A practical housekeeper (10 résultats)

Etat : New.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Etat : New.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Etat : New.

192 pp. 12mo, publisher's embossed cloth. Dark brown stain to the upper corner (marginal area only) of the last several dozen leaves; slight use to cloth; tight and sound.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Worn at head and tail of spine. Wear along bottom edges of both boards, and fore-edge of front board. Light wear along front and back edges of spine. Several dark brown, tan, and white stains present on front and back boards. A few, dark brown stains on spine. Spine is cocked. Small, closed tear on front board. Previous owner's markings on front paste down page and last free end page. Lacks first free end page. Many pages are foxed. Three inch, closed tear on title page. Several, "pin-sized" holes on title, first free end, and frontispiece pages. Small closed tear on bottom edge of title page. Small chip and a closed tear at tail of hinge of title page. Hinge cracked but still fully attached at p. 115. Small, closed tear on fore-edge of pp.12 and 223. Otherwise in very good condition.…

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Revised Edition. 202 pages. 23 x 16cm. Index. Several charming colour illustrations plus more in black and white. Navy blue cloth-covered boards with white lettering on front board. Coupon page at back present and complete. Binding intact. Unmarked. A high-quality copy of this lovely vintage Canadian cookbook. Driver O771.2; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Purity Cook-Book (Cookbook) Canadian Cookbooks Recipes Vintage Cookery. Illustrated by Leith, M.V. (illustrateur).…

Hardcover. Etat : Poor. Hardcover 12 mo in poor condition. Disbound. Sits inside two very worn brown paper covered board covers as a loose group of pages and grouped signatures. Also includes, tucked within the pages, many handwritten recipes on slips and scraps. Many of the pages are chipped and worn around the edges. From the Preface; "The compiler, in offering to the public this volume of carefully tried receipts, feels that it will supply a long felt want, and fill a place as yet unfilled. The great objection to the majority of Cook Books is, the receipts are too extravagant. This has been carefully avoided in the present volume." There is a strange note written in pencil on the inside cover; "This is the Property of Josh Perry of 104 Waverly St.If any body tares (takes?) or destroys this book shall find themselfs in Sing Sing prison for three years". It is quite well destroyed, but appears to be from use, rather than vandalism. It is a great little piece of culinary history, well used, and with many handwritten recipes. There is only one other edition on WorldCat, published two years later by Lilley, and a print on demand copy online. 120 pp.…