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    By A Family Butcher [William Henry Major]
    London   William Henry Major
    7.5" by 5.5" xi, 148, (26)pp.
    A very scarce first edition of this illustrated guide to butchering from British butcher William Henry Major.
    By A Family Butcher [William Henry Major]

    c1903 Practical Butchering: How to Make It Pay

    London   William Henry Major
    7.5" by 5.5" xi, 148, (26)pp.
    A very scarce first edition of this illustrated guide to butchering from British butcher William Henry Major.
    £140.00
    : 0.75kgs / : 973T27
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    Description

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

    First edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with ten plates and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed guide to butchering, written for those who would like to know more about better-handling their meat and game. With chapters on trade and thrift, displaying meat, and useful hints, amongst others. Written by William Henry Major, an English butcher who was the son of prominent butcher John Grayling Major. Publisher's advertisements to the rear.

    Condition

    In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the cloth. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the extremities and the endpapers. With the previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper.

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