The Vital Question, and Our Navy, 1898. Third edition of one hundred thousand each

[Worcester, Mass.; Providence, R.I.: H.D. Perky; Providence Albertype Company, Printers and Binder, 1897. Quarto-sized, cord-tied booklet (25 x 20.5 cm.), 42 pages (the Index on pages 33-42 is printed on slightly smaller paper, and appears to have been typeset separately – likely a later addition to the already-printed text pages). Illustrated with two leaves of chromolithograph depictions of dishes. Title from cover. Stated "Third edition of One Hundred Thousand Each." A promotional cookbook from the company that brought us Shredded Wheat. Almost every recipe, from Blueberry Shortcake to Welsh Rarebit, contains Shredded Wheat. The recipes were supplied by, and introduced by Mrs. Harriet A. Higbee, Superintendent of the New Era Cooking School in Worcester Mass. Some light soil to cardstock wrappers, otherwise very good. Wrappers are printed in red, and tied with a cotton cord. [OCLC locates six copies of this edition, and twelve of all editions combined].