(Massachusetts) The People's Cook Book of Practical Receipts for Every-Day Dishes. San Francisco George Rector's New York Times

George Rector's New York Times obituary stated Rector's was "a leading resort of the theatrical

Plain cloth

fried tomatoes

from photographs of grains

but with great recipes

(Massachusetts) The People's Cook Book of Practical Receipts for Every-Day Dishes. San Francisco George Rector's New York TimesIllus. with numerous engraved ads for items sold at the department store of Flint & Barker. Pictorial wrappers posing the question, "Do you keep house? If not, why not?" Worcester, Mass: Flint & Barker, c. 1870 80's. Distributed as an advertising brochure by Flint & Barker, Housefurnishers, Worcester, Mass. Interspersed with numerous advertisements for Victorian furnishings. A bit of discoloration to wrappers, minor tape repairs to spine, else very