The Horsford Almanac and Cook Book, 1888

Providence, Rhode Island: Rumford Chemical Works, 1888. Pamphlet. 7 x 4-1/4 inches (18 x 10.5 cm.) stapled chromo-lithographed wraps.Illustrated throughout with fanciful engravings. Wraps soiled, chipped, with a short closed tear, pencil markings on a few pages within, one page with the illustration hand-colored in crayon. The purveyors of self-rising "bread preparations," Horsford attempted to distinguish its Almanac with an emphasis on "healthful" food. 36 pp. Fair. Item #601

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