'THE FAMILY & HOUSEHOLDER'S GUIDE' EDITED 

by E. G. STORKE (UNITED STATES, 1859, CLOTH) ILLUSTRATED, AUBURN, NEW YORK, with STAMPED, EMBOSSED FRONT & BACK COVER 

with FIGURATIVE GRAPHIC ICONOGRAPHY & 

SPINE TYPOGRAPHY 

or

['How to keep house, How to provide, How to cook, How to wash, How to dye, How to paint, How to preserve health, How to cure disease, etc. A manual of household management from the latest authorities.'

THE AUBURN (NY) PUBLISHING COMPANY.

E. G. Storke, Publishing Agent]

(Circa 1859)

Mid-19th century (pre-US Civil War) American antique cooking, entertaining, health and home decorating publications

DIMENSIONS: 

8 1⁄4" Height x 5 1⁄2" Width x 1 1⁄4" Depth

 Weight: 1 lb. 3.9 oz.

INSCRIPTIONS:

With pencil writing from the original owners written on the first blank page that reads: 'Mrs. Colbath, Miss Mary Colbath presented to her by her mother L.A. Colbath'

DESCRIPTION:

A wonderful mid-19th century American antique cooking, entertaining and home decorating volume. Imagine, this exciting, profusely illustrated, cooking, entertaining and home decorating reference publication was produced for American families, housewives and the newly ascendant American urban middle class, whose sights turned domestic and inward, becoming preoccupied with entertaining and expanding their cooking repertoire and interior decorating knowledge and exposure to newly introduced fashion and up to the minute trends. This was where the American mindset was clearly focused upon before the national conflagration, tragedy and disaster called the US Civil War. But only 2 years before its break-out, the newly emerging American middle-class, in both the North and South, wanted to express their newfound disposable income and entertain with more social grace and up-to-date customs and good taste. This was the original Good Housekeeping journal and considering it was first entered into Congress in 1859, it would be considered to be a trailblazing, revolutionary American volume. The book has profuse illustrations and only portions of the spine's left and right margins, while still remaining largely intact, have now weakened slightly and split in places. hardcover in sepia brown cloth wrap, with gold gilt stamped, embossed cover and spine typography. 160 years old and counting. Amazing. 

 

CONDITION:

Fair to Good overall antique condition. Minor cover wear, some spine margin weakening and interior paper page foxing and/0r tanning.

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MILLERS' (1873 Edition, Cloth) 'NEW YORK AS IT IS, STRANGER'S GUIDE-BOOK to the CITIES of NEW YORK, BROOKLYN & ADJACENT PLACES, with PROFUSE STEEL ENGRAVINGS of NOTABLE NEW YORK ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARKS, PULL-OUT PLATES & NUMEROUS FULL PAGE, PERIOD MERCANTILE PRINT ADVERTISING

JAMES MILLER, 647 BROADWAY, NEW YORK

(Entered According to Act of Congress in 1866) 

[Pull-out NYC paper map previously torn-out & now missing]

(Dated 1873)

Mid-late 19th century American antique travel publications for visitors to some of the nation's 

greatest cities & urban playgrounds 

'EVERY OBJECT OF INTEREST TO STRANGERS;

including

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, CHURCHES, HOTELS, PLACES

of amusement, literary institutions, etc. With

Map and numerous Illustrations.'

ILLUSTRATIONS:

J. W. Orr, Richardson-Cox, N. Roberts & Wells

DIMENSIONS:

 6 1⁄2" Height x 4 1⁄2" Width x 3⁄4" Depth

Weight: 7.8 oz.

DESCRIPTION: 

With seventeen (17) light yellow paper, full page advertisements, located on the front and back of the volume, 144 pages of text, with many full page advertisements. Only the missing pull out New York City paper map, previously torn out of the volume, some spine cloth lightening (caused by prolonged exposure to light) and a dark stain, which runs diagonally across the front cloth cover, mar this otherwise wonderful and now nearly 150 year-old travel publication, designed for visitors to Post-US Civil War New York City, which was clearly the most important American urban citadel of manufacturing and industry in the post Civil War United States of America. The interior pages are nearly without damage and don't have corner folds, tears, yellowing, foxing, tanning, stains (dark or light) or insect larvae damage. This is a wonderful, mid-19th century American antique period travel and exploration publication, showing some of New York City's most notable, historic architectural landmarks. A great volume for New Yorkers and for those who've visited and who hold it dear to them.

CONDITION:

Good to Very Good overall antique condition.

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