THE ENGLISH ART OF COOKERY, ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT PRACTICE; BEING A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ALL HOUSEKEEPERS, ON A PLAN ENTIRELY NEW

by Cookery, Richard Briggs

$1,250 · Offered by Phillip J. Pirages

First edition

London: G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1788 . 218 x 135 mm. 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 . iv, xx, 656 pp. FIRST EDITION. Straightforward modern calf in the style of the period, raised bands, red morocco label lettered in gilt. With 12 copper plates depicting the bill of fare for each month of the year. Oxford, pp. 115-16; Maclean, p. 15; Bitting, p. 60. Spine and top inch of boards a bit sunned;

• Binding: Leather

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