Domestic Duties; or, Instructions to Young Married Ladies
New York: J & J Harper, 1831.
Third Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good. Item #CAT000145
ISBN: NoISBN
Half red morocco, modest wear at edges, corners worn and slightly bumped. Mild foxing throughout. The third American from the third London edition. 408pp. Cagle/Stafford 586 (1829 ed.).
As the title suggests, it covers a wide range of topics for the newly married woman: How to behave towards former friends, regulation of time, moral and religious duties, provisioning, choosing fish, pickling, confectionery and an interesting short section on when to follow cookbooks and when to modify them using "Rundle's Cook's Oracle" (conflating Rundell's Domestic Cookery with Kitchiner's Cook's Oracle?) as an example. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000145.
Price: $250.00