Household Books Published in Britain
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Longman's domestic economy readers
By LONGMANS
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1444.1
Longman's domestic economy readers / standard IV. New impression.
1901
17.5 x 12.0 cm Pp [i-iv] 1-210 frontis, 14 full-page illus illus
GB: LB *OPo(F)
This is a simply written textbook intended for younger pupils. The frontispiece is entitled "A lesson in laying the table' and shows an attentive class of girls watching a practical demonstration. Other illustrations show the interiors of a weaving shed and a cotton mill.
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1444.2
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Longman's domestic economy readers / standard V.
1896
18.0 x 12.0 cm Pp [iii-v] vi [vii-viii] 1-230, [i-ii] publ ads frontis, 7 full-page illus, illus
GB: LB *OPo(F)
The format of this textbook is unusual, with the lessons narrated as if given by "Miss Neville', the teacher, to her adoring class. The frontispiece is entitled "A nurse and sick child'.