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A New System of Domestic Cookery; Formed Upon Principles of Economy, and Adapted to the Use of Private Families by A Lady" (Mrs. Maria Eliza Rundell) - 1807

by A Lady" (Mrs. Maria Eliza Rundell)

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A New System of Domestic Cookery; Formed Upon Principles of Economy, and Adapted to the Use of Private Families

by A Lady" (Mrs. Maria Eliza Rundell)

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London: John Murray, 1807. A New Edition, Corrected . Half-Leather. Good. Hardback. A good copy in a half leather binding with rather worn marbled boards. Rebacked with old spine laid down. Small bookplate, ownership inscription dated 1852 and some ink writing on front end-papers. Pp.[xxiv],xxx,351 + 1 page publisher's adverts. Frontispiece and 9 plates. Some foxing. A comprehensive general cookery book with Part XII being "Cookery for the Sick and for the Poor" and Part XIII being "Various Receipts and Directions to Servants." Also included are "Miscellaneous Observations for the Use of the Mistress of a Family." Has been described as "the most popular English cookbook of the first half of the nineteenth century.

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  • Publisher John Murray
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1807
  • Keywords Cookery

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New York: Vantage Press, 1977. Brown leatherette boards with gilt titles. Small indentation on front board, otherwise fine. Interior tight and unmarked. 352 pp.. First Thus. Leatherette. Near Fine/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Cookbook.
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London : John Leighton, 1846. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. small octavo. Type: Book pp XII, XXIV, 361. Prior owner name and date to fly leaf. Binding shows wear. Internally very good.
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London: John Murray. Very good- 1843 hard cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Very Good -. Hardcover. Sixty-Seventh Edition. 1843.
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London, T. Noble, 1846;. 1st edition. Hardback. Good- condition. 12mo. 10" x 4". i, xxiv, 361pp with 10 illustrations. Internal hinges cracked but firm, faint handling marks throughout. Original black blind embossed scruffy boards with cloth split at hinges, worn at edges. All in original condition. .
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A NEW SYSTEM OF DOMESTIC COOKERY; founded upon principles of economy and adapted to the use of private families. By a lady.

by a Lady (Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell)

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London: John Murray, 1819. Un volume (10x17 cm) di LII-354 pagine, 9 tavole incise fuori testo + antiporta incisa. A new edition, corrected. In lingua inglese. Legatura ottocentesca in mezza pelle verde, titolo dorato al dorso, piatti in carta marmorizzata, Condizioni molto buone per questa che è una delle prime edizioni del più famoso libro dei cucina inglese dell'Ottocento. "A New System of Domestic Cookery, first published in 1806 by Maria Rundell (1745 – 16 December 1828), was the most popular English cookbook of the first half of the nineteenth century. Mrs Rundell has been called "the original domestic goddess" and her book "a publishing sensation" and "the most famous cookery book of its time".
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by A Lady [Maria Eliza Rundell]

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London : John Murray , 1824. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated . A new edition illustrated copy of this extensive cookery book. A new edition copy. This is a detailed cookery book written by Maria Rundell with recipes for the family from fish, meats, soups, sauces, pies and puddings. With ten plates including the frontispiece. The frontispiece and the title page are detached but present.Collated, complete. In half calf with cloth covered boards. Externally, smart with marks to the boards and the cloth splitting to the edge of the leather to both boards. The frontispiece and the title page are detached and page xv but present. Otherwise, pages are firmly bound and generally bright and clean. Previous owner pencil inscription to the reverse of the rear free endpaper. Good
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A new system of domestic cookery; formed upon principles of economy: and adapted to the use of private families

by A LADY [i.e. RUNDELL, Maria Eliza]

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London: Printed for John Murray, 1816. [22], xxx, 348pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further nine engraved plates. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled boards. Heavily rubbed. Recent shelf-label of Peter A. Crofts to recto of FFEP, slight ink-staining to p.121, scattered spotting. A revised edition of a remarkably popular nineteenth century recipe book compiled by Maria Eliza Rundell [née Ketelby] (1745-1828). First published in 1806, the book had immediate success, with between 5000-10,000 copies printed annually. It reached its sixty-fifth edition in 1841. . New edition. 12mo.
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London: John Murray, 1822. New Edition [about 4th]. Very Good. With engravings showing some preparations and sectioning. The most influential and important early 19th century English cookbook; first published in 1806. Bound in contemporary marbled papers over boards with a leather spine and corners. Gilded banding on the spine and a black label with gilded lettering. General wear and rubbing to edges and covers with scuffing. Internally split between 'Direction to the Binder' and 'Contents' but all pages present and attached. Title and Advertisement page trimmed at the top (1/4 inch, no impact to text or content). Pages: (52) 348     Dimensions: 6¾ x 4¼ x 1¼  .
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A New System of Domestic Cookery; formed upon principles of economy: and adapted to the use of private families by a Lady

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London: John Murray, 1827. New Edition, corrected. Hardcover. Poor copy bound in half aniline calf, over marble boards with gilt title and decoration to the spine. Front board loose. Title page and beginning of intro detached, but loosley inserted. Text remains clear with only minor foxing to the extremities. Physical description; 456 pages. Subjects; Domestic Cookery. Household economy.
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by A Lady

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London: John Murray, 1924. A new edition corrected. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. small octavo. pp LIV, 449. Half bound in natural calf with marbled boards, re-backed with extensive illustrations. Light foxing.
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