Ladies' indispensable assistant. Being a companion for the sister, mother, and wife. Containing more information for the price than any other work upon the subject. . best directions for the behavior and etiquette of ladies and gentlemem, ladies' toliette table, directions for managing canary birds, also, safe directions for the management of children; . a great variety of valuable recipes, forming a complete system of family medicine. Thus enabling each person to become his or her own physician: to which is added one of the best systems of cookery ever published; many of these recipes are entirely new and should be in the possession of every person in the land

Published by Published at 128 Nassau-Street, New York, 1853

About this Item

8vo, pp. [10], 7-72, 7-48, 121-138; original blind-stamped brown cloth; gilt ornament on upper cover; spine cloth missing; extremities rubbed and worn; spine perished; light foxing; otherwise good and sound. Apparently, a composite volume of three different texts from past publications. A large portion of the text is comprised of instructions for homeopathic remedies, as well as an index describing the medicinal properties of various items found in nature.

Seller Inventory # 57013

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ladies' indispensable assistant. Being a companion for the sister, mother, and wife. Containing more information for the price than any other work upon the subject. . best directions for the behavior and etiquette of ladies and gentlemem, ladies' toliette table, directions for managing canary birds, also, safe directions for the management of children; . a great variety of valuable recipes, forming a complete system of family medicine. Thus enabling each person to become his or her own ...
• Publisher: Published at 128 Nassau-Street, New York
• Publication Date: 1853
• Seller catalogs:
  • Medicine
  • Americana
  • Natural History