A New System of Domestic Cookery; Formed Upon Principles of Economy: and Adapted to the Use of Private Families

Rundell, Maria Eliza Ketelby

Verlag: John Murray, London, 1824

Beschreibung

Contemporary plain boards rebacked, spine label laid back down. Scattered foxing, offsetting from frontis and plates, light dampstains to plates, quite clean internally overall. liv, 449pp with 9 plates and a frontis and 12 numbered ad pages at front and 2 at the rear. Originally published in 1806. Cagle 973, Bitting 410. Immensely popular, Rundell's cookbook was reprinted for decades on both sides of the Atlantic (Boston, NY, Halifax, New Hampshire, Philadelphia, Hartford, Richmond, etc.). The first true enlightenment British cookbook, it was rigidly organized and indexed, though still lacking in the specific measurements that characterize modern cookbooks. Size: 8vo. Previous owner's book-plate on front pastedown. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000523. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers CAT000523

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A New System of Domestic Cookery; Formed ...

Verlag: John Murray, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1824

Einband: Hardcover (Half Leather)

Zustand: Very Good Condition

Auflage: Early Edition.