THE OLD MAN WHO LIVED IN A WOOD

by T. Butler-Stoney

$200 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

London: George Allen, 1902. Amusing Edwardian-era role reversal picture book, in which a husband and wife try each other's labors for a day. Very good. Item #19546 A fun turn-of-the-century take on what would become a classic sitcom trope of the postwar period: the working husband and homemaker wife each underestimate the labor involved in each other's roles, discovering a new appreciation for them after a day in their

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