A HUGE volume of the famous Mrs Beeton’s Household Management .
In great condition with a tooled and embossed spine and copious advertising to the endpapers. Comprehensive chapters on all areas of home making and cookery and with words of wisdom on everything from tying a bandage , making a poultice, table laying , ( “keep floral decorations low to facilitate conversation”) game dishes, etiquette and servants duties.
With 32 colour plates and nearing 700 black and white illustrations including ‘Labour saving appliances’ , ‘pudding,ice,cake and other moulds’ and all manner of foods . 
This is a great book with some classic recipes and fascinating social history insights, a must for anyone interested in the history of recipes and food writing . C1920.