Item #045140 The Female's Encyclopaedia of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge; Comprising Every Branch of Domestic Economy. anon.
The Female's Encyclopaedia of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge; Comprising Every Branch of Domestic Economy
The Female's Encyclopaedia of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge; Comprising Every Branch of Domestic Economy

The Female's Encyclopaedia of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge; Comprising Every Branch of Domestic Economy

London: Sears & Co., 1830.

M.U. Sears. First Edition. Hardcover (rebound in cloth). Very Good Condition. Item #045140
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Rebound in salmon cloth with the chipped lettering piece laid back down. A singularly paternalistic and shotgun approach to the genre - includes recommendations on apparel, the duties of married life, female biography ("or, records of feminine talent, worth, and virtue"), courtship and marriage among the Tartars of the Crimea, arithmetic, contentment, and cookery. 440pp. Scarce. Size: Octavo (8vo). Illustrator: M.U. Sears. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Women & Feminism. Inventory No: 045140.

Price: $300.00

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