Ladys Assistant Regulating Supplying Table by Mason Mrs Charlotte (7 results)

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Step back in time and immerse yourself in the culinary world of the 18th century with this captivating book. The author meticulously curates a collection of bills of fare, offering a glimpse into the dining habits and culinary artistry of a bygone era. From modest family dinners to lavish feasts fit for royalty, this book explores the intricate details of meal planning and preparation, providing a fascinating window into the social and cultural significance of food during this period. This book transcends a mere collection of recipes, delving into the broader context of 18th-century life. The carefully crafted menus reflect the social hierarchy, economic conditions, and seasonal availability of ingredients that shaped dining experiences. Explore the changing tastes and evolving culinary techniques as you journey through these pages, discovering the rich tapestry of flavors and traditions that defined the era. More than just a historical record, this book invites contemplation on the role of food in human connection, social distinction, and the expression of cultural identity. The author's insights challenge us to consider how our own dining practices reflect our values and beliefs, prompting a deeper appreciation for the complex interplay between food and society. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Full Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Eighth Edition. Scarce early cookery book, quite comprehensive, including menus ('Bills of Fare'), somewhat vague recipes, notes on spices, brewing, preservation, various fruits & vegetables, preserving, lists of things in season each month; kitchen poisons, detecting adulteration of bread & flour; purity of water; appendix on rearing poultry, dairying & gardening. Hardcover, full tan leather, no titling. Worn & rubbed; hinges split externally but mended internally with an archival linen tape; corners bumped, head of spine chipped; name (M Weller) on title page; ink stains on a few pages. Text clean; [20], 422 + 25 page appendix, page of publisher's other books; 19 page index.

pp. iv, (xvi), 422, 26 Appendix, (xix) Index, (i) blank, 16 Catalogue [dated July 1, 1806]. Contemporary sheep rebacked, boards with signs of wear at corners and edges, occasional old ink scribble in the margins, contents good, a nice copy overall.

8vo .pp.422, 26 appendix +19p. index. This Edition is expanded and indexed and has many extra receipts. Full calf. boards are tree calf and the spine has been under backed with raised bands and title label. The foreword reads" It is certain that a woman never appears to greater advantage than at the head of a well regulated table,which should always be so supplied so that the unexpected visit of a friend,or even a stranger,should occasion no inconvenience or confusion.Cookery, Domestica and general Household Management at the turn of the century.

8vo., Tenth Edition [styled 'Ninth Edition' on title], on laid paper, free endpapers mildly browned, title very lightly dust-soiled, some mild and inoffensive age-staining (principally at fore-margins and edges); nineteenth century cloth boards, tan calf back with flat gilt bands, second compartment with red leather label ruled and lettered in gilt (worn but wholly legible) BY BIRDSALL OF NORTHAMPTON, uncut, sometime neatly recased with new endpapers to style, a remarkably bright, crisp copy. The bnding is signed on front paste-down. Charlotte Mason's important collection was first published in 1773. Maclean records a further seven eighteenth-century editions; Bitting adds a Dublin imprint of 1778 as a result of which subsequent copies are one edition later than that stated, hence that with 'eighth edition' on title in actually the ninth (Cagle 864) and the present issue (styled 'ninth edition') is actually the tenth (see Cagle pp. 621-3). The present edition retains the introduction to the first edition, the advertisement to the sixth edition, and the appendix on poultry, the dairy, the kitchen and fruit gardens. VERY SCARCE IN ANY EARLY EDITION.