The Ladies' Treasury, 1865
by WARREN, Mrs. (ed.)
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Houlston and Wright, 1865. Vol. IX. Hardcover. Good. iv, 380 p. 26 cm. B&w illustrations. Half green leather with marbled paper boards. Spines gilt, brown spine labels. Corners bumped and edges worn. Paper rubbed. Some scuffs to leather. Small scuff on upper spine label. Light foxing.
"An Illustrated Magazine of Entertaining Literature, Poetry, Fine Art, Education, Domestic Economy, Needlework, and Fashion." Includes tales and narratives, poetry, articles on fancy work and cookery, etc. Articles about managing one's children from infancy to marriage, cowslip wine, fricasseed tripe, photograph frame needlework, making ice cream, plants in bedrooms, preservation of teeth, information about bathing ("it is a luxury that must be enjoyed with caution"), etc.
"An Illustrated Magazine of Entertaining Literature, Poetry, Fine Art, Education, Domestic Economy, Needlework, and Fashion." Includes tales and narratives, poetry, articles on fancy work and cookery, etc. Articles about managing one's children from infancy to marriage, cowslip wine, fricasseed tripe, photograph frame needlework, making ice cream, plants in bedrooms, preservation of teeth, information about bathing ("it is a luxury that must be enjoyed with caution"), etc.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 147695
- Title
- The Ladies' Treasury, 1865
- Author
- WARREN, Mrs. (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Vol. IX
- Publisher
- Houlston and Wright
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1865
- Keywords
- Women, magazines, literature, poetry, needlework, domestic science, household science,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women;
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