A NEW SYSTEM OF DOMESTIC COOKERY: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and Adapted to the Use of Private Families

Scarce Nelson Edition in pocket style in Good condition. Hinges starting to split but binding remains tight and text clear. Spotting and offsetting to frontiis and title page. Corner missing from p9 which slightly impacts the text16mo., with 16 engravings on 4 plates, and 20 engraved illustrations in the text, text lightly age-soiled throughout. From the 1820s until the sixty-sixth edition of 1842 the illustrations generally comprise a frontispiece (usually incorporating the title) and nine engraved plates illustrating cuts, carving and trussing. In the 'new' booksellers' edition of 1846 the frontispiece becomes a kitchen scene. This edition, produced in handy 'pocket' format, appears to be the first with the illustrations rearranged to show carving in the text, and the engravings of cuts and trussing presented in plate form, perhaps for greater clarity.