Things My Mother Should Have Told Me by Brian Braithwaite

Things My Mother Should Have Told Me by Brian Braithwaite

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The fifth "Good Housekeeping" nostalgia book, compiled from the amusing and factual articles featured in the magazine during the 1920s and 1930s. Illustrated throughout with appropriate advertisements from the magazine, this book is full of household information, hints and tips from yesteryear.

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Things My Mother Should Have Told Me by Brian Braithwaite

The fifth "Good Housekeeping" nostalgia book, compiled from the amusing and factual articles featured in the magazine during the 1920s and 1930s. The household advice dispensed by the experts at "Good Housekeeping" ranges from the removal of grease spots from navy serge (using eucalyptus) and new uses for old hot water bottles, to the cleaning of lacquered brass and instructions for enamelling a bath. Illustrated throughout with appropriate advertisements from the magazine, this book is full of household information, hints and tips from yesteryear and a summary of the things every mother told her daughter.
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ISBN 13 9780852239841
ISBN 10 085223984X
Title Things My Mother Should Have Told Me
Author Brian Braithwaite
Series Good Housekeeping Nostalgia Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Ebury Publishing
Year published 1991-02-14
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.