Name Domestic
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Titles in this category include household management, cookery, midwifery, etiquette etc.

Titles

Displaying 76–100 of 477

ID Title Author Firms (City) Date Edition
23891 A present for a servant-maid: or, the sure means of gaining love and esteem. Under the following heads. Observance. Avoiding sloth. Sluttishness. Staying on Errands. Telling Family Affairs. Secrets among Fellow-Servants. Entring into their Quarrels. Tale-Bearing. Being an Eye-Servant. Carelessness of Children. Of Fire, Candle, Thieves. New Acquaintance. Fortune-Tellers. Giving saucy Answers. Liquorishness. Apeing the Fashion. Dishonesty. The Market Penny. Delaying to give Change. Giving away Victuals. Bringing in Chair-Women, Wasting Victuals Quarrels with Fellow-Servants. Behaviour to the Sick. Hearing Things against a Master or Mistress. Being too free with Men Servants. Conduct toward Apprentices. Mispending Time. Publick Shews. Vails. Giving Advice too freely. Chastity. Temptations from the Master. If a single Man. If a married Man. If from the Master's Son. If from Gentle men Lodgers. To which are Added, Directions for going to Market, Also. For Dressing any Common Dish, whether Flesh, Fish, or Fowl. With some Rules for Washing, &c. The Whole calculated for making both the Mistress and the Maid happy. Haywood , Eliza
Thomas Gardner (London)
1743
23222 A present for a servant-maid. Or, the sure means of gaining love and esteem. Under the following heads: observance. Avoiding sloth ... With some rules for washing, &c. ... Haywood , Eliza
George Faulkner I [Essex Street] (Dublin)
1743
23931 A present for a servant-maid. Or, the sure means of gaining love and esteem. Under the following heads: observance. Avoiding sloth. Sluttishness. Staying on Errands. Telling Family Affairs. Secrets among Fellow-Servants. Entering into their Quarrels. Tale-Bearing. Being an Eye-Servant. Carelesness of Children. Of Fire, Candle, Thieves. New Acquaintance. Fortune-Tellers. Giving saucy Answers. Liquorishness. Apeing the Fashion. Dishonesty. The Market-Penny. Delaying to give Change. Giving away Victuals. Bringing in Chair-Women. Wasting Victuals. Quarrels with Fellow-Servants. Behaviour to the Sick. Hearing Things against a Master or Mistress. Being too free with Men-Servants. Conduct towards Apprentices. Mispending Time. Publick Shews. Vails. Giving Advice too freely. Chastity. Temptations from the Master. If a single Man. If a married Man. If from the Master's Son. If from Gentlemen Lodgers. To which are added, Directions for going to Market: Also, For Dressing any Common Dish, whether Flesh, Fish or Fowl. With some Rules for Washing, &c. The whole calculated for making both the Mistress and the Maid happy. Unknown , [Woman]
George Faulkner I [Essex Street] (Dublin)
1744
3035 A present for women addicted to drinking. Adapted to all the different stations of life, from a lady of quality to a common servant. Unknown , [Woman]
William Owen (London)
1750
3017 A saving of thirty pounds per cent. by a new method of cookery. Melroe , Eliza
s.n. [sine nomine]
1797
25012 A scheme for, an effectual method to prevent the exportation of wooll. By Richard Carter, and Peter Ellers. June 20. 1713. Carter , Richard
Ellers , Peter
1713
15386 A Series of letters on courtship and marriage. To which are added, Witherspoon's letters on marriage.-- Mrs. Piozzi's letter to a gentleman newly married.-- Swift's letter to a newly married lady.-- Marriage, a vision, by Cotton.-- Nugent's epistle to a lady. Piozzi , Hester Lynch Thrale
Cotton , Nathaniel
Franklin , Benjamin
Swift , Jonathan
Witherspoon , John
Nugent , Mr.
1796
15388 A Series of letters on courtship and marriage. : To which are added, Witherspoon's Letters on marriage.--Swift's Letter to a newly married lady. Mrs. Piozzi's Letter to a gentleman newly married, &c. &c. Piozzi , Hester Lynch Thrale
Cotton , Nathaniel
Franklin , Benjamin
Swift , Jonathan
Witherspoon , John
Nugent , Mr.
1806
15387 A Series of letters on courtship and marriage. : To which are added. Witherspoon's Letters on marriage.--Swift's Letter to a newly married lady, Mr. Piozzi's Letter to a gentleman newly married, &c. &c. Piozzi , Hester Lynch Thrale
Cotton , Nathaniel
Franklin , Benjamin
Swift , Jonathan
Witherspoon , John
Nugent , Mr.
Ashbel Stoddard (Hudson, NY)
1804
15385 A Series of letters on courtship and marriage. To which are added, Witherspoon's letters on marriage.-- Mrs. Piozzi's letter to a gentleman newly married.-- Swift's letter to a newly married lady, &c. &c. Piozzi , Hester Lynch Thrale
Swift , Jonathan
Witherspoon , John
Franklin , Benjamin
Cotton , Nathaniel
Nugent , Mr.
Cornelius Davis [No. 94 Water Street] (New York City)
1798
16225 A Series of Letters on Courtship and Marriage. To Which are Added, Witherspoon's Letters on Marriage.—Mrs. Piozzi's Letter to a Gentleman Newly Married.—Swift's Letter to a Newly Married Lady, &c. &c. Franklin , Benjamin
Craggs-Nugent , Robert
Piozzi , Hester Lynch Thrale
Cotton , Nathaniel
