BALDERSTON, L. RAY

Laundering

Philadelphia, PA: L. R. Balderston, 1914. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and edge wear. The text pages are generally clean and bright. Both front and rear endpapers have previous owner's inked notations. "Laundry has been part of history since humans began to wear clothes, so the methods by which different cultures have dealt with this universal human need are of interest to several branches of scholarship. Laundry work has traditionally been highly gendered, with the responsibility in most cultures falling to women (known as laundresses or washerwomen). The Industrial Revolution gradually led to mechanised solutions to laundry work, notably the washing machine and later the tumble dryer. Laundry, like cooking and child care, is done both at home and by commercial establishments outside the home. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 38100

Catalogue: Domestic Arts

Keywords: Domestic Arts L. Ray Balderston Clothing And Dress Laundering Clothing Early Washing Machines Domestic Arts

BEETON, ISABELLA MARY

Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management with a History of the Origin, Properties, and Uses of All Things Connected with Home Life and Comfort.

New York, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1977. Facsimile. Hardcover. ISBN: 0374215138. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and one or two nicks. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. "Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management, also published as Mrs. Beeton's Cookery Book, is an extensive guide to running a household in Victorian Britain, edited by Isabella Beeton and first published as a book in 1861. Previously published in parts, it initially and briefly bore the title Beeton's Book of Household Management, as one of the series of guidebooks published by her husband, Samuel Beeton. The recipes were highly structured, in contrast to those in earlier cookbooks. It was illustrated with many monochrome and colour plates. Although Mrs. Beeton died in 1865, the book continued to be a best-seller. The first editions after her death contained an obituary notice, but later editions did not, allowing readers to imagine that every word was written by an experienced Mrs. Beeton personally. Many of the recipes were copied from the most successful cookery books of the day, including Eliza Acton's Modern Cookery for Private Families (first published in 1845) ," (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 47193

Catalogue: Domestic Arts

Keywords: 0374215138 Domestic Arts Isabella Mary Beeton Homelife Household Management Butler Cookbooks