AUTOGRAPH RECIPES.
Boston: L. Prang & Co., (1888). 1st Edition. Unpaginated, though ~ 250 pp. Tinted frontispiece. 16 chromolithographed divisional title leaves, followed by a lithographed leaf of text [poetry]. Oblong format: 6-7/8" x 9-1/2". Tan linen cloth binding with color printed spine & boards. Marbled edges. Modest shelfwear. Small label removal abrasions to fixed endpapers; light gutter break. 5 signed, mss recipes entered herein. A VG - VG+ copy. Item #43842
A mostly blank recipe book adorned with Prang's exquisite chromolithographs. Each recipe signed by a different author; most in a contemporary hand and/or dated (1891) save the final recipe, dated 1920. Recipes include: Sausages, Tutti Frutti, Oil Pickle, Snow Pudding, and Dandelion Wine.
Somewhat scarce, with OCLC listing but 5 institutional holdings.
Price: $425.00