From ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A. Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
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The Art of Confectionery: with Various Methods of Preserving Fruit Juices; The Preparation of Jams and Jellies; Fruit and other Syrups; Summer Beverages; and Directions for Making Dessert Cakes. Also Different Methods of Making Ice Cream, Sherbet, Etc. J.E. Tilton & Company, Boston, 1866, 346 pp, pictorial cloth, 8 x 5.5 , 8vo. In good condition. Light wear to extremities with minor scuffing at edges. Slight fraying at corners and ends with minor abrasions over surface of cloth. Gilt bright and clean on front board. Spine slightly faded with rubbing to gilt lettering. End papers clean, free of ownership. Internally good with light toning and minor instances of foxing. Rear signature affected by dampness exposure (no staining), rippling at margins as a result. Binding tight and intact. Free of known marginalia. Please see photos. Early edition, possibly the second. Scarce cookery manual for desserts with familiar favorites from strawberry water ice, fruits cakes, sugar icing, to unusual confections like Health-Drops . Health-Drops are featured on page 67 Pound and sift six grains of musk, half a drachm of cloves, six grains of ambergris, six grains of saffron, eighteen grams of mace, half a crack of storax-calamite, and eighteen grains of nutmeg. As the amber, musk, and storax are resinous, they require to be pulverized with a little sugar. Make the whole into a paste with half a pound of sugar, and enough gum tragacanth to give it a sufficient consistency. When the whole has been thoroughly mixed, cut the paste into small round pieces, weighing about a drachm each, four of which can be taken every day. These pastilles facilitate digestion, create an appetite, and are excellent for persons suffering from debility. Unusual to say the least!. Seller Inventory # COLN1866ADFX
Title: The Art of Confectionery: with Various ...
Publisher: J.E. Tilton & Company
Publication Date: 1866
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
346pp. 8vo. First Edition. First Edition. 346pp. 8vo. Bitting p. 518 Publisher's green beveled cloth. gilt chafing dish on upper cover. Seller Inventory # 369719
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Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. First Edition. From title page, "These receipts are from the best New York, Philadelphia, and Boston confectioners, and include a large number from the French and other foreign nations." 346 pages; publisher's binding in green cloth, beveled edges. Discoloration on the center of the spine, perhaps from label removal. End paper glued. Very good clean copy. Seller Inventory # 13144
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Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
8vo. First Edition. First Edition. 8vo. Bitting p. 518 Publisher's green cloth. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 369716
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