Manuscript Recipe Book; Bangor, Maine, c. 1838.

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Manuscript Recipe Book; Bangor, Maine, c. 1838.
Quarto-format notebook with pastry and other recipes copied by W. Coombs of Bangor, Maine, beginning in January of 1838, and continued by others, with index; most recipes identified by their original author; notations suggest that the copyist's mother was Charlotte Le Breton (d.1863),originally of Newburyport, Massachusetts; Charlotte married John J. Coombs (d. 1856) of Bangor in 1835; 145 numbered pages, mostly filled, in contemporary half-leather and marbled boards, binding becoming detached, few preliminary leaves loose, 8 x 6 1/2 in.
Estimate $200-300


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