The young woman's companion: or, frugal housewife. Containing the most approved methods of pickling, preserving, potting, collaring, confectionary. Managing and colouring foreign wines and spirits, making English wines, compounds, &c. &c. Also the art of cookery, containing directions for dressing all kinds of butcher's meat, poultry, game and fish, &c. &c. With the complete art of carving, illustrated and made plain by engravings. Likewise instructions for marketing. With the theory of brewing malt liquor. To which are added, directions for letter writing drawing, painting. &c. and several valuable miscellaneous pieces. 

(PRV) Final page of the index inscribed 'H. C. Wragg 1817'.||(BIN) Bound in mottled tan calf with gilt decoration and a red title label on the spine||(CON) pp. 401-528 are missing from this copy; i.e. gatherings 3E - 3W, which removes the following 'miscellaneous articles volume': Of drawing, Account of the kings and queens of England, Of the inhabitants of the earth, Of the religions of the world, Geographical description of Europe/ Asia/ Africa/ America/ the counties of England/ Wales/ Scotland/ Ireland, The female character, The character of Antiope, On education, The secret of always being easy, and The advantages of industry.||(REF) See copac.ac.uk for other copies, 1811, 1813 and 1816. Reports from these other repositories indicate that their copies are intact, and have no missing pages.||(BIN) The binding is original. 

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