Cyclopedia of Valuable Receipts - A Treasure-House of Useful Knowledge For The Every-Day Wants of Life

Planet Publishing / W M Gribble, St Louis / Auckland, 1897. Brown cloth with maroon leather spine and corners. Cloth has some minor spotting, corners and spine ends are bumped and a bit frayed. 1204pp. Marbled page edges are age-darkened. Marbled e/p's. Some scattered foxing throughout. Overall, in remarkably good condition for a book of this size and age. Binding is tight and all pages present. No inscriptions. This is a heavy book so please check postage with bookseller.
Fascinating book full of all sorts of information. In 5 parts - Part 1 Health and Chemistry; Part 2 Domestic Life; Part 3 Farm Interests; Part 4 Mechanical Arts and Part 5 Recreations.