[Almanac – patent medicine]; Centaur Co. (New York, N.Y.)

The Centaur Company's Receipt Book: Breakfast, Dinner & Tea [cover title].

New York: The Centaur Co., 1880.

Stapled booklet (16 x 10 cm.), 32 pages. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION. A small promotional cookbook in the form of an almanac, from the makers of Centaur Liniments, with recipes, testimonials, and descriptions of the applications of this miraculous cure from lands far and wide. As is typical of these books, the recipes are very brief and uncredited. Short closed tear to fold of wrappers decorated in black, red, and yellow, depicting a Near Eastern landscape with buildings and camel. Tiny pink cord to hang the booklet in the kitchen. Near fine.

Price: $90.00