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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Misc Print Collection oversize box 8 no 1
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
White, William, of Greek Street, London, author.
Contributor:
Sloane, Hans, Sir, 1660-1753, attributed name.
Miscellaneous Print Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cooking (Cocoa)--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
Cooking (Cocoa).
Chocolate drinks--Early works to 1800.
Chocolate drinks.
Cooking (Chocolate)--Early works to 1800.
Cooking (Chocolate).
Genre:
Advertisements.
Recipes.
Broadsides.
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) : illustration ; 31 x 20 cm
Place of Publication:
[London] : [W. White and Son], [1788?]
Notes:
"This chocolate is made (only) by W. White and Son, No. 8, Greek-Street, Soho, London, after the original receipt given by that eminent physician, to the late Mr. Edward Haines ; greatly recommended by several physicians, and especially those of Sir Hans' acquaintance, for its lightness on the stomach, and its great use in all consumptive cases."
Local Notes:
Rare Book Collection Misc Print Collection oversize box 8 no 1 : purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2025 from Forest Books. Tipped in on a manuscript account leaf.
Cited in:
ESTC, T51141
OCLC:
1612574240

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