About this title: 'As with the commander of an army, or the leader of any enterprise, so it is with the mistress of a house.' A founding text of Victorian middle-class identity, Household Management is today one of the great unread classics. Over a thousand pages long, and written when its author was only 22, it offered highly authoritative advice on subjects as ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Exter Books, New York
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780671075422ISBN:067107542X
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 1112pp. Illustrated. Some foxing to the fore edge and topedge, Former owner's bookplate is on the front flyleaf. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Exeter Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780671075422ISBN:067107542X
Description: Very Good in D.J. very good. jacket. Size: Octavo (20-25 cm); Hardback Edition. Tight binding. Spine square. Clean copy, no interior marks. Slight spotting to yellow cloth on front board. DJ has very slight edge wear. A specially enlarged first edition facsimile. 1112 pp. Item ships within two business days. read more
Edition: New ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ward Lock, London
Date Published: n.d. (1906)
Description: Poor hardback. With col. & B&W illus. Text in general reasonably clean, but board edges/corners rubbed & worn; spine cracked in two lengthwise. read more
Edition: New Edition, Revised, Enlarged
Binding: Publisher's Cloth
Publisher: Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London
Date Published: 1915
Description: Good. Large 8vo. pp. viii., 1997, 16 adverts, . adverts on endpapers. 32 colour plates. Creases to the spine, and marking to the boards, and a few minor chips. In the original gilt lettered publisher's red cloth binding, this copy has some aging and spotting throughout. The adverts at the rear are stuck together, and there is some loss where aprevious owner has attempted to seperate them. None the less, a solid copy. read more
Edition: New Edition, Revised, Enlarged
Binding: Publisher's Cloth
Publisher: Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London
Date Published: 1920
Description: Very Good. Large 8vo. no date, circa 1920pp. viii., 1997, 16 adverts, . adverts on endpapers. 32 colour plates. Some marking to the boards, but a very good bright copy in the original gilt lettered binding. read more
Edition: New Edition, Revised, Enlarged
Binding: 1/4 Morocco
Publisher: Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London
Date Published: 1915
Description: Good. Large 8vo. pp. viii., 1997, 16 adverts, . adverts on endpapers. 32 colour plates. Some darkening to the spine, and a few minor chips, but a good copy in the original gilt lettered binding. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780192833457ISBN:0192833456
Description: Acceptable. Average reading condition. There are portions of the book that are highlighted and have hand written notes. There is wear and tear present. This item was a donation to Goodwill of Greater Washington. Thank you for your purchase. Your order will be processed within 2 business days of receipt. read more
Edition: Abridged
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 5/18/2000
ISBN-13:9780192833457ISBN:0192833456
Description: Fine. 0192833456 Minor wear on edges. Ships Within 24 Hours. Excellent Customer Service. Upto 15 Days 100% Money Back Gurantee. Try Our Fast! ! ! ! Shipping With Tracking Number. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 16/03/2000
ISBN-13:9780192833457ISBN:0192833456
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2000-05-18
ISBN-13:9780192833457ISBN:0192833456
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: WARD LOCK AND CO
Date Published: 1920
Description: Hardback, no D/J. LITTLE USED. No date, 1920s. Red cloth spine and khaki boards. xvi, 1680 pages + adverts. Colour plates and line illustrations. Good. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
"My mom got a copy of this, and I greatly enjoyed reading it and looking through it. Some of the recipes sound quite doable, and other seem quite alarming. It took us a while to figure out some of the ingredients as well; who knew that isinglass was a kind of gelatin, and forcemeat meant stuffing(I think)? There are also some really interesting sections on how to manage your servants (hah!), and how much to pay them and so on. There were also sample dinner menus for the family, and for dinner parties and great banquets and so on, as well as explanations of social niceties (how soon after you must stop by after receiving a letter of introduction, and what to wear, etc). Lisa, I think it's a bit before the historical period you're most interested in, but I still think you'd really enjoy it."
"An interesting way of approaching an epoch -- through advice meant to be purely practical. A modern day (sort of) version of Virgil's Georgics? We read: pastoral splendor. He meant: particulars of animal husbandry.
Beeton's text is sort of the same thing. She meant: how to manage your footmen & butlers, prepare meals for invalids, host a 9-course dinner for 80 guests, etc. We read: hilarious Victorian novelty from cover to cover."
"Love this book. I was bracing myself for a stuffy Victorian voice, but I was curious, so I opened it up and immediately found myself drawn in by bright, clear and interesting writer. It is a delightful read and has some pretty good recipes...although I doubt I will ever try the tourtise recipe, yuk."
"It's completely astounding how much involvement went into running a victorian household of good standing. Thank goodness for modern conveniences and lower standards! *lolz*"
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