Home comforts : the art and science of keeping house /
Cheryl Mendelson ; illustrations by Harry Bates.
- New York, NY : Scribner, c1999.
- x, 884 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [847]-855) and index.
Ranging from suggestions for the care of musical instruments to maintaining home safety, a celebration of and guide to the finer points of home-keeping offers a contemporary, creative, and positive take on a traditional subject.