A Complete System of Cookery, On a Plan Entirely New; Consisting of Every Thing Requisite for Cooks to Know In the Kitchen Business etc

2nd edition, corrected and enlarged with 'upwards of One Hundred Receipts of Cookery and Confectionery, and a General Index.' Leather boards with gilt patterning at the margins. The spine is really rubbed and frayed in places; with some of the binding material revealed in the absence of the surface leather (main image). Likewise, both boards are very rubbed; especially along the joints with the spine. The binding is a loose to the extent that the front board is detached from the book block, but present. The first endpaper is completely detached - see image which also shows an ink inscription on the following attached endpaper. Internally, there is generally mild to moderately tanning but the text and bill of fare tables (image) remain clear and crisp. pp. xvi, 696. The publication date is taken from the end of the book’s dedication to Mrs Thomas, Hotel, Berkeley-Square: Sept 1, 1807. Please note that, depending on destination, we may request a payment to cover any extra shipping/postage charges. Abe2427. (This item is being sold under the Retail Gift Aid scheme to support Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust. Gift Aid enables us to increase the value of donations by 25%. Amnesty International UK Section is acting as an agent selling this item on behalf of one of our Gift Aid Donors).…