CHASE, A.W. "Dr. Chase's Recipes" [Published by the Author, 1867] 800 Recipes

CHASE, A.W. Dr. Chase's Recipes; or, Information for Everybody: An Invaluable Collection of About Eight Hundred Practical Recipes, for Merchants, Grocers, Saloon-Keepers, Physicians, Druggists, Tanners, Shoe Makers, Harness Makers, Painters, Jewelers, Blacksmiths, Tinners, Gunsmiths, Farriers, Barbers, Bakers, Dyers, Renovaters, Farmers, and Families Generally. To Which Have Been Added a Rational Treatment of Pleurisy, Inflammation of the Lungs, and Other Inflammatory Diseases, and also for General Female Debility and Irregularities; All arranged in their Appropriate Departments.

Ann Arbor, Michigan: Published by the Author, 1867. 6.75" x 4.75", 384pp. Four full page illustrations preceding title, including frontispiece. Blue-grey embossed cloth with gilt spine titling. Rear hinge cracked. Moderately foxed throughout. Newspaper article about handling sick cows has been pasted inside rear cover. Good+.

First published in the 1860s, “Dr. Chase’s Recipes” became one of the most widely owned household reference books in 19th-century America, blending cookery, home remedies, and trade secrets for a self-reliant public. Its popularity reflected a period when professional medical care was scarce, and communities relied on printed guides for both health and practical skills. The author, Dr. Alvin Wood Chase, was an itinerant physician and patent medicine seller whose publishing success made his name a fixture in American homes.