mrs pescott (12 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Fourth Edition.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 4th Edition. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Quick dispatch from the UK. Book.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. Second Paperback Printing. 199 pages. Cream illustrated covers with some marks, darkening and spotting, a little lightening to spine, light wear to spine-ends, small creases to corners. Page edges have light usage-marks o/w pages clean and sound.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. R. Paul Learmonth (illustratore). 4th Edition. VG pictorial softcover. No date but circa 2020. 4th Edition. NO ISBN as well. Recipes throughout along with some Lore and history. Illustrated by Learmonth. Mildest of scuffs. Pages all clean/unmarked. Covers bright and clean. Solid. 199 pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. R Paul Learmonth (illustratore). First British Edition. Fine book in clean, fresh brown cloth covers with bright gilt titles to spine. Internally fine and free of inscriptions; beautifully illustrated; maps as end papers; loosely inserted is the book's own bookmark. The dust jacket is in very good++ condition and not price clipped; small tear to top of front flap. A very attractive copy.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. Learmonth, R. Paul (illustratore). 199 pages. "This book is a collection of recipes and household hints provided by descendants of early settlers. The book was published to raise money for the Sovereign Hill Historical Park in Ballarat. Maps on endpapers." (Trove) On the front cover: "Australian Early Settlers' Household Lore.".

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Jacket and illustrations by R. Paul Learmouth (illustratore). 1st Edition. First UK edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some time staining and fingerprints to unlaminated jacket, corners very slightly rubbed, price clipped, no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 200pp, map endpapers, illustrated. A handbook illustrating the self reliance, economy and endless ingenuity needed by the early women settlers and pioneers of southern Australia. Subjects range from making whitewash to camp cookery to holding an 'At Home' in the Australian bush. A fascinating book.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. R. Paul Learmonth (illustratore). Reprint. 200 pages of recipes, hints on correct etiquette, snippets of poetry, homilies of the time, and excerpts from diaries and letters. 200 pages. Illustrator: R. Paul Learmonth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Australian::Australian History; History; ISBN: 0908046073. ISBN/EAN: 9780908046072. Inventory No: 272939.

Laminated Illus. Boards. Condizione: Good. R. Paul Learmonth (illustratore). First Edition. 20 pages of recipes. Some edge wear. Internally spotless. Size: 9 1/2 X 6 1/2".

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 200pp. (last blank). Most double column. c.23cm. Frontispiece. 6 colour plates. Vignette illustrations in the text. End paper maps. Hard cover in worn and repaired dust jacket. A good clean copy Compiled and published in the previous year in Australia to benefit the Ballarat Gold Mining Settlement at Sovereign Hill. [543g].

Paperback. Mrs. N. Pescott, Sovereign Hill Ballarat. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMrs. N. Pescott's Australian Early Settlers' Household Lore chronicles the intricate domestic practices and enduring traditions that shaped daily life for pioneers in early Australia. This insightful volume presents a detailed account of the resourcefulness and ingenuity required to establish homes in a new land, illustrating everything from culinary techniques to home remedies. It offers a fascinating glimpse into the practical knowledge passed down through generations, revealing the unique challenges and triumphs of household management during a formative period. The text captures the spirit of resilience and adaptation that defined these early communities, providing a valuable historical record of their domestic world. Paperback.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First English Edition. Souvenir Press, 1978. Hardback, 8vo. 200pp. hand-drawn cartographic end papers, colour illustrations and decorations by R. Paul Leamouth, a very good, clean copy in repaired clipped d.w. with original bookmark. A compilation of recipes, household hints, etiquette, gardening etc. all depicting the self-reliance, ingenuity of the early settlers of southern Australia.