"Gout Cordial" and "Breeding Canaries" - a Lady's 1812 notebook on Household and Domestic Remedies

An 1812 notebook on Household and domestic remedies 

Written by Maria Harbin (?1788-1875 of Trent, Dorest, who married Adam Brown in  1826)

62 pages (46 written) plus an index

Quarter calf small Quarto with marbled boards (19 x 16cm approx)

Includes 46 pages of household recipes and home remedies by a Maria Harbin. These include recipes for mustard, French Polish, and lavendar water, as well as remedies for cholera, Whooping Cough Gout and laudanum. Small section on canary breeding and "Japanning" (lacquering) furniture