The Young Woman's Companion: or, the Frugal Housewife. Containing the most approved methods of pickling, preserving, potting, collaring, confectionary, managing and colouring foreign wines and spirits, making English wines, compounds, &c., &c hunting nearly hallucinatory play of light

nearly hallucinatory play of light and color that makes brilliant use of the museum's famed rotunda and ocular skylight" - Roberta Smith

no hint of foxing or any other defects

marbled pastedowns and page edges

thus he opines on pilgrims

but colours vivid and spine unfaded

The Young Woman's Companion: or, the Frugal Housewife. Containing the most approved methods of pickling, preserving, potting, collaring, confectionary, managing and colouring foreign wines and spirits, making English wines, compounds, &c., &c hunting nearly hallucinatory play of lightManchester: Russell and Allen, 1811. First Edition. Octavo. pp [5], ii xvi, [1], 2 540, [16 index]; six engraved plates, as called for. Respined in modern dark brown calf with red morocco label lettered in gilt. New endpapers, save for the one before the titlepage. Contents fresh and unspotted, just some light areas of staining to leaves of the index. Also contains instructions for 'marketing', brewing malt liquor, letter writing, drawing and