Lot 785:
Sold for £40 hammer
Estimate £50-£70
Raffald, Elizabeth - 'The Experienced English Housekeeper', published by Miller, Law and Cater, London, 1799, new edition, original leather boards, spine repaired, 4to, also James Drake 'The Picture of Birmingham', published Birmingham, 1825. (2)
Condition report
Raffald - covers are very worn, strip of canvas has been applied to repair spine. Split front and back, ink inscription to inside cover and previous owner's name Hannah Wood, 1813. Paper yellowed, some ghosting of illustrations, light foxing throughout and handling marks to edges of pages. Picture of Birmingham - spine missing, cover very dirty and torn with losses. Internally good and bright
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