Home Cleaning Book Bundle
Updated October 20, 2026
| Lot number | 78 |
| Auction | Media: Books, Movies and Music_2 |
| Date | October 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | How Two Live LLC |
| Location | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania |
This is collection of vintage household reference bundle. Both are practical, money-saving household guides. Overall Good vintage used condition with bindings intact and no obvious writing or highlighting and bindings are intact. This bundle includes: 1. Consumer Reports: How to Clean Practically Anything, The Editors of Consumer Reports. Softcover household reference guide published by Consumer Reports. The copyright page identifies this copy as the Fifth Edition, May 2002. The cover highlights stain-removal charts and hundreds of time-saving cleaning solutions. A practical A-to-Z guide covering how to clean more than 200 household items and materials. Topics include stain removal from fabrics, upholstery, carpets and floors; choosing appropriate cleaning agents; laundry; flooring; fire and flood damage; and numerous everyday cleaning situations. It is designed as a quick-reference household manual. Good used condition. Binding is secure and pages are clean and readable. There is moderate shelf and handling wear, including rubbing and small scuffs to the covers, worn and creased corners and edges, and more noticeable wear at the lower spine corner. Page edges have light discoloration and handling marks. No obvious writing, highlighting, major tears, or missing pages. 2. The Nontoxic Home: Protecting Yourself and Your Family from Everyday Toxics and Health Hazards by Debra Lynn Dadd. Vintage softcover published by Jeremy P. Tarcher and distributed by St. Martin's Press. Copyright 1986 by Debra Lynn Dadd. ISBN 0-87477-401-2. The number line shown is 10 9 8 7 6 5, indicating this is a later printing rather than a first printing. A consumer-oriented guide to reducing exposure to potentially hazardous substances in the home. It discusses cleaning products, pesticides, plastics, cookware, food additives, cosmetics and hygiene products, secondhand smoke, building materials and other everyday household products. The author offers alternatives intended to reduce exposure to chemicals and environmental hazards. Because the book dates from 1986, its health and toxicology recommendations should be regarded as period information rather than current medical or safety guidance. Good used condition. Binding is sound and the interior pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show moderate age and shelf wear with rubbing, scuffing, edge and corner wear, small creases and some discoloration and soiling. Page edges have noticeable age toning and light staining/spotting. No major interior damage, writing or highlighting is apparent.
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