This rare book, "New American Book of Cookery and Housekeeper's Assistant" was written by H.R. Skinner, M.D. and published by J.B. Hall, Boston, 1850, First Edition. It measures 6-1/2" by 4-1/2" and has a paper cover.
The complete title: The American Book of Cookery: Containing More Than 500 Receipts in Every Variety of Cookery, Never before Published. Together with a Family Cleanser and Dyer; Being a Complete Treatise on the Art of Cleaning and Dying Clothing and Goods of Every Description; Adapted to the Use of Families. Also, a New Theory and Practice of Family Medicine, Never before Offered to the Public, the Receipts of Which Cost More Than $500; and the New Mode of Washing, with Receipts for Making the Popular Washing Fluids Now in Use, and Sold at a High Price.
Illustrated paper wraps, 110 pages. The paper wrap was detached and has been taped in three spots. Some of the pages are pulling away, but still connected by the binding. Light water stains on the back cover. There is no writing or marks.
This book would normally sell for about $400 if the cover was not taped. It is quite rare and a "must-have" for the cookbook collector.
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