Table observances ... and kitchen arrangements [bound with] The flower garden / by George Glenny [bound with] The hive and the honey-bee / by H. D. Richardson [bound with] Domestic pigs / by H. D. Richardson

Richardson, H. D. [et al.]

1853, 1st Edition in this form. London, Wm. S. Orr and Co.; Dublin, J. McGlashan, 1853-1854. Good copy bound in contemporary 1/4 leather over boards. Gilt-blocked leather label to spine. Spine somewhat worn, with dulling and rubbing around the panel edges. Bumped corners. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 0 pages; Four volumes bound in one. 17cm. Contents: [1] Table observances : including the arrangement of the table, with hints on carving, on the room, the service, the duties of the host and his guests; and kitchen arrangements. 1854. 248p. --[2] The flower garden : its arrangement, cultivation, and general management. Abridged and corrected from the larger work, and much new matter added / by George Glenny. viii, 146p. illus., engravings. New edition, ca. 1853 --[3] The hive and the honey-bee : with an account of the diseases of the insect, with their remedies / by H.D. Richardson. 122 p : illus. A new edition much enlarged / by J.O. Westwood. ca. 1853. --[4] Domestic pigs : their origin and varieties, management with a view to profit, and general treatment in health and disease. With plain directions for curing and preserving their flesh / By H. D. Richardson, ... With illustrations on wood, by W. Oldham, and Mr. Harrison Weir. New edition, 1853? 126p. illus. Subjects: Housekeeping -- Gardening -- Beekeeping -- Bee -- Pig rearing -- Animal breeding -- 19th century -- Handbooks, manuals, guidebooks etc. Spine title: Domestic cookery & c. Item #220053

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