Colonial Kitchens, Their Furnishings, and Their Gardens; The First Definitive Account Based on Settlers Journals and Travelers' Diaries
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1972. Hardcover. 346 pages. 26 x 18 cm. A fascinating, highly readable, authentic account of colonial kitchens and their gardens as they developed through almost two centuries, the source material coming from the author's own collection of early Americana: books written during the colonial period; manuscript recipes for medicines, dyes, wines, and food; public records and documents; prints, pamphlets, and broadsides. Extensive illustrations - more than 300. Illustrations by Katherine Hickish. Pages lightly toned. Boards clean. Dust wrapper chipped with 5 cm. loss to spine and tape on cover. Covered in protective mylar. Brown boards and cloth spine. Very good, in good dust wrapper. Item #4305
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