The New York Receipt Book. Adapted from the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York
No Place: No Publisher. Wraps. Good. Item #006446
ISBN: noisbn
No publisher, place or date. Presumed circa 1883, based on the calendar/almanac date in the interior. Illustrated wraps, with a picture of a woman on a rock about to dive into the water (captioned The Diver), with the rear wrap depicting a girl in winter clothes (captioned One of the Children who took Castoria). Small hole with string through it at the upper left corner. 32 pp. A promotional booklet for various elixirs and cures, including Castoria, Centaur Liniment, and Dr. Wei De Meyer's Catarrh Cure. Interspersed among the testimonials for these products are recipes for various breads, pies, salads, meat dishes, etc. GOOD condition. Lower left corner chewed, with a small triangular piece missing from the booklet. Minor chewing along the spine edge. General fading and minor creasing to the wraps. Minor soiling. Notation on the upper front cover erased by previous owner, leaving a small area of fading. Interior darkened, with a small stain present on a few pages.
Price: $40.00