Vintage 1951 “The Bride’s Encyclopedia” First Edition from the Fifties
What a rare and interesting find. Top drawer! This hardcover, First Edition of “The Bride’s Encyclopedia” was printed in 1951 by Crown Publishers. Take a walk down memory lane, learn a bit about how things were, as well as tips that are still useful today.
Sections included are
Etiquette for the Newly Married
The New Hostess Entertains
Parties and Games
Budgeting for Happiness
Interior Decorating for Now and Later
Kitchen Layouts and Equipment
Good Hints for Good Housekeeping
Food Facts
Flowers and House Plants
Sewing for Your House and Wardrobe
Home Nursing and First Aid
Beauty and Charm
Exert from the inside dust jacket flap:
“ Edited by Dorothy Sara with Seventeen Homemaking Experts. Hundreds of Illustrations. Every bride and newly married woman, no matter how well prepared by background and training, needs advice about the new problems and responsibilities which will confront her”
“THE BRIDE’S ENCYCLOPEDIA is a rich storehouse of information written with grace and economy, covering every important subject, from beauty care to the most minute details of etiquette, party giving, interior decorating, budgeting, and excellent cooking and household hints, with complete lists of necessary equipment.”
Manufacturer: Crown Publishers
Markings: Copyright, 1951 by Crown Publishers, Inc.
Condition: Very Good Vintage Condition. Dust cover: Intact. Tears and folding along spine, top and bottom edges. Wear on side edges.
Book: Wear on cover edges, tear on top part of spine cover. Yellowing to interior pages.
Dimensions:
book: 8.6 in high x 5.75 in wide x 1.5 in long
Item Weight: 1 pound, 2 ounce
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