Stephen Thayer, Boston, no date but prob. early 18th cent. Significant vermin depradation along right side gives this slender volume tremendous character and presence combined with holograph and laid-in recipes for hair wash, oil spike, corn plaster, itch ointment, black ink, and many others. Of ca. 65 leaves ca. 20 are inscribed. Illustrated is how to concoct “Dr Smiths Bitters.”
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