[Kirkland, Elizabeth Stansbury]. Dora's Housekeeping. Chicago: Jansen, McClurg & Co., 1883. Second Edition. [12406]
Brown cloth decorated in black, gilt, and silver, some edge-wear, fine joints, 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches, tight. 275 clean pp. with index of recipes, 12 pp. publisher's adverts. Final end paper hinge repaired with pH neutral paste, but leaving a split in the paper at that place. Small ding to the long edge of the front cover - see pics. Good. Hardcover.
A story in which recipes for food are interspersed, with an index of recipes at the end. The author wrote several books of stories to teach young girls how to cook, and to learn about kitchen safety and nutrition.
