By Not Stated
London   The Amalgamated Press, Limited
8" by 5.5" 192pp.
A smart first edition copy of this very scarce illustrated guide to home-making for the housewife.
By Not Stated

1938 Every Woman's Book of Home-Making

London   The Amalgamated Press, Limited
8" by 5.5" 192pp.
A smart first edition copy of this very scarce illustrated guide to home-making for the housewife.
£49.00
: 0.75kgs / : 969T40

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Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with sixteen plates. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive guide to home-making for every woman, whether they are experienced in cookery and household management or just beginning their education. With chapters on furnishings, home cleaning, money, catering, short cuts to cookery, laundry work, hobbies and handicrafts, safety at home, pets, and more. From the Amalgamated Press, a British newspaper and magazine publishing company founded by journalist and entrepreneur Alfred Harmsworth. Dated from the British Library.

Condition

In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light bumping to the extremities and fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with minor age toning to the extremities.

Very Good

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