Antique 1891 Cookery Book Dining Room and Kitchen Grace Townsend First Edition Hardcover 1212CV

Up for sale is a scarce, genuine 1891 First Edition of Dining Room and Kitchen: An Economical Guide in Practical Housekeeping for the American Housewife by Mrs. Grace Townsend. Published by L. P.

Miller & Co. (Chicago, Philadelphia, and Stockton), this heavy Victorian-era manual is a fantastic window into late 19th-century domestic life and culinary history.

This sought-after book covers traditional prose-style recipes for everything from everyday soups, meats, and baking to wild game like squirrel and bear. It also serves as a complete household management guide for the era.