Description

[003776] Editors of the ‘Family Friend’; [Philp, Robert Kemp] The Practical Housewife, Forming a Complete Encyclopaedia of Domestic Economy. London: Ward & Lock, . First Edition. 8vo. Hardback. Good. [5], iv-xxix, [2], 2-192pp, n.d. but 1855. Original decorative cloth, title to spine, and title with vignette to upper cover in gilt

Cloth faded generally, spine especially, worn to spine ends, corners bumped and rubbed, some light browning and creasing internally though fairly clean and bright. With wood engraved frontispiece and additional title with a vignette of a kitchen

Mainly cookery, but also some medical and other receipts. Includes the useful advice that you should “never jump from a rapidly-moving vehicle, unless … you see a precipice in front, in which case any risk of personal damage is preferable to remaining still”

Three locations in Library Hub. Cagle 929; Bitting, page 593; Attar 243.1