Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery
by Marion Harland
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A charming household manual comprising a profuse number of Victorian recipes. This was an extremely popular work, first published in 1871 and eventually selling over one million copies and running a large number of editions. It was reprinted in French, German, Spanish and Arabic.Written by Mary Virginia Terhune (1830-1922) under the pseudonym Marion Harland. Terhune was a most prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction works, with this work paving the way for her successful career in domestic writing.Contains chapters on blancmange, cleaning, eggs, game, gingerbread, jellies, the nursery, servants, soap, soups, preserves and brandied fruits, amongst many others. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, a touch of rubbing to the head and tail of the spine resulting in slight discolouration and loss to the cloth. Internally generally firmly bound, with hinges straining but firm. Pages are a touch age toned but otherwise clean. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 756R31
- Title
- Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery
- Author
- Marion Harland
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1883
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- household housewifery cookery victorian recipes housewifery
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.