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Washington, D.C. United States Department of Agriculture, leaflet no. 48, 1929. Octavo (9" x 6"), two sheets folded vertically forming 8 pages, illustrated.
Edge wear including nicks & tiny losses, some creasing, lightly soiled, otherwise good or better.
Presents 16 recipes for all manner of enticing reindeer preparations including roasts, stews, & even three mouth-watering liver dishes.
"The reindeer herds of Alaska, introduced by Government agencies to supply food for the natives, have now developed until their keeping is looked upon as the most, practical agricultural industry of Alaska … These herds now furnish not only a large proportion of Alaska's meat supply but also increasing quantities for export. Marketed first in the Northwest, then on transcontinental trains and in metropolitan hotels, now, under improved refrigeration facilities and methods of handling, reindeer meat is being more generally distributed, and housewives are asking for information as to its use. In order to advise them… Read More

Scranton, Pennsylvania: Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences, (1933 - 1938). Later printings. Octavos (8" x 5.25"), variously paginated, illustrated throughout. Publisher's black fabricoid over flexible boards lettered in gilt on the spines & embossed in blind on the upper covers.
Moderately rubbed, brief edge wear, one volume with faint dampstain at the upper margin pervasive throughout & small tissue repair at the verso of the title page, text a bit toned, occasional brief pencil annotations in the margins, generally very good or better.
Includes: Harmony in Dress; Underwear and Lingerie; Children's and Maternity Garments; Principles of Tailoring; Decorative Stiches and Trimmings; Home Sewing; Tailored Garments; Dressmaking, Trimming, Finishing; First Steps in Dressmaking; & Cutting and Fitting.
The Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences was founded by Mary Boone Picken 1n 1914. Ms. Picken, an authority on dress, fabric, design, and sewing, wrote 96 books on the subject.