Mrs. Cornelius

The Young Housekeeper’s Friend. Revised and Enlarged. 1871

Boston: Thompson, Brown, & Co, 1871. Third Edition. Green cloth with gold and black embossed covers.
12mo. [7.75 x 5.25 inches]
312pp.
[English]
Very Good. Mrs. Cornelius
The Young Housekeeper’s Friend. Revised and Enlarged.
Publisher: Boston: Thompson, Brown, & Co.
12mo. [7.75 x 5.25 inches]
312pp.
[English]
Very Good

A nineteenth-century American domestic guide written to assist young women in managing the responsibilities of running a household. The work focuses largely on practical cookery and household management, offering recipes and advice intended for everyday domestic life. First published in the mid-nineteenth century, the book became a widely used guide for home cooking and housekeeping and reflects the practical domestic instruction common in American household manuals of the period.

Bound in deep green cloth with black and gold embossed decoration to the covers and spine.

It is in Very Good condition. The binding shows some shelf wear with bumped corners and a slight lean. The pages are mostly clean with only occasional foxing. Very Good. Item #115

Price: $60.00