Dick's Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes.... or How They Did it in the 1870's by Dick, William B.; Handsfield, Leicester and Harriet - 1975

New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1975. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Dick, William B.; Handsfield, Leicester and Harriet : Dick's Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes.... or How They Did it in the 1870's. New York : Funk and Wagnalls, [1975]. Second printing. Size is quarto (4vo), 10.25"/26cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's brown cloth spine/red lettering, and brown paper boards. Glossy color pictorial dust jacket. Plain cream endpapers. [vi] pp prelim material, [1-9], 10-607, [608-614] blank. 1975 edition special notice; original preface, authorities quoted and consulted, contents, the encyclopedia; index. Tables, b&w illus. Condition notes: A very good second printing of the 1975 reissue: light soiling to edges, slight warp to rear board, light sun-fading to spine ends; else sharp, solid, unmarked. Unclipped dustjacket shows numerous small closed tears, fraying at folds. From Alchoholmetry through Acetimetry, Brewing, Perfumery, Glue, Sealing Wax, Boiler Incrustations, Tooth Powders, Hair Dyes, and how to marble the endpapers of your handmade book - it's all here - pick up a copy before the lights go out :). We personally inspect every book we offer.