A Short-Title Catalogue of Household and Cookery Books Published in the English Tongue, 1701-1800 by MacLean, Virginia - 1982

Hardback. Very Good.

"With the ever-increasing interest, both popular and academic, in the history of food, cookery, household management, and also gastronomy... there is a parallel need for research tools, such as short-title catalogues or bibliographies, which can provide research-workers with essential information, including the whereabouts of books or special editions of books they wish to consult..." xxiv, 197 pages, 25 illustrations; 28 cm. Very Good in VG dust jacket (price clipped). Stock#ofc0732.

Prospect Books, 1981. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN:0907325068

Prospect Books, 1982-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.1000 in x 10.8000 in x 7.4000 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

London: Prospect Books, 1981. Book. Good. Hardback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 197 pages. This has to be a must for any cookery book collector..

London: Prospect Books, 1981. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Condition would be perfect but for just a little rubbing to the jacket's rear panel. NOT price clipped (£20.00). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1981. First Edition. Described here are all books, first editions and 18th century reprints, in the fields of food, cookery, gastronomy and household management. Expertly annotated. Corrects hundreds of errors in other references including Oxford, Simon, Vicaire, and the British Museum Catalogue. With 25 illustrations. Bound in the original gilt-stamped red cloth. Complete with dust jacket. 7.25" wide by 11" tall. Full title: "A Short-Title Catalogue of Household and Cookery Books Published in the English Tongue, 1701-1800.". First Edition. Hardcover. New/New (rubbed). xxiv, 197pp.… Read More

London: Prospect Books, 1981. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Perfect condition. NOT price clipped (£20.00). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1981. First Edition. Described here, from 1701-1800 are all books, first editions and 18th century reprints, in the fields of food, cookery, gastronomy and household management. Expertly annotated. Corrects hundreds of errors in other references including Oxford, Simon, Vicaire, and the British Museum Catalogue. With 25 illustrations. Bound in the original gilt-stamped red cloth. Complete with dust jacket. 7.25" wide by 11" tall. Full title: "A Short-Title Catalogue of Household and Cookery Books Published in the English Tongue, 1701-1800.". First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. xxiv, 197pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

London: Prospect Books, 1981. Cloth/dust jacket Quarto. Hardcover. Very good/very good. red cloth gilt lettering dust jacket 197 pp.

London: Prospect Books, 1981. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket with plastic protective cover. Jacket is sunned at spine, small hole to plastic cover at rear. Board corners lightly bumped. Pages are clean, spine is tight and text is clear. AD. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.

Prospect Books Ltd, London, first edition, 1981. Cloth, 8vo,. xxiv, 197 pp, 25 ills. A very useful work which includes careful bibliographical descriptions and notes, in many cases correcting errors in earlier bibliographies. With a chronological list of short titles, selective subject index, and short-title index. From the introduction: "Having encountered some of the ways in which existing bibliographies mislead or fail to provide sufficient or accurate data for research workers the present compiler decided to compile, to the best of her ability, a working 'tool' for others doing research in the field of food, cookery, household management and also gastronomy in the eighteenth century, and that the best way of attempting to achieve this main aim was to have several secondary aims. These are: 1. Giving works or subsequent editions which have never been listed before, by using sources, such as magazines and newspapers, which previous cataloguers have ignored; 2. Correcting or amending,… Read More