Author: HARLAND, MARION; ILLUSTRATED BY R. EMMETT OWN
Title: THE DISTRACTIONS OF MARTHA
Description: Charles Scribner's Sons Scribners], 1906. [. 1906. Hardcover . Hardback, 12mo, appx 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches, white/light blue titles and illustrations on brown cloth, x + 223 pages, About VG/no dj. FFEP absent, o/w quite a very nice copy that's clean inside and out. Exterior: light rubbing and bumping at ends and corners, cover illustration reamins very nice, but small decorative element on spine is partially rubbed. 10 illustrations (plates on glossy stock) incl. frontis (a lot of kitchen scenes). Theme seems to be a perhaps newlywed couple, the husband commutes, the wife prepares a dinner, they entertain. The invitation, including menu, are included in the text. Two other menus show up in the text, as well. Scarce title. Very Good.

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