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    By Various
    London   The Amalgamated Press Limited
    11" by 8.5" 1450 pp.
    A very scarce early 20th-century domestic encyclopedia, richly illustrated with monochrome and colour plate illustrations, capturing the skills and interests of the period home.
    By Various

    c1931 The Concise Household Encyclopedia: A Practical Guide Written by the Leading Experts in all Branches of Homecraft

    London   The Amalgamated Press Limited
    11" by 8.5" 1450 pp.
    A very scarce early 20th-century domestic encyclopedia, richly illustrated with monochrome and colour plate illustrations, capturing the skills and interests of the period home.
    £49.00
    : 4kgs / : 969H3
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    Description

    Colour Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

    In the publisher's original brown cloth binding with blind stamping.

    This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from a copy held at The British Library.

    This work contains 6000 monochrome illustrations, diagrams and practical drawings, featuring three colour plate illustrations. Collated, complete.

    This very scarce volume is a vast comprehensive reference work designed for the domestic reader of the early 20th century, offering a fascinating window into period household life and interests.

    The encyclopedia covers an impressive range of subjects, including cookery, home maintenance, gardening, first aid, sewing, child-rearing, etiquette, and household finances. More eclectic topics include “Cinematography in the Home,” “Casting in Iron, Lead and Brass,” “Cats: Varieties and Characteristics,” “China and China Collecting,” and “Dolls and Their Homes,” among many others.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Circular puncture to the front board, resulting in a raised bump to front pastedown with tearing and creasing, also affecting the front free endpaper. The odd scratch and handling mark to boards. Slight damp staining to lower right of front board. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. The odd spot with slight offsetting to endpapers. Previous owner's small ink signature to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with one or two handling marks and spots, with slight age toning. Small ink inscription to page 31, "23/6/38". Pages up to page 11 affected by puncture to the front board, including a small closed tear until page 3 and light creasing. The text remains fully legible.

    Good

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