THE PRACTICE OF COOKERY , Adapted to the Business of Every Day Life

Dalgairns, Mrs

Published by Robert Cadell, Edinburgh, 1837

About this Item

Very interesting early cookery book. Includes much practical advice and detailed instructions. 7" Tall. Includes Beef, Mutton, Veal, Fish, Venison, Hare, Curries, Soups, Creams, Custards, Sauces, Pickles, Preserces, Cakes & Biscuits and much more. Also interesting sections on The Dairy, Bees, Kitchen Garden, Leather Blackings etc. Rear Board, Backstrip from spine and rear endpaper all missing. Front board has Brown Quarter cloth with blind-stamped decoration and a Brown board. Preliminary pages and main text pages up to page 17 are loose but all present. Book ends at page 464 in the appendix so there may be a page or two missing at the end. Penciled names on ffep. No other inscriptions. Some spots of foxing, mainly marginal. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall.

Seller Inventory # 019043

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE PRACTICE OF COOKERY , Adapted to the Business of Every Day Life
• Publisher: Robert Cadell, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1837
• Binding: Quarter Cloth
• Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Cooking
  • Antiquarian Books