![Item #4200 [PHARMACY] [MANUSCRIPT] Pharmacist Notebook. Fred U. Cobb](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4200.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1715720965)
1888. Hardcover. 110 pages. 20 x 13 cm. A well ordered, indexed, hand written receipt book filled with remedies such as Bed Bug Poison, Tooth Ache Drops (Chloroform & Oil of Clove), Coca Wine, Ginger Ale, Colored Inks, Gonorrhea Mixture, and Fireworks (Red Fire & Green Fire). Includes the original..... More
Paris: Chez Corbet Ainé, 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. 696 pages. 17 x 10.5 cm. César Gardeton's New Dictionary of Households, Health, Cooking, and Economy reflects the growing interest in domestic science and public health during the early 19th century. It combines traditional knowledge with emerging (at the time) scientific understanding..... More
![Item #4520 [REPURPOSED] Book of Handwritten Farming and Health Recipes; Book written in:...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4520.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1738105822)
London: W. MARSHALL, c. 1910-1945. Leather_bound. 216 pages. (78 pages repurposed) 16 x 11 cm. This pocket book is a fine example of how everyday notebooks were reused or “repurposed” throughout the 19th century. In this instance, a determined hand filled its blank pages with practical knowledge essential to life..... More
London: John Murray, 1811. Second Edition. Hardcover. 440 pages. 16.5 x 10 cm. A comprehensive household manual, filled with what seems to be very helpful receipts and some of a dubious nature. Chapters filled with constructive advise on rearing livestock, making butter, brewing and the management of malt liquors, the..... More
London: The Adelphi, 1925. Hardcover. 60 pages. 20 x 15 cm. Limited edition 1 of 650 copies, #619. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Annotated in pencil. Introduction by George Saintsbury. Recipes and remedies compiled from one manuscript, kept within the family for many generations. Recipes include..... More
New York: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, 1979. Seventh edition. Hardcover. 48 pages. 26 x 20 cm. Beautifully illustrated with eighty-five different herbs - handsome reproductions of woodcuts from the fifteenth and sixteenth century herbals. Fascinating information about herbs - herbs for cooking, herbs for healing, sweet-smelling herbs for laying..... More
![Item #4193 [REMEDIES] [DOMESTIC SCIENCE] Come into the KITCHEN; A Collection of Tested Recipes...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4193.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1715634666)
Lynn, MA: Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., 1928. Staplebound. 32 pages. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Advertising booklet from the Lydia E. Pinkham Co. targeting women to convince them of the merits of their products: Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Herb Medicine, Pills for Constipation, and Sanative Wash. Lydia Estes Pinkham..... More
![Item #3670 [REMEDIES] [DOMESTIC SCIENCE] Neighborly Advice. Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3670.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1686224016)
Lynn, MA: Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., 1928. Staplebound. 32 pages. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Advertising booklet from the Lydia E. Pinkham Co. utilizing the concept of teaching household cleaning and advice while targeting women to convince them of the merits of their products: Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Herb..... More
![Item #4192 [REMEDIES] [DOMESTIC SCIENCE] Neighborly Advice. Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/images/noimage.png?auto=webp)
Lynn, MA: Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., 1928. Staplebound. 32 pages. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Advertising booklet from the Lydia E. Pinkham Co. utilizing the concept of teaching household cleaning and advice while targeting women to convince them of the merits of their products: Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Herb..... More
![Item #3668 [REMEDIES] [SEWING] Simplified Sewing. Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3668.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1686224016)
Lynn, MA: Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., 1928. Staplebound. 32 pages. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Advertising booklet from the Lydia E. Pinkham Co. utilizing the concept of teaching sewing techniques while targeting women to convince them of the merits of their products: Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Herb Medicine, Pills..... More
London: JOHN LANE: THE BODLEY HEAD, 1913. Second Edition. Hardcover. 212 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Laid in: One page of Elizabeth David's notes on various herbs and seeds. The Book of Herbs is a comprehensive guide to herbs, their cultivation..... More
London: The Medici Society, 1931. Second Edition. Hardcover. 312 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Reflecting on the historical significance of scent in gardens, the author explores the cultivation and uses of fragrant plants, emphasizing their aesthetic and practical values. It includes..... More
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1938. First Printing. Hardcover. 264 pages. 20 x 13.5 cm. A useful addition to any garden library. Filled with practical chapters on how to make an herb garden, the history and lore of herbs, each herbs properties and medicinal values, recipes for wine, jam, ketchups, syrups..... More