A charming and gorgeous Art Nouveau book design
A recipe book typifying the cookbooks of the 17th century in England
Pardo keeps his title’s implicit promise to provide el verdadero práctico or “practical truth
and facts and figures compiled over fifteen years of research devoted to wine terroirs
(Connecticut) Ladies’ Benevolent Society of the First Baptist Church. The Nonpareil Cook Book. paris A charming and gorgeous Art62 pp. Tan wrappers printed in black. Second Edition. Derby, CT: D. H. Bacon, 1900. The First Baptist Church was located in Ansonia, Connecticut, immediately north of Derby. Recipes here reflect the New England taste for clam fritters, devilled lobster, green corn gems, rice waffles, pumpkin pie, cranberry jelly, slippery elm bark tea, etc. Some darkening to covers, small piece lacking from lower corner of rear wrapper, else very good. (12)