A new edition (1960), revised, updated and enlarged, seventh impression (1966). 1344pp, with many colour and black and white plate illustrations and line drawings in text. Illustrated paper-covered boards. Blue endpapers. Large 8vo. Covers are worn, rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, sunned and scuffed on a spine with two mild ridges. Text block edges toned. Internally neat and clean and tight.
A fully revised and updated edition of Mrs Beeton's classic work on household management and cookery, including contemporary advice on selecting kitchen appliances (cookers, washing machines etc), updated guidance on manners and etiquette, modern information on nutrition, an update to date legal section and, for example, a new feature on deep freezing and frozen foods and inclusion in the invalid cookery section notes on diabetic foods. The classic Mrs Beeton's, updated for the 1960s, in an unusual 1960s design.
