The Experienced English Housekeeper For The Use and Ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks &c Written Purely from Practice

Elizabeth Raffald

Published by A Millar, W Law and R Cater, London, 1789

About this Item

A useful reference work on housekeeping. With a portrait frontispiece and three folding plates to the work. Dedicated to the Hon Lady Elizabeth Warburton, for whom the author served as a housekeeper. With several original recipes. A New Edition of this work. Elizabeth Raffald is best known for this work. It was first published in 1769 and went through 13 authorised edition and at least 23 pirated editions. The book contains over 900 recipes and contains the first known recipe for a wedding cake covered in marzipan and royal icing. In a full calf binding. Externally, heavily rubbed to boards and spine. Loss to the head and tail of spine and extremities due to rubbing. Front joint is tender. Loss to the front board. Rear joint is tender. Both hinges are also tender. A recipe for cooking apples hand written and loosely inserted to work. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned and heavily spotted throughout, not affecting text readability. Final two folding plates are lacking portions at the end, moreso to the second plate. Good. Seller Inventory # LTH1-E-21

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Experienced English Housekeeper For The ...

Publisher: A Millar, W Law and R Cater, London

Publication Date: 1789

Binding: Leather

Illustrator: None

Condition: Good

Book Type: book