The Book of the Home : A Practical Guide to Household Management (Complete in 8 Volumes)
Complete in eight volumes. Full colour tissue-guarded frontispieces; occasional black and white and colour plates along with black and white in-text engravings. Green cloth-covered boards with Talwin Morris' Art Nouveau design on covers and gilt titles on spine and front, featuring stylised peacock feathers so typical of artists of the Glasgow School. Condition similar across all volumes. Rubbed spine ends; cloth frayed in places. Rubbed corners; occasionally mildly bumped. General wear to covers. Slightly cupped. Vol 1: 1900. xii, 168, 8pp publishers ads. Tanned free end papers. Vol 2: 1900. viii, 169-336pp, 8pp publishers ads. Tanned free end papers. Very light foxing to front prelim pages. Page fingering marks. Vol 3: 1900. viii, 168pp, 8pp publishers ads. Tanned free end papers. Very light foxing to prelim pages. Vol 4: 1900. viii, 169-336pp. Tanned free end papers. Very light foxing to front prelim pages. Page fingering marks. Vol 5: 1901. viii, 168pp. Tanned free end papers. Very light foxing towards end. Page fingering marks. Vol 6: 1901. viii, 169-352pp, 8pp publishers ads. Tanned free end papers. Very light foxing to front prelim pages. Page fingering marks. One colour plate laid-in. Vol 7: 1901. viii, 176pp, 8pp publishers ads. Tanned free end papers. Very light foxing to prelim pages. 65/66pp 10cm tear. Vol 8: 1901. viii, 177-368pp, 8pp publishers ads. Tanned free end papers. Very light foxing to prelim pages. Page fingering marks. Slightly cocked. 8vo. The Book of the Home aimed to be as comprehensive as possible and was clearly intended for a newly married couple setting up home together.
