The Housekeeper's Instructor; or, Universal Family-Cook; Being a Full and Clear Display of the Art of Cookery in all its Branches

A smart calf-bound edition of this bestselling English cookery book from William Augustus Henderson, complete with engraved plates. Seventeenth edition. Corrected, revised and considerably improved by Jacob Christopher Schnebbelie.Bound in half crushed morocco, with marbled boards and red morocco spine label. Renewed endpapers.Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library.Engraved frontispiece, engraved title page, and eleven plates. Collated, complete.As is commonly found with cookery books of this period, the recipes are given with little indication of quantities, cooking temperature or cooking time, with ingredients indicated simply by being mentioned in the text.With lists of the various seasonable ingredients for each month, table settings, menus and hints on preserving.Compiled by William Augustus Henderson, who was the first named source used forHistoric Food's "Regency Cookery Course" in 2003. Bound in half crushed morocco, with marbled boards and red morocco spine label. Renewed endpapers. Externally, very smart, with minor fading to the spine and rubbing to the corners. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with spotting to the frontispiece and engraved title page. The odd spot and minor toning to the contents. Reference check-out card tipped in to renewed front free endpaper. Very Good.…