Spine title : "Prize Essay of American Public Health Association". Publisher's red cloth binding with gilt lettering and embossed design. Rubbing, sunning on spine, multiple white blotches on cover. Top corner of front fly leaf clipped. 182 pages with index, 11 page addition on Army Cookery and opinions about the essay stapled in front. This essay won the Lomb Prize in 1888 from the American Public Health Association. It offers an abundance of useful information on cooking, nutrition and food handling. View More...