old servant (3 résultats)

Leatherbound. Etat : NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 74. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1839 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 74.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Publisher's presentation stamp on title page. ; 111 pages; Description: 111 p. : front. ; 19 cm. Subjects: Household employees. Publishers presentation copy. 1 Kg.

Cloth. Etat : Very Good. None (illustrateur). First edition. A first edition of this very scarce guide to domestic life and service from an old servant. First edition. Very scarce work. With a portrait frontispiece. A guide to domestic service intended for the use of young girls who would be leaving school to start their working life in a grand home. With a collection of tips, guides, and stories about the author's experiences as a housekeeper through her life. Written by An Old Servant, a British servant of fifty-two years recorded simply as "M. S.". With a preface from Mary Constance Elphinstone Wemyss, an English novelist who published her work under the name of Mrs George Wemyss. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with small splits in the cloth to the head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting throughout. A small closed tear to pages 97/98. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper with bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good. book.