c1820s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT BOOK OF PAINT RECIPES AND FORMULA HANDWRITTEN BY A NEW BURY ENGLAND MAN

Offered is an original, early 19th Century [circa 1820s] manuscript leather covered notebook of paint formulas for general house painting and furniture decorating. Pages are numbered 4 - 43 with handwritten formulas. Pages 37 - 45 have suffered chemical burns at the bottom of the pages but affecting text only on pages 39 and 40. There are additional formulas written on loose pages. All told there are 39 pages of handwritten recipes. The notebook measures 7¼ x 4½ inches. The name Robert Haworth and "Radcliffe @ New Bury" are written a couple of times in the front and back which would be in England. Overall Fair.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, ROBERT HAWORTH, RADCLIFFE, NEW BURY, ENGLAND, PAINT, FORMULA, RECEIPTS,CHEMISTRY, PAINTING, RECIPES, WALL COVERINGS, PIGMENT, HOME DÉCOR, CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, ENGINEERING, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, AUTOGRAPHED, AUTHORS, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, ARCHIVE, DIARY, DIARIES, JOURNAL, LOG, PRIMARY SOURCE, FIRST HAND ACCOUNT, SOCIAL HISTORY, PERSONAL STORIES, LIVING HISTORY, ANTIQUITÉ, CONTRAT, VÉLIN, DOCUMENT, MANUSCRIT, PAPIER ANTIKE, BRIEF, PERGAMENT, DOKUMENT, MANUSKRIPT, PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO, ATTO, VELINA, DOCUMENTO, MANOSCRITTO, CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD, HECHO, VITELA, DOCUMENTO, MANUSCRITO, PAPEL,BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES