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A Potpourri Information and Recipes for Making Sweet Scents (by Susan Acker, Dianne Weiss and Carol Cunningham, with research by Mary Minton) Susan Acker Mill Valley, CA: Splendid Press & Paper Works, 1979, First Thus
Narrative Description: 
This is an illustrated fine press miniature book with information and recipes for making potpourri. Printed from handset types on Strathmore Envoy paper. Color and black and white illustrations with decorations from linocuts and line-drawings. It is a follow-on work from Splendid Press's 1974 large format book with the same title. "A potpourri is a fragrant medley of: dried blossoms, herbs, spices, roots, leaves, barks, and grasses with gums and oils to preserve and intensive their blended scents."Bibliography:
See our Private Press website for information on other books by Carol S. Cunningham.Condition
Book: Fine Physical Description Illustrated: Color and black and white illustrations with decorations from linocuts and line-drawings. Signed: by Carol Cunningham and numbered on colophon Binding: Hardcover. Hand-bound in flower-patterned cloth, with purple end-papers and letterpressed paper labels on cover and spine. Paper: Strathmore Envoy Size: 1.0" h 0.9" w; 24 ll. CL Stock # 772 Price:
$ 195.00 
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