The Compleat Housewife

The Compleat Housewife
Title The Compleat Housewife PDF eBook
Author Eliza Smith
Publisher Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pages 239
Release 2012-10-16
Genre Cooking
ISBN 1449428258

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First published in England, this kitchen reference became available to colonial American housewives when it was printed in Williamsburg, Virginia is 1742. Originally published in London in 1727, The Compleat Housewife was the first cookbook printed in the United States. William Parks, a Virginia printer, printed and sold the cookbook believing there would be a strong market for it among Virginia housewives who wanted to keep up with the latest London fashions—the book was a best-seller there. Parks did make some attempt to Americanize it, deleting certain recipes “the ingredients or material for which are not to be had in this country,” but for the most part, the book was not adjusted to American kitchens. Even so, it became the first cookery best seller in the New World, and Parks’s major book publication. Author Eliza Smith described her book on the title page as “Being a collection of several hundred approved receipts, in cookery, pastry, confectionery, preserving, pickles, cakes, creams, jellies, made wines, cordials. And also bills of fare for every month of the year. To which is added, a collection of nearly two hundred family receipts of medicines; viz. drinks, syrups, salves, ointments, and many other things of sovereign and approved efficacy in most distempers, pains, aches, wounds, sores, etc. never before made publick in these parts; fit either for private families, or such public-spirited gentlewomen as would be beneficent to their poor neighbours.” The recipes are easy to understand and cover everything from 50 recipes for pickling everything from nasturtium buds to pigeons to “lifting a swan, breaking a deer, and splating a pike,” indicating the importance of understanding how to prepare English game. The book also includes diagrams for positioning serving dishes to create an attractive table display.

Rare Books and Special Collections

Rare Books and Special Collections
Title Rare Books and Special Collections PDF eBook
Author Sidney E. Berger
Publisher ALA Neal-Schuman
Pages 0
Release 2014-06-09
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9781555709648

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Entrusted with the responsibility of preserving the records of history and culture, these institutions enable access to millions of source materials. Berger offers a landmark examination of this field, aimed at practitioners, instructors, booksellers, private collectors, historians, bibliophiles, and others involved in rare and unique materials.

Natural Histories

Natural Histories
Title Natural Histories PDF eBook
Author American Museum of Natural History
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2014
Genre Illustrated books
ISBN 9781454912149

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Highlights 40 masterworks of illustrated scientific art from the Rare Book Collection of the American Museum of Natural History.

Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter

Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter
Title Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter PDF eBook
Author Isaac Asimov
Publisher Ballantine Books
Pages 174
Release 1984-07-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9780345316233

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Lucky Starr and Bigman Jones journey to the remote moons of Jupiter to find the spy who is leaking the vital secrets of the hyperatomic engines of a prototype spaceship to the enemy Sirians

Directory of Rare Book and Special Collections in the UK and Republic of Ireland

Directory of Rare Book and Special Collections in the UK and Republic of Ireland
Title Directory of Rare Book and Special Collections in the UK and Republic of Ireland PDF eBook
Author Karen Attar
Publisher Facet Publishing
Pages 609
Release 2016-05-31
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1783300167

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This directory is a handy on-volume discovery tool that will allow readers to locate rare book and special collections in the British Isles. Fully updated since the second edition was published in 1997. this comprehensive and up-to-date guide encompasses collections held in libraries, archives, museums and private hands. The Directory: Provides a national overview of rare book and special collections for those interested in seeing quickly and easily what a library holds Directs researchers to the libraries most relevant for their research Assists libraries considering acquiring new special collections to assess the value of such collections beyond the institution,showing how they fit into a ‘unique and distinctive’ model. Each entry in the Directory provides background information on the library and its purpose, full contact details, the quantity of early printed books, information about particular subject and language strengths, information about unique works and important acquisitions, descriptions of named special collections and deposited collections. Readership: Researchers, academic liaison librarians and library managers.

Rare Book Collection

Rare Book Collection
Title Rare Book Collection PDF eBook
Author Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. School of Law. Library
Publisher
Pages 132
Release 1986
Genre Law libraries
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Rare Book Librarianship

Rare Book Librarianship
Title Rare Book Librarianship PDF eBook
Author Steven K. Galbraith
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 201
Release 2012-06-21
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN

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Successfully managing rare book collections requires very specific knowledge and skills. This handbook provides that essential information in a single volume. Rare Book Librarianship for the 21st Century is the first new rare books handbook of practice in 25 years. Authored by two special collections experts with extensive field experience, this book is also the first to discuss the role of digital technologies in managing a rare book collection. After a fascinating discussion of the history and current state of rare book libraries, this handbook provides a comprehensive account of the core skills and knowledge needed to be a successful rare book librarian. Topics include best practices for handling, housing, and conserving rare materials; collection development techniques; and user education and outreach. This book will serve as a handbook for practitioners in academic settings, large public libraries, and special libraries, and as a textbook for students in MLIS courses on rare book librarianship and curatorship.