The People's Home Library: A Library of Three Practical Books [Three Volumes Bound in One] ; The People's Home Medical Book; The People's Home Recipe Book; The People's Home Stock Book

pp. iv, 478; iv, 238; v, 315. Thick, heavy quarto (measuring 20 x 25 cm). Three volumes bound in one, each section separately paginated with its own title leaves, and accompanied by a portrait frontispiece of each respective author. Bound in original pebbled cloth, with the title stamped in (faded) gilt to the spine and front board; colourful marbled endpapers. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white and colour plates depicting various ailments, medicinal herbs, kitchen and table layouts, utensils, medical instruments, notable buildings and landmarks, animals, animal shelters, et al. The first section is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of a wide array of ailments, offering suggestions for home remedies and pharmaceuticals (many illustrated with colour plates). Followed by a comprehensive guide to cookery and the domestic sciences, featuring a substantial gathering of period recipes for baked goods, meats, vegetables, beverages, etc., alongside practical instructions on canning, preservation, advice on measurements, et al. Concludes with a section devoted to the breeding and care of livestock and household pets (horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry, cats, dogs), outlining common diseases, medical treatments, and even animal tricks. Cloth extremities rubbed, some spotting to the foredge, slightly shaken, text-block remains remarkably and exceptionally clean and unmarked with sound binding; very good. Rare to be offered in commerce in this edition, and state. References: Nominally corresponds to OCLC #8271040 (for the 1916 edition). See Driver O348.5 (p.532). This edition unrecorded in Fisher, and Guelph.…