103 leaves, with 17 blank leaves at end, 8vo (185 x 124 mm). Written in black ink or pencil. 13 ll. table of contents at beginning. Bound in contemporary sheep (wear to spine and extremities). Provenance: William P. Bainbridge (name on cover, signatures); Ray Staffien (signature). 

Compiled by William P. Bainbridge, comprising nearly 300 recipes for beer, wine, chocolate cream, cleaning formulas, and insect repellents. Also included are remedies for diphtheria, rheumatism, and chapped lips as well as a mixture to strengthen and promote the growth of hair. Recipes for millefleurs perfume, perfumed soap, Columbian soap, tooth powders, and parchment glue are also included, as are recipes for yellow wall coloring, blue wash for walls, and dye for cashmere.  William P. Bainbridge served as an Aide-de-Camp in the Civil War in Little Rock, and the 1890 federal census shows a William P. Bainbridge residing in Elizabeth County, Virginia.