Illustrated,Publishers Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs2 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
A lovely 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, Beetons 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 ten further pages of advertisements to the rear, including for such familiar items as Lea & Perrins Sauce.
This edition dated c1936 via pagination from Jisc.
CONDITION
In the publishers original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with some light shelf wear and light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. A spot to the spine and a few light marks to the boards. Internally, front hinge is lightly strained. Remaining binding is firm. A few handling marks to the the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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