The New Family Receipt-Book, Containing Seven Hundred Truly Valuable Receipts in Various Branches of Domestic Economy

(RUNDELL, Maria, E.K.)

John Murray, 1837

1837 printing. Bound in publisher's green cloth. Gilt lettering. Hardcover. Generally clean. Minor spotting. Scattered underlining and markings. Boards splitting from spine. An all-inclusive household manual, filled with what seems to be very helpful receipts, and some of a dubious nature. Subjects covered include: to purify infectious air in a room; to discharge grease from leather; turnip syrup for a cold or affection of the lungs; to know whether a dog is mad or not. 517 p.; 18 cm.