SIMMONS AMELIA American Cookery; or The Art of Dressing Via

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[SIMMONS, AMELIA.] American Cookery; or, The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables . . . By an American Orphan. 67 pages. 12mo, disbound; contents heavily foxed, ink stains on title, clean tear in B1, oxidized stain on last leaf with resulting hole through one letter; linen protective folder. Walpole, N.H.: Elijah Brooke, 1812

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First published in 1796, the first cookbook of American authorship to appear in the United States. Cagle & Stafford 703; Lowenstein 60.