The Confectioner

PUBLISHER
Houlston and Sons, London.

BINDING
Decorated red cloth boards with black and gilt lettering and design.

BOOK CONDITION
Boards are generally worn, scuffed and discoloured commensurate with age. Hinges weakened and a section in the middle of the volume feels a bit loose,  but binding is otherwise reasonably secure. Outer leaves have some browning and marking, but printed pages remain mostly clear and little marked.

DUST JACKET
No.

EDITION
Undated, "Improved Edition" C.1860. Book number 8 of The Houlston's Industrial Library collection.

DESCRIPTION
A Victorian guide to commercial confectionary, with chapters on the making of everything from comfits and lozenges, ices and crystalized sugar. 160 pp. Small 16 mo. volume, 16.5 x 11 cm.

PHOTOS
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