Henry's Cook Book and Household Companion

New York, New York: John F. Henry & Co, 1882. Fair. Toning, dust soiling, short tears, including larger open tear to lower wrapper. Modern repairs.. A book of recipes marketing patent medicines to families, specifically housewives in search of effective family medicines for ailments ranging from consumption to scrofula. Includes interesting or helpful content such as populations of U.S. States and Territories, legal rates of interest in different states, amusing illustrations, and a calendar for the year 1882-1883. An interesting window into how patent medicine suppliers marketed their products to American housewives in the early 1880s. Single vol. (6.5" by 5"), pp. [32], illus., in original color illus. wrps with attractive wood engraving of cornucopia on upper cover.