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London England: Davis-Poynter, 1979. The author explores the world tht we have lost - the world where a cure for hiccups was preserved damsons, and where housewives authomatically made lavender bags, sweet bags, and pot pourri to keep their homes sweet smelling. A wide variety of charming old household recipes are t be found in this book - anything from 'An Aromatic Bath for the Feet' to a recipe entitled 'For a Distemper got by an Ill Husband' - and it is delightfully illustrated with wood engravings by Thomas Bewick and his pupils. Illustrations. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.). First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harback.
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- Title Be beautiful, the country way
- Author Haddon, Celia
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Language ENG
- Publisher Davis-Poynter, London England
- Date 1979
- ISBN 9780706702347
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Be Beautiful. The Country Way.
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