Beecher catherine a (2 Ergebnisse)

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Good - Cash. Light reader wear and rubbing to the edges, corners, covers, and pages. The book is in great condition! Previous owner's name(s) inside. The text has underlining and/or notations. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Third edition. 8vo; 306, 24, 12 pages, original embossed cloth, splitting at outer joint, foxed, Marginal damage to leaves 65/66, 67/68, with minor textual loss, some foxing. Ex libris Lucy S. Watson. Scarce. Catherine Beecher was sister to Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher. She was an ardent advocate for education for females. Her first [of seven] object in this work was "to furnish an original collection of receipts, which shall embrace a great variety of simple and well-cooked dishes, designed for every-day comfort and enjoyment." Second, "to include . only such receipts as have been tested by superior housekeepers, and warranted to be the best." With some simple woodcuts. [ see Bitting p. 34]. This is a Supplement to her TREATISE ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY FOR THE USE OF YOUNG LADIES AT HOME AND AT SCHOOL, the notable Preface to which is included in this volume with the extensive publisher's advertisements. a few woodcuts (illustrator).…