Peoples' Receipt Book and Church Directory 1879. Compiled by the Ladies of the First M. E. Church.
Somerville; Boston: The Church; Printed by F. J. Barnard], 1879. Octavo (23.75 x 15 cm.), [54] pages. Advertisements (some illustrated). Title from cover. Author from prefatory note "With Our Readers" on page [3]. Printer from advertisement on page [54]. Alternate title within prefatory note: Peoples' Receipt Book and Business Directory. Evident FIRST EDITION. A charitable cookbook that foregrounds local business advertisements (rather than recipes) as a "directory" – a misleading.....