Cottage Economy: Containing information relative to the brewing of Beer, making of Bread, keeping of Cows, Pigs, Bees, Ewes, Goats, Poultry, and Rabbits, and relative to other matters deemed useful in the conducting of the affairs of a Labourer's Family.
Published by Peter Davies, London, 1926
- Hardcover
- Used



Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Downtown Brown Books
AbeBooks seller since May 3, 2019
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 102.00
Quantity: 1 available
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The second ediiton of this reprint of Cobbett's 1820s book on home economy with Chesterton's introduction. With a plate from the original redesigned by Eric Gill. xi, 220 pages. A very good to near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light chipping to the edges of the jacket and several tears. The jacket has a three shillings & sixpence price slip pasted to the front panel of the jacket.
Seller Inventory # 362337
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Cottage Economy: Containing information relative to the brewing of Beer, making of Bread, keeping of Cows, Pigs, Bees, Ewes, Goats, Poultry, and Rabbits, and relative to other matters deemed useful in the conducting of the affairs of a Labourer's Family.
- Author
- Cobbett, William; preface by G. K. Chesterton
- Publisher
- Peter Davies, London
- Publication year
- 1926
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- Agriculture, Cocktails, Beer & Wine, COOKING
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25 NW 23rd Pl, STE 6 PMB 148
Portland, OR U.S.A. 97210
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