Description: Click here to see our other books! Sunbeams in the Cottage Or, What Women May Do A Narrative Chiefly Addressed to the Working Classes Margaret Maria Brewster 1854 Thomas Constable and Co : London 7.5" by 5" 220pp SUMMARY A fascinating book of social guidance for the Scottish working classes. Original Binding Overall Condition: Good Only This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION Third edition. By Margaret Maria Brewster, daughter and biographer of Sir David Brewster, the Scottish physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor, writer and university principal. With a list of recipes to the appendix, including fish pudding, cheap cottage soup and a good breakfast for young people. The second part of the appendix includes instructions for starching shirts and washing shawls. A publisher's catalogue to the rear advertises works by Sir David Brewster as well as further works by Margaret Maria Brewster. CONDITION In a cloth covered binding. Externally, sound with wear to extremities, especially head and tail of spine. Slight straining to front hinge. Internally, both free endpapers missing. Otherwise, generally firmly bound and generally bright. Children's pencil marks to both pastedowns, as well as slight ink marks. Occasional marks throughout. Overall Condition: Good Only GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Subject: None
Topic: Novels
Original/Facsimile: Original
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Thomas Constable and Co
Special Attributes: None
Place of Publication: London
Year Printed: 1854
Author: Margaret Maria Brewster
Language: English
Illustrator: None
