Mrs. Beeton's Cake- Making; Including Buns, Biscuits and Other Dainties

Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton]

Published by Ward, Lock and Co. Limited [1952], London, 1952

About this Item

An illustrated copy of one of the iconic Beeton cook books, with 350 recipes for cakes-making, in the original dust wrapper. A later edition, first published in 1924.A very smart copy, in the publisher's original brown cloth binding. With the original dust wrapper.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 3 double sided plates. Collated, complete.With 350 recipes, such as rusks, scones, muffins, crumpets, rolls, toast, bread, biscuits, macaroons, wafers, pastries, tarts, choux, bouchees, eclairs, icings, fillings, and more.From Isabella Beeton, an English journalist, editor and writer who is largely associated with knowledge and authority on Victorian cooking and home management.Her first book 'Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management' was probably the most often-consulted cookery book between 1875 and 1914.Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library. In publisher's original cloth binding. In the original price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Minor shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Light offsetting to free endpapers. Dust wrapper is smart, with loss to the head of the spine and chipping to the tail. Loss to flyleaf joints, and shelf wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine.

Seller Inventory # 998G17

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mrs. Beeton's Cake- Making; Including Buns, Biscuits and Other Dainties
• Publisher: Ward, Lock and Co. Limited [1952], London
• Publication Date: 1952
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: Not Stated
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Book Type: book