Original antique 1841 1st edition leather bound copy of, "The American Vegetable Practice, or a New and Improved Guide to Health, Designed for the use of Families."  The book is overall in good condition with some signs of wear and age.  It is complete with both volumes bound together.  The book is illustrated with 24 color plates and a double page black and white skeleton plate.  The covers have some moderate wear.  There is a small section of cracking near the top of the front outer joint, though the binding is still good and sound.  The interior is toned from age with some occasional foxing, soiling and grubbiness.  There is a narrow stain along the side edge of the plates and some of the text pages.  One of the text pages has a chip out of the top corner which does not affect the text.  Along with that, there may be the very occasional page with some kind of other imperfection, such as another tiny chip or tear, minor wrinkle, etc.  The book measures approximately 9 inches by 5 3/4 inches and is 686 pages long.  Please look at all of the photos to further note the condition.