Concise household encyclopedia practical guide (3 resultados)
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Editorial: The Amalgamated Press
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Librería: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, Sur AfricaChapter 1
Contactar con el vendedorVendedor de 5 estrellasCondición: Usado - Bueno
EUR 17,86
Envío por EUR 25,00Se envía de Sur Africa a Estados Unidos de AmericaCantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Añadir al carritohardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. no date. edge wear on the boards. mild foxing. a bit marked. sound binding. heavy, may require extra postage outside South Africa. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Editorial: The Educational Book Co. Ltd 0, London
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Librería: Baggins Book Bazaar Ltd, Rochester, KENT, Reino UnidoBaggins Book Bazaar Ltd
Contactar con el vendedorVendedor de 5 estrellasCondición: Usado - Regular
EUR 40,94
Envío por EUR 46,76Se envía de Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de AmericaCantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Añadir al carritoHardcover. Condición: Fair. 1450pp over 2 volumes; pages tanned; some fold-out plates, but they are failing (illustration of fishmongery is in two pieces); some pages creased and occasional tear; binding heavily worn; white paint speckles Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.
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Editorial: The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1931
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Librería: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Reino UnidoRooke Books PBFA
Contactar con el vendedorVendedor de 5 estrellasMiembro de asociación: PBFA
Condición: Usado - Aceptable
EUR 59,00
Envío por EUR 35,06Se envía de Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de AmericaCantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Añadir al carritoCloth. Condición: Good. A very scarce early 20th-century domestic encyclopedia, richly illustrated with monochrome and colour plate illustrations, capturing the skills and interests of the period home. In the publisher's original brown cloth binding with blind stamping.This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from a copy hel…d at The British Library.This work contains 6000 monochrome illustrations, diagrams and practical drawings, featuring three colour plate illustrations. Collated, complete.This very scarce volume is a vast comprehensive reference work designed for the domestic reader of the early 20th century, offering a fascinating window into period household life and interests. The encyclopedia covers an impressive range of subjects, including cookery, home maintenance, gardening, first aid, sewing, child-rearing, etiquette, and household finances. More eclectic topics include "Cinematography in the Home," "Casting in Iron, Lead and Brass," "Cats: Varieties and Characteristics," "China and China Collecting," and "Dolls and Their Homes," among many others. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Circular puncture to the front board, resulting in a raised bump to front pastedown with tearing and creasing, also affecting the front free endpaper. The odd scratch and handling mark to boards. Slight damp staining to lower right of front board. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. The odd spot with slight offsetting to endpapers. Previous owner's small ink signature to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with one or two handling marks and spots, with slight age toning. Small ink inscription to page 31, "23/6/38". Pages up to page 11 affected by puncture to the front board, including a small closed tear until page 3 and light creasing. The text remains fully legible. Good. Various (ilustrador). book.
