1854 Modern Household Cookery: a New Work for Private Families; Containing a Great Variety of Valuable Receipts; With Directions for the Preparation of Food for Invalids, and For Children, &c. &c.
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Description
Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Uncommon
An uncommon work. This work is an extensive guide to all areas of cookery, offering recipes for fish, meat, vegetables, puddings, and more. With eight plates. Written anonymously, only stated as 'By a Lady' to the title page. With sixteen pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, sound. Fading to the boards and spine. Dampstains to the boards. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Some marks to the boards. Hinges are starting but firm. Lacking the front endpaper. Half-title torn to the gutter. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Textblock from pages 81-96 is working loose.
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