Universal Recipe Book. Containing Recipes Valuable to Every Tradesman, Artist, Merchant, and Lady. Also many new and highly valuable recipes never before published, some of which have been sold as high as one thousand dollars and upwards

Harper, H.W.

Published by Geo. B. Oakes and Company, Boston, 1869

About this Item

6.75 x 4.5", 292 pp, in original brown cloth with title stamped in gilt on upper board. Silverfish damage to cloth, well rubbed at corners and spine ends, one gathering partially spring. Good. Early ownership signature of Robert Walton, Spiceland, Indiana, on front free endpaper. Not a traditional cookbook, this interesting compendium includes recipes for ketchups and jellies; household cleaners; paints and varnishes; hair dyes and perfumes; and remedies for common illnesses, as well as instructions for the right way to perform a wide range of tasks, such as preserving fruit, eggs, and meat; etching glass for signs; waterproofing leather; rendering putrid water sweet; propagating fruit trees, and much more. Seller Inventory # 23421

Bibliographic Details

Title: Universal Recipe Book. Containing Recipes ...

Publisher: Geo. B. Oakes and Company, Boston

Publication Date: 1869

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: First Edition.