THE EXPERIENCED ENGLISH HOUSEKEEPER for the Use and Ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, &c.
by Raffald, Elizabeth
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- V.g.
- Seller
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Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T.Wilson and R. Spence, 1808. vii, [i]. 397pp Frontis. portrait of Raffald, folding plate of 3 fire-stoves for a kitchen and 2 folding plates of place settings. A complete copy. Printed by T.Wilson and R. Spence, York. Original plain full calf with a rubbed gilt spine title. Generally a sound copy with the usual foxing. Original red/blue marbled end-papers. 'Consisting of several Hundred Original Receipts, most of which never appeared in print.........A New edition, in which are inserted some celebrated Receipts by other Modern Authors'. A nice copy of the scarce York printing in original unrestored edition. THE EXPERIENCED ENGLISH HOUSEKEEPER for the Use and Ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, &c. Writte Purely from Practice; dedicated to the Hon. Lady Elizabeth Warburton, Whom the Author lately served as Housekeeper. SOLD AS COMPLETE. New Ediiton. hard Back. V.g.. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- S018
- Title
- THE EXPERIENCED ENGLISH HOUSEKEEPER for the Use and Ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, &c.
- Author
- Raffald, Elizabeth
- Book Condition
- Used - V.g.
- Edition
- New Ediiton
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T.Wilson and R. Spence
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1808
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- York
- Bookseller catalogs
- Food and drink;
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