Swift , Jonathan
Witherspoon , John
Cornelius Davis [No. 94 Water Street] (New York City)
1798
16226 A Series of letters on courtship and marriage. To which are added, Witherspoon's letters on marriage.—Mrs. Piozzi's letter to a gentleman newly married.—Swift's letter to a newly married lady.—Marriage, a vision, by Cotton.—Nugent's epistle to a lady. Craggs-Nugent , Robert
Piozzi , Hester Lynch Thrale
Cotton , Nathaniel
Franklin , Benjamin
Swift , Jonathan
Witherspoon , John
1796
16227 A Series of Letters on Courtship and Marriage. To Which are Added, Witherspoon's Letters on Marriage.—Mrs. Piozzi's Letter to a Gentleman Newly Married.—Swift's Letter to a Newly Married Lady.—Marriage, a Vision, by Cotton.—Nugent's Epistle to a Lady. Craggs-Nugent , Robert
Piozzi , Hester Lynch Thrale
Cotton , Nathaniel
Franklin , Benjamin
Witherspoon , John
1796
16229 A Series of Letters on Courtship and Marriage. To Which are Added, Witherspoon's Letters on Marriage.—Swift's Letter to a Newly Married Lady. Mrs. Piozzi's Letter to a Gentleman Newly Married, &c. &c. Franklin , Benjamin
Witherspoon , John
Swift , Jonathan
Piozzi , Hester Lynch Thrale
Cotton , Nathaniel
1806
16228 A Series of Letters on Courtship and Marriage. To Which are Added. Witherspoon's Letters on Marriage.—Swift's Letter to a Newly Married Lady, Mr. Piozzi's Letter to a Gentleman Newly Married, &c. &c. Franklin , Benjamin
Witherspoon , John
Swift , Jonathan
Piozzi , Hester Lynch Thrale
Cotton , Nathaniel
Craggs-Nugent , Robert
1804
23254 A serious proposal to the ladies, for the advancement of their true and greatest interest. In two parts. By a lover of her sex. Astell , Mary
Richard Wilkin (London)
1697
3281 A treatise on the art of midwifery. Setting forth various abuses therein, especially as to the practice with instruments: the whole serving to put all rational inquirers in a fair way of very safely forming their own judgment upon the question; which it is best to employ, in cases of pregnancy and lying-in, a man-midwife; or, a midwife. By Mrs. Elizabeth Nihell, professed midwife. Nihell , Elizabeth
A. Morley (London)
1760
23114 A True Gentlewomans Delight. Wherein is Contained all manner of cookery: Together with Preserving, Conserving, Drying, and Candying. Very necessary for all ladies, and gentlewomen. Published by W. J. gent. Grey , Elizabeth
Henry Mortlock (London)
1707
19818 American cookery, or The art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables, and the best modes of making pastes, puffs, pies, tarts, puddings, custards, and preserves, and all kinds of cakes, from the imperial plum to plain cake. Adapted to this country, and all grades of life. By Amelia Simmons, an American orphan. Simmons , Amelia
Wright, Goodenow, and Stockwell (New York)
1808
19823 American cookery, or, The art of dressing viands, fish, poultry and vegetables, and the best modes of making puff-pastes, pies, tarts, puddings, custards and preserves. And all kinds of cakes, from the imperial plumb to plain cake. Adapted to this country and all grades of life. By Amelia Simmons, an American orphan. The fourth edition. Simmons , Amelia
Putnam & Clark (Zanesville)
1816 The fourth edition.
19814 American cookery, or, The art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables, and the best mode of making puff-pastes, pies, tarts, puddings, custards, and preserves. And all kinds of cakes, from the imperial plumb, to plain cake. Adapted to this country, and all grades of life. By an American orphan. Simmons , Amelia
Paraclete Potter (Poughkeepsie)
1815
19813 American cookery, or, The art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables. And the best mode of making puff-pastes, pies, tarts, puddings, custards, and preserves. And all kinds of cakes, from the imperial plumb, to plain cake. Adapted to this country and all grades of life. By an American orphan. Simmons , Amelia
William Fessenden (Brattleboro)
1814
19811 American cookery: or The art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, & vegetables, and the best mode of making puff-pastes, pies, tarts, puddings, custards, and preserves. And all kinds of cakes, from the imperial plumb to plain cake. Adapted to this country, and all grades of life. By Amelia Simmons, an American orphan. Simmons , Amelia
Charles R. and George Webster (Stoke Albany)
1804
19821 American cookery: or The art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables. And the best modes of making puff-pastes, pies, tarts, puddings, custards and preserves, and all kinds of cakes, from the imperial plum, to plain cake. Adapted to this country and all grades of life. By an American orphan. Simmons , Amelia
John Holbrook (Brattleboro)
1819
19815 American cookery: or, The art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables. And the best mode of making puff pastes, pies, tarts, puddings, custards and preserves. And all kinds of cakes, from the imperial plumb to plain cake. Adapted to this country and all grades of life. By an American orphan. Simmons , Amelia
Elijah Brooks (Walpole)
1812