Cottage economy
1869, Nineteenth Edition. London : C. Griffin and Company. Good copy only in the original gilt-blocked green cloth boards, now somewhat dust-dulled and slightly damp-stained to the front. Cover edges, joints and endbands somewhat rubbed. Preliminary and final leaves slightly foxed and dust-dulled; both hinges cracked, with mull holding very secure. A strong and serviceable copy overall. Item #461829
Physical description; 224 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm. Notes; Includes index. Date conjectural. Title continues: "Containing information relative to the brewing of beer, making of bread, keeping of cows, pigs, bees, ewes, goats, poultry, and rabbits, and relative to other matters deemed useful in the conducting of the affairs of a labourer's family; to which are added, instructions relative to the selecting, the cutting, and the bleaching of the plants of English grass and grain, for the purpose of making hats and bonnets; and also instructions for erecting and using ice-houses, after the Virginian manner." Subjects; Cobbett, William 1763-1835. Agriculture Great Britain Handbooks, manuals, etc. Home economics, Rural Great Britain. Cottage industries Great Britain. Country life Great Britain History 19th century. Farm life Great Britain History 19th century. Working class Dwellings Great Britain. Self-reliant living Great Britain. Brewing Amateurs' manuals. Bread Great Britain. Animal culture Great Britain. Straw work Great Britain. Ice houses Design and construction.
Price: €35.00