Mrs. Beeton's book of household management : a guide to cookery in all branches / by Mrs. Beeton
by Beeton Mrs. Isabella Mary (1836-1865)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London : Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1912. New edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Maclay bookplate. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked leather over cloth boards. Worn spine and panel edges. Front board starting. Text remains clear without blemish. Physical description: viii, 2040 pages, 16 pages of advertisements, 128 pages of monochrome plates, [30] leaves of colour plates (2 folded): illustrations (some color); 22 cm. Subjects: Cooking, English. Home economics.Genre: Cookbooks. Cookery-books - England - 1912. Illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 329495
- Title
- Mrs. Beeton's book of household management : a guide to cookery in all branches / by Mrs. Beeton
- Author
- Beeton Mrs. Isabella Mary (1836-1865)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New edition
- Publisher
- London : Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
- Date Published
- 1912
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