The Receipt Book of Ann Blencowe - A.D. 1694

London: The Adelphi, 1925. Hardcover. Yellow illustrated and embossed paper covered boards. Good. 60 pages. 20 x 15 cm. Limited edition 1 of 650 copies, #619. Elizabeth David's oval bookplate at verso of front cover. Annotated in pencil. Introduction by George Saintsbury. Recipes and remedies compiled from one manuscript, kept within the family for many generations. Recipes include For Honeycomb Cakes, To Make Barbary Drope's, To Pickell Oysters, To Make Bisketts Mrs. B.'s way - Remedies include Dr. Lower's Drops for Hysterick or Convulsion Fits: approved for lowness of Spirits or Gidiness in the Head, Mrs. Joynes Reseit for Plaister for Corns, Dr. Meed's Certain Cure for the Bite of a Mad dog, and many more. B.H. Blackwell Booksellers label. Hinges cracked, but holding. Paper spine missing. Boards rubbed, interior clean. [BITING 44].