COOKERY FOR WORKING MEN'S WIVES, AS TAUGHT BY MARTHA H. GORDON IN THE DOMESTOC ECONOMY CLASSES INSTITUTED AT GOVAN, SCOTLAND, BY MRS. JOHN ELDER; WITH USEFUL HINTS ON WASHING AND SANITATION, AND ON WHAT TO DO UNTIL THE DOCTOER COMES.; Introduction by Dr. James Russell, and Remarks by Surgeon-General Maclean
by Gordon, Martha H
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good only
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Alexander Gardner, 1888. Softcover. Good only. Softcover, 8.2 in. x 5.4 in., pp. 80, [2] (advertising). Light beige paper covers with black title to front. Blue cloth spine. Rubbing to extremities. Soiling to edges and corner wear. Four inch crease to back cover. Front hinge exposed; first few leaves laid in. Fragile. Straight-forward essential and basic recipes for the modern 1880s household.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86325
- Title
- COOKERY FOR WORKING MEN'S WIVES, AS TAUGHT BY MARTHA H. GORDON IN THE DOMESTOC ECONOMY CLASSES INSTITUTED AT GOVAN, SCOTLAND, BY MRS. JOHN ELDER; WITH USEFUL HINTS ON WASHING AND SANITATION, AND ON WHAT TO DO UNTIL THE DOCTOER COMES.; Introduction by Dr. James Russell, and Remarks by Surgeon-General Maclean
- Author
- Gordon, Martha H
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Alexander Gardner
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Nineteenth Century Cooking, Cookbooks,
- Bookseller catalogs
- COOKING;
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.