Elizabeth Craig — Modern Housekeeping

Sussex, Stapley, Harrison & Watson Ltd. 1937. First edition. Paperback. A first edition copy of this very scarce guide to modern housekeeping from Scottish journalist and home economist Elizabeth Craig. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with eight in-text images. A charming and helpful guide to housekeeping, with reference to modern tools and technologies now available to assist the housewife. This work includes chapters on making easier housework, keeping down the shopping bill, the family budget, having people in, and more. Written by Elizabeth Josephine Craig, a Scottish journalist, home economist and a notable author on cookery. With publisher's advertisements to the front and rear of the text. In the original card wraps. Externally, smart with light wear and bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with minor age toning to the extremities. Previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper and a contemporary ink inscription to the title page. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .