"Housekeeping in Old Virginia: Containing Contributions from Two Hundred and Fifty of Virginia's Noted Housewives, Distinguished for Their Skill in the Culinary Art and Other Branches of Domestic Economy" by Marion Cabell Tyree. Exact facsimile of the 1879 edition reproduced by the Favorite Recipes Press, Louisville, Kentucky in 1965.

Hard boards, faux leather [shelf wear]; gilt decorations and lettering on front board and spine; 5.1/4" x 7.3/4"; name inside front cover, 375 pages, very good condition.

Interesting historical cookbook that gives you an idea of household customs in the 1800's. This book includes advertisements and remedies of the period. A good collage of American history.

"Virginia, or the Old Dominion, has always been famed for the style of her living. It is the object of the compiler of this book to bring within reach of every American housekeeper who may desire it, the domestic principles and practices of these famous Virginia homes. All that is here presented has been so thoroughly tested, and approved by so many of the best housekeepers in Virginia they will supply a long-felt and real need."

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