Description: ***RARE 1st Printing in VERY GOOD condition*** Housewifery: A Manual & Text Book of Practical Housekeeping by Lydia Ray Balderston, A.M., Instructor in Housewifery of Household Economics, Teachers College, Columbia University. Part of the Lippincott’s Home Manual Series. In original tan and beige cloth with black lettering and design and pictorial front cover frontispiece and spine impression. ***RARE 1ST PRINTING IN COLLECTABLE CONDITION. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPRINTS of this classic over the past 100 years. This is the original!*** Condition: Good+ to VERY GOOD antiquarian condition. Strong binding overall with a square spine and some slight loosening of front hinge. Rubbed spine, edges and corners. Some spots of board soiling. Owner inscription in ink on front pastedown, front fly leaf has a hole. Half-title page partially loose. Sporadic areas of light foxing in front and back of book. Internal text pages has a rare pencil mark on the margin on a few pages, some smudge marks, creases, or spots of foxing on occasion (not too bad considering it was used as instruction manual by many housewives and housewives in training). An antique newspaper article has been glued to a rear endpaper and its adjoining page stained from it. Please see pictures as they are an important part of the condition description. As a fellow book collector, I know how frustrating it can be when items aren’t accurately described or poorly packaged for shipping. That is why I (1) take a lot of pictures and try to describe condition issues as accurately as possible and (2) pack your book purchases with the utmost care before shipping. I have been selling and buying on eBay for over 10 years and have a 100% satisfaction rating, and offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee 30-day return policy. Please follow me as I have thousands of highly collectible books to list in the coming weeks and months!
Price: 269.1 USD
Location: Litchfield Park, Arizona
End Time: 2024-10-05T01:07:50.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7.63 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
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Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Lydia Ray Balderston, A. M.
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott & Co.
Topic: Homemaking
Subject: Home & Garden
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1919
