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Cottage Economy: Cottage Economy: Cottage Economy:

COBBETT, William. Cottage Economy: containing information relative to the brewing of beer, making of bread, keeping of cows, pigs, bees, ewes, goats, poultry and rabbits, and relative to other matters deemed useful in the conducting of the affairs of a Labourer's family. 12mo. Printed & published by C. Clement. 1822
Engr. plate showing Needham & Co.'s Patent Brewing Machine, 2pp ads following the end of Part VI, included in the pagination. Untrimmed, & bound from the parts in contemp. purple wrappers, lettered in ms. on front wrapper; spine defective but stitching holding, small tear to lower corner of front wrapper, wrappers sl. affected by damp. Contemp. signatures of John & Chris Tanner. A fragile but decent unsophisticated copy in custom-made fold-over box, scarlet morocco spine.

¶Pearl 115. With title at head of each part in italic, and the imprint below. Cobbett's classic and much reprinted guide to self-sufficiency, published in seven parts between August 1821 and March 1822.
Stock #80785
£225


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