Antique Cook Book 1880 Cookbook American Miss E. Neil

Every Day Cook Book And Family Compendium, c 1880, published by The American News Company, New York, and written by Miss E. Neil. Cook book is in very good conditon firm, tight, together, cover is bright and unfaded but the book was wrapped in newspaper to protect it and some newspaper is clinging to the cover. It's a hard to find cook book and a grand reference to cooking and house keeping and domestic economy in the second half of the 19th century. This is a very in depth cook book as it includes info on housekeeping, kitchen furnishing, household management, household memoranda, piece rags, dusters, kitchen holders, paper and string, mending, rainy days, packing away summer or winter clothing, cleaning, sheets, pay as you go, how to clear a table, hints on economy, rules for eating, the use of fuel, kitchen ranges, grate fires, soups, meat, fish, fowl, vegetables and all the other types of recipes cooked by the housewife of 1880. Size is 5" by 7 3/4" by 316. The page edges on all three sides are color marbled. Shipped boxed and padded to protect this ancient book. Handling is free but the handling charge covers insurance and tracking. Our items are old / antique / used / vintage / pre owned / recycled, they are NOT NEW. They will have a patina of use, years, dust, wear, and occasionally abuse, they are NOT NEW. Please study the photos carefully, read the descriptions and EMAIL ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING. If you understand on what you are bidding, you will be pleased to win this auction. Returns only if item is materially NOT as described and pictured. Statements like, "It's not what I thought." or "It's not what I expected." are not grounds for return. Please check our feedback to see what previous buyers have said about shipping, packing and item descriptions. WE LOVE HAPPY BUYERS! Don't you just LOVE ebay too? If you should bid and not pay, a small doll will be constructed in your image and pins will be stuck in it. Accept paypal, or US dollars or Euros on pick up in Pompton Plains, NJ Buyer pays shipping. Karen