Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts

Arnold James Cooley; Richard V. Tuson

Published by J. &. A. Churchill, London, 1880

A smart copy of Cooley's comprehensive presentation of practical receipts across a wide range of subjects. Complete in two volumes.An expansive work of "practical receipts", offering advice and hints on a wide range of subjects and issues in the arts, manufactures, professions, and trades, as well as in medicine, pharmacy, hygiene, and domestic economy. A useful Victorian reference work.With the occasional in-text engraving throughout.By James Arnold Cooley, revised and enlarged by Richard V. Tuson.The sixth edition.Bookplate of John Fuller to the front paste downs. Bookplate of Martin & Pamela Finch to the recto of the front endpapers. The Finch couple founded Matthew Finch Design Consultants Limited, a graphics group which specialised in in design for print and publishing. They opened an antiquarian bookshop, Wadard Books, in 2001. Rebound in a quarter cloth binding with marbled paper to the boards, with the original calf spines restored. Externally, smart. Original spines are rubbed. Bookplate to the front paste downs and to the recto of the front endpapers. Endpapers are renewed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Head of the title pages have been excised. Tidemark to Volume II, from pages 1617 to 1796. Very Good Indeed. Seller Inventory # 965P57

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts
Publisher: J. &. A. Churchill, London
Publication Date: 1880
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: Not Stated
Condition: Very Good Indeed
Book Type: book