The Dyer's Companion, by Elijah Bemiss. 319 Pages. Softbound. In this complete reprinting of Bemiss's 1815 edition, the reader can find dye recipes for all shades and varieties for reds, blues, yellows, browns, and blacks for woolens, linens and cottons, for both hot and cold dye processes. The early sections give 119 recipes and nearly all the dyes a dyer could want the use. The second part, an appendix added in the 1815 edition, Bemiss give information on setting up vats, on equiptment and tools, on the choosing certain dye materials and methods were chosen, on European methods, and much more. A final section gives recipes for inks, dyes for feathers, miracle cures, recipes for beer and mead and other curiosities of the dyers repertoire. This book is a must for anyone interested in the craftmen of the early years of the American republic. $13.95 (BK-0213)