Description and condition:

Brown boards hardback, dustcover, 8vo, 191pp, index, b/w and colour illustrations.

Very good, slight spotting to top edge, internally with nice bright clean pages throughout. In very good, clipped, dustcover.

Contents:

The lay-out; the mistress of the house; kitchen fittings; Victorian values; the kitchen and the garden; preserving; shopping; breakfast; luncheon; tea; dinner; supper; beverages; charity; Alexis Soyer; Victorian recipes; bibliography