A Family Library; or, Five Thousand Receipts in the Useful and Domestic Arts, Constituting a Practical Operative Cyclopaedia
by Colin Mackenzie and others
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Whittaker and Co, 1840 (Circa). 15th Edition . Very Good. 5.75 x 5.75 inches (15 x 15 cm). Publisher's full leather binding with gilt title to front board and spine. Expertly rebacked with originally spine laid over. Light foxing to endpapers, a few occasional spots and light marks to text. A nice solid example of this popular early 19th century receipts book including recipes for cookery, medicine, perfume, brewing, animal husbandry, horticulture etc. etc. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.75 x 5.75 inches (15 x 15 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 827
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1206C037
- Title
- A Family Library; or, Five Thousand Receipts in the Useful and Domestic Arts, Constituting a Practical Operative Cyclopaedia
- Author
- Colin Mackenzie and others
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 15th Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Whittaker and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840 (Circa)
- Size
- 5.75 x 5.75 inches (15 x 15 cm)
- Keywords
- , Cookery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Cookery;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- Gilt
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