The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine: An Illustrated Journal Combining Practical Information, Instruction, and Amusement

Various

Verlag: S. O. Beeton, London, 1860

Beschreibung

A collection of five illustrated volumes of The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine. Five volumes. Includes volumes IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII only. New series. The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine was a monthly magazine which was published between 1852 and 1879. The editors sought to inform as well as entertain their readers with advice columns of an 'encouraging friend' and a 'cultivation of the mind' series alongside serialised fiction, short stories and poetry. Issues often featured fashion tips and patterns for dressmaking. Volume four is illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, five hand-coloured plates, four tipped-in coloured plates one of which is folding and many in-text images. Volume five is illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, five hand-coloured plates, four tipped-in coloured plates two of which are folding and many in-text images. Volume six is illustrated with six hand-coloured plates and many in-text images. Volume seven is illustrated with six hand-coloured plates and many in-text images. Volume eight is illustrated with six hand-coloured plates and many in-text images. Collated complete. Jointly edited by Isabella Mary Beeton and her husband Samuel Orchart Beeton, with Isabella contributing to sections on domestic management, fashion, embroidery and even translations of French novels. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, worn with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine resulting in light loss. Splits in the cloth at the joints with the spine of volume v partially detached. Front hinge starting but firm to volumes vii and viii. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting and the odd handling mark. Minor age toning to the extremities. The odd small closed tear to the plates with light loss of a tipped in plate to volume two. Some creases to the folding plates from prior handling. Previous owner's pencil illustrations and notes to the endpapers and pastedowns with the odd ink inscription. Good Only. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 911T62

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine: An ...

Verlag: S. O. Beeton, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1860

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Various

Zustand: Good Only

Art des Buches: book