Diet for the Sick A Treatise on the Values of Foods, Their Application to Special Conditions of Health and Disease, and on the Best Methods of their Preparation
by Mary F. Henderson
$250 · Offered by Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
First edition
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. 8vo. 234 pages, 4 pages ads at end, including for Henderson's first book and a 2-page list of Useful Books for Women. Vignette illustrations in text. Original decorated cloth. A fine copy, fresh and bright with just a hint of wear at the extremities. Item #404191 FIRST EDITION of the author's second book, following her successful 'Practical Cooking and Dinner Giving' of 1877. A
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