Isabella Beeton — Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Household Management

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1949. Cloth. An updated edition of Mrs. Beeton's iconic cookery and housekeeping book to suit the demands of postwar Britain. A revised edition of Mrs. Beeton's Household Management, the iconic cookery and housekeeping book, written by Isabella Beeton. Published by Ward, Lock and Co. in 1949.In the publisher's original cloth, with a colour frontispiece, and all fifteen colour plates. Also contains thirty two other plates with over three hundred monochrome illustrations. Collated complete.Contains original advertisements to the final leavesBeing perhaps the longest standing home cookery book in British history, surviving two world wars. This particular edition has been checked and revised to retain the original flavour and character of Beeton's original work, while also catering to the demands of postwar Britain. Medical and nursing chapters, updated cooking methods, Vegetarian cooking and labour-saving techniques are just some of the changes particularly highlighted. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, smart, with the odd mark to boards. Slight edgewear and very minor rubbing to joints. Marginal bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Minimal marks to end papers, with mild age toning. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the rare spot to the first and final leaves. Very Good . Ill.: Unknown. Very Good .