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The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary,

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The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary,

by EATON Mrs Mary [active 1823-49]

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Bungay:: J and R Childs, 1823. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG, 1st ed, 1823, 5 pls. In modern quarter calf over worn marbled boards. Spine, gilt & blind tooling, gilt titles to green morocco label. Internally, portrait frontis, [5], (vi-xxxi), 495 pp, 5 pls (including frontis), 2 columns per page, some edge browning & occasional spotting, lacks the additional 1822 eng tp that some copies have, small old binders label & owners label (John Ingleby, Austwick, 1832) to fpd, plate water marked 1821. (Bitting, p 139; Oxford, p 152; Simon BG 542). Title continues: including a system of modern cookery in all its various branches, adapted to the use of private families. Also a variety of original & valuable information relative to baking, brewing, carving ... and every other subject connected with domestic economy.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary,
Author
EATON Mrs Mary [active 1823-49]
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
J and R Childs
Place of Publication
Bungay:
Date Published
1823
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Food cuisine cooking housekeeper home
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Food;

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Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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