Practical Housekeeping: A Careful Compilation of Tried and Approved Recipes; (Two Hundred and Fiftieth Thousand). Cet article n’est pas disponible.Practical Housekeeping: A Careful Compilation of Tried and Approved Recipes; (Two Hundred and Fiftieth Thousand)

An 1885 edition of a work originally published by Buckeye Publishing Company, offering hundreds of recipes as well as advice on homemaking, such as how to plan a dinner party, organizing a kitchen or caring for babies. Many of the recipes were submitted by American housewives. With a few black & white illustrations and drawings. No author or editor is credited. --- In green glazed hardcovers with titling & decorations in black to cover & spine. All textblock edges tinted in red. --- With an 8 cm crack at front joint and the beginning of another at rear joint, neither of which affect the stability of the binding. Leaves are tanned, but not excessively so; red fore-edge with dampstains and a single clipped recipe has been affixed to front paste-down. Overall, the book in rather well-preserved condition. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; vi, 7-688 pages.