The Domestic World: A Practical Guide in All the Daily Difficulties of the Higher Branches of Domestic and Social Economy.

A scarce 19th century guide to domestic management and home economy, offering a fascinating insight into domestic history. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Ink inscriptions to the front free end paper and the preface, dated 1878. A guide to domestic and social economy in the 19th century, with advice on health, gardening, children, marriage, dress, medicine, and education, among other domestic arts, laid out in alphabetical order for ease of reference. 3 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally smart, though faded to the spine and marked to the boards. Gilt remains bright to the front board. Offsetting to the end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good.