8 Vols A Collection of Scarce Culinary and Household Manuals

Edité par Henry J. Drane; Dean & Son, Limited; Macmillan and Co., Limited; W. Foulsham & Co., Ltd.; Sands & Company; Nicholson & Sons c1900-1955, London; Edinburgh, 1900

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A very scarce eight-volume collection of characterful, early 20th-century British domestic guides, offering practical and economical instruction on cookery and housekeeping. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.This is a lovely eight-volume collection of vintage British household guides, offering practical advice in cookery, housekeeping, and everyday thrift.This collection consists of the following: How to Cook for Myself and Family (c.1900) by "An Experienced Cook". This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at the University of Leeds Library and Senate House Library, University of London. This is a pragmatic cookbook aimed at modest households needing economical, self-sufficient meals. The A B C of Housekeeping: or Mistress and Maid (c.1904) by Mrs. J. N. Bell. This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from a copy held at the University of Cambridge Libraries. This is a vanishingly scarce Victorian manual offering moral and practical guidance on managing a home and domestic staff. Middle Class Cookery Book (1906). Compiled for The Manchester School of Domestic Economy. This is an instructional text blending economy and nutrition, created for teaching domestic skills to middle-class women. 365 Cakes and Cookies: A Cake or Cooky for Every Day in the Year (c.1906) This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at the University of Cambridge Libraries and the National Library of Scotland. Compiled from recipes by Marion Harland, Mrs. Lincoln, et al. This is a lovely compilation of daily baking recipes drawn from prominent 19th and early 20th century sources. 365 Supper Dishes: A Supper Dish for Every Day in the Year (c.1908). This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at the University of Cambridge Libraries and the National Library of Scotland. This is apractical, family-oriented recipe book offering a different supper suggestion for every day of the year. A Little Book of Sweetmeat Making (1908) by Dora Luck. This is a concise and charming guide to making traditional British sweets, confections, and holiday treats at home. Vegetarian Cookery (1926) by E. L. B. Forster. This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at the British Library and other institutions. This is a novel vegetarian cookbook from the postwar era, offering wholesome and simple meat-free meals. Home-Made Wines: How to Make Them (1955) by Mary Woodman. This is an accessible introduction to British home winemaking, with recipes for fruit, flower, and root-based wines. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart. The odd handling mark to boards with the odd spot of damp staining. Particularly to "Everybody's Vegetarian", with damp staining to the perimeters of boards and the spine, spine cockled. Slight soiling to boards, particularly "365 Cakes". Front board of "Home-Made Wines" cockled, rear board faded. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Spines slightly faded, particularly to "365 cakes". Bookplate from "Martin & Pamela Finch: Exlibris Gastronomique" to front free endpapers, and to front paste downs of "Sweetmeat Making" and "A B C of Housekeeping". Offsetting to endpapers with the odd spot. Damp staining to perimeter of endpapers of "Everybody's Vegetarian". Previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpapers on all but "Middle Class Cookery" and "Vegetarian Cookery". Ink inscription to rear free endpaper of "How to Cook for Myself", with offsetting to rear endpaper. Blue pencil scribbles to endpapers of "365 Cakes". Hinges occasionally strained, but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, if slightly age toned. The odd spot and handling mark, heavier to fore edge and first and last few leaves. Very Good.…

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Détails bibliographiques

Titre
8 Vols A Collection of Scarce Culinary and Household Manuals
Auteur
Various; Mrs. J. N. Bell; Mary Woodman; E. L. B. Forster; Marion Harland; Dora Luck; Mrs. Lincoln; "An Experienced Cook"
Éditeur
Henry J. Drane; Dean & Son, Limited; Macmillan and Co., Limited; W. Foulsham & Co., Ltd.; Sands & Company; Nicholson & Sons c1900-1955, London; Edinburgh
Année de publication
1900
État de l'article
Very Good
Type de livre
book
Reliure
Cloth
Illustrateur
None
Poids de l'article
1 kilogramme
Dimensions
6" by 4"
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British History

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