SUSANNA WHATMAN: Her Housekeeping Book.
Cambridge, 1952. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2. Frontis portrait, vii, 40 pages. Illustrated with 14 engravings by Lawrence Josset; all tissue guards present. Pebbled cloth, inlaid cloth label on upper cover. Lightly rubbed, near fine. Item #16118
Mrs. Whatman's detailed notes are a guide book a well-ordered 18th c. English home. Whatman was the second wife of James Balston, papermaker. Cambridge Christmas Book, one of 250 copies on Whatman handmade paper.
Price: $85.00
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