Florence

1929 · 970T14 — London: T. C. & E. C Jack Ltd 1929-1935. Cloth. Good. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. Two smart copies of these charming cookery and household guides for women from English author Florence B. Jack. Two volumes. Written by Florence B. Jack an English author and editor who was the principal of the School of the Domestic Arts in Edinburgh. This set contains: Cookery for Every Household 1929. Later edition. Illustrated throughout. Presented from an active teacher and constant student of cookery both at home and abroad this work is intended for both the novice and the experienced cook. Providing a collection of simple instructions for a variety of recipes as well as information relating to the essential principals of cooking. With chapters on the kitchen stocks fish vegetables sauces meat pastry rice and pasta sweets preserves bread cakes and more. The Woman's Book 1935. New revised edition. Illustrated with sixteen plates and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A vast social study encompassing "everything a woman ought to know" from household management cookery childcare first aid and dress to business society careers and citizenship. Intended as a reference book for the home this volume contains a variety of information of special interest to women. Noted for the variety of commentaries on the work so often undertaken solely by women this volume is aimed at any woman or man who requires a guide to specific household chores manners and customs. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original full cloth binding. Externally sound with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine with light fading to the spine of The Woman's Book. Front hinge starting but firm to Cookery for Every Household. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd small spot to The Woman's Book and age toning to the extremities of Cookery for Every Household. Light spotting to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper of The Woman's Book. Good T. C. & E. C Jack Ltd hardcover