I received the following message which may be of interest to some of you. -Cheryl Hemingway D.O.T.S. Independent Demonstrator <http://members.tripod.com/~Chemingway/RubberTreasures.html> Rubber Treasures ----- Original Message ----- From: Eagle Auction Company <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 2:02 PM Subject: Elizabeth Presbyterian Church, Elizabeth, IL > Hello -- > > We are putting our book inventory on the Internet for sale and are > coming across quite a few items that we think might be of interest to > genealogists and local historians. Therefore, we are contacting the > county coordinators of the applicable USGenWeb project sites in hopes > we can pass these items along to people who would really like to have > them. > > We would appreciate your letting individuals you think might be > interested that we have this book: > > The Reliable Cookbook Vouched for by the Ladies' Missionary and Aid > Society of the Elizabeth Presbyterian Church; published 1895. It is > full of wonderful recipes, probably many of them favorites among the > community, with the names of the submitters. It has several pages of > advertising from local businesses. The book is approximately 4.5" x 6" > and contains 146 numbered pages. It also has several recipes stuck in > and written in the blank pages. The book is hardbound -- it looks like > it was originally produced with a paper cover typical of that period. > The binding is library-quality buckram, and the pages have been stitched > in professionally. The cover shows some shelf wear and a couple of > small spots of minor staining, most likely from some great cook's use! > The interior pages have turned brown from age (typical of the common > grades of paper used during this period). Some pages have chips at the > very edges. A few pages have small tears from the edge inward (but no > missing sections), and some have light staining. This book appears to > have been a favorite and regularly used by someone. > > We have listed the book for $15.00, plus shipping ($2.50 book rate; > $3.50 priority) and optional insurance (85 cents). > > Thank you in advance -- > > Mary McNamara > Eagle Auction Company > http://www.collect.com/eagleauction > >