The Family Doctor, or Guide to Health: Containing a Brief Description of the General Causes, Symptoms, and Cure of Diseases; with an Appendix, Showing the Medical Properties of Many Useful Roots and Herbs, Together with 100 Valuable Recipes
by Skinner, H. B
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Kanab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
H. B. Skinner, Boston, 1844 A very good copy of the 14th edition. Brown cloth-covered boards, blind-stamped front and rear boards, gilt front board lettering, 7 x 4 3/8 inches, 56 pp. The recipes (pp.45-56) are divided into medicinal recipes, manufacturers' recipes, miscellaneous recipes, housewife's department, domestic cookery and sick cookery. Very good (mild foxing; binding strong). Scarce, especially in this condition and hardbound. (K062WST). Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Boojum and Snark Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4159
- Title
- The Family Doctor, or Guide to Health: Containing a Brief Description of the General Causes, Symptoms, and Cure of Diseases; with an Appendix, Showing the Medical Properties of Many Useful Roots and Herbs, Together with 100 Valuable Recipes
- Author
- Skinner, H. B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- H. B. Skinner, Boston
- Date Published
- 1844
- Keywords
- MEDICINE, DISEASES, CURES, ETIOLOGY, ROOTS, HERBS, COOKING, RECIPES
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- History;
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