Manuscript Cookery Book - Rudiments of Cookery
by [Salmon, Elizabeth]
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
No Place: No Publisher, 1822. [40]p, bound in shell patterned marbled paper over card, a manuscript in the same largely legible hand throughout, with the author's name to inside of upper cover, and dated July 1st, 1822. Covers worn and almost detached, lacking back strip and small piece to foot of upper cover, two closed tears to upper cover, one large one from fore edge and a smaller one from bottom edge, corners worn. Internally lightly browned, with one or two spots of heavier browning towards the end but not affecting sense. Starting with the 'rudiments of cookery', including boiling, roasting and frying, before moving on to broths and soups, and more specific notes, ie. 'to drop a calf's head', 'clarifying dripping' and 'stuffing for veal or turkey'. Salting and pickling meat is then covered, along with 'observations on puddings and pies' and finally sauces are examined, including 'egg sauce for fowls', 'lobster sauce' and 'white onion sauce for rabbits etc. etc.'. First Edition. Card Covers. Fair. 8vo. Manuscript.
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Details
- Seller
- Zetetic Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 003897
- Title
- Manuscript Cookery Book - Rudiments of Cookery
- Author
- [Salmon, Elizabeth]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- No Publisher
- Place of Publication
- No Place
- Date Published
- 1822
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Nineteenth Century Cookery, Cookery, Manuscript Cookery, Cooking, Manuscript, Noisbn
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nineteenth Century;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Zetetic Books
Biblio member since 2015
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
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- Fore Edge
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- Fair
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- First Edition
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...