The New Family Receipt Book Containing Eight Hundred Truly Valuable Receipts in Various Branches of Domestic Economy by [RUNDELL Maria Eliza Ketelby. Attributed to]

Philadelphia: Collins & Croft, 1818. . 12mo in half sheets, full tree calf, expertly rebacked; some wear to edges, modern bookplate on front pastedown; early ownership signature on blank preceding title; modern bookplate; endpapers foxed; text block browned FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, originally published in London in 1810. Shaw & Shoemaker 45596; Rink 183 (both American Imprints and Rink attribute this work to Rundell); Lowenstein 78 (who lists the author as anonymous).There are 28 chapters covering many fields, including agriculture, brewing cooking, building, domestic economy, drawing and health (247-278). Although the title is in Lowenstein, there are comparatively few culinary recipes