{"product_id":"1906-mrs-beetons-book-of-household-management-large-illustrated-antique-book","title":"1906 Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management - Large Illustrated Antique Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eA super antique copy of \"Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management - A Guide to Cookery in All Its Branches\". Published in 1906 by Ward, Lock \u0026amp; Co., London. In the original binding with the gorgeous decorative spine. These are scarce and hard to get hold of still in the original binding. The contents of this enormous book (over 2,000 pages) are in very good condition. With thirty colour plates and nearly seven hundred in monochrome. These are the absolute benchmark for food illustration. Wear to the cloth covered boards. Making a wonderful reference as well as an eye-catching decorative item for the kitchen. Condition in detail below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsabella Beeton's comprehensive guide to cookery, with a wide variety of recipes, advice for the organization of kitchens and larders, marketing, and a calendar of food in season. She also gave advice on table decorations, how to wait a table, how to set a table, and how to carve meats and fish. Some of the recipes included vary from meat, poultry, salads, tarts, cold sweets, sandwiches, bread, jams, and icing. She played a pivotal role in shaping Victorian notions of household management and became an influential guide for generations. This is an interesting look at life in a Victorian and then an Edwardian household, and the running of it. It remains a valuable historical document, offering insights into the daily lives and cultural values of the 19th-century middle-class households.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpens and closes with a number of charming antique advertisements. Inside the pages are clean and tightly bound - with some occasional spotting and brown blemishes. Pages have some creases to a few corners and edges. A closed tear to one page fore-edge (not effecting the text). No writing or markings of previous ownership. Closed outside edges have a little spotting. Charming colour plates are all present as called for, and are in top order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrey\/green cloth over boards are quarter bound in dark red faux leather with the ornate gilt decoration. With some light marks and rubbing to the cloth sides. Rubbing also around the edges and in particular to the corners - to reveal boards beneath (see photos).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dark-red faux leather spine has kept a lovely dark colour. Again with rubbing to the extremities to remove some of the surface red. The gilt decoration remains bright. This is a thick book and with the width and decoration of the spine it looks extremely eye-catching on display!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour antique copy of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift card with a message to the parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 22 cm x W 16 cm x D 11 cm, 2056 pages, plus vintage adverts, 1.95 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. (There are just a very few countries which I am unable to ship to).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped and sent simply in the full protective packaging please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can follow my news and updates on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612284260589,"sku":null,"price":328.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260902-132100.jpg?v=1788358443","url":"https:\/\/bumperboxofdelights.com\/en-au\/products\/1906-mrs-beetons-book-of-household-management-large-illustrated-antique-book","provider":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}