Dick's Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes 1900 Antique How To Book
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| Management number | 16611510 | Release Date | 2025/10/05 | List Price | $87.21 | Model Number | 16611510 | ||
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Dick's Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes ~ published in 1900. First publishing was 1872 by Dick & Fitzgerald. Huge compilation/collection of 6422 receipts and instructions on how to concoct various mixtures, cure ailments, etc. E.g.: dyes: pea green for silk, curing rabbit fur, make French cherry juice, make Hungary water, bleach syrup, test strength of alcohol, prevent glue from cracking, flour paste, making artificial gems: diamond paste, Lapis Lazuli, Opal, purify mercury, amalgams, medicines: poor man's plaster, cough syrups, tinctures, treatments for carbuncle, lumbago, the flu; antidotes from arsenic, lead, opium, chlorine; dissolve bones, treatment for snakebites and hydrophobia, essential oils, Chinese depilatories ......much, much more. Excellent index.
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| Category | Books > Reference Books > Educational & Instructional Books |
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| Condition | Good |
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