Author: Esther Copley
Title: The Housekeeper&Apos;S Guide
Description: London, Longman & Co; Whittaker & Co; et al, 1838. Cloth. An illustrated collection of recipes and tips of housekeeping by Esther Copley, from the library of Penguin cookery editor Jill Norman. A reference work for housekeepers of nineteenth century England, detailing the solutions to common problems, alongside recipes of domestic cookery. This work was first published in 1834. The recipes in this volume provide an insight into the cuisines and dishes popular in the late Georgian and early Victorian era.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and five plates. Collated, lacking half of page iii/iv, the first leaf of the introduction, and lacking the rear endpaper. All plates are present.By Esther Copley, a religious tractarian and author of didactic books for children.From the library of Jill Norman, an editor and food writer, with her bookplate to the recto of the front endpaper. Norman began working at Penguin in the early 1960s and, as the only woman, the care of the company's cookery books fell to her. It was her responsibility to expand the cookery titles Penguin produced, and thus began to publish works by Jane Grigson, Claudia Roden, and Alan Davidson. In particular Norman worked closely with the famed cookery writer Elizabeth David, with whom she was good friends. In a quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, worn and rubbed. Front board is working loose and may detach, even with careful handling. Spine is faded. Loss to the spine label. Light bumping to the extremities. Puncture marks to the joints, through to the front endpaper and all five plates. Small tears to the spine. Rear hinge is strained. Lacking the rear endpaper. Bookplate to the recto of the front endpaper. Gathering including the front endpaper, frontispiece, title page, and five plates are detached but present. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Lacking half of page iii/iv, the first leaf of the introduction. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .
Keywords: The Housekeeper's Guide esther copley cookery jill norman esther copley Not Stated
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Title: The Housekeeper&Apos;S Guide
Description: London, Longman & Co; Whittaker & Co; et al, 1838. Cloth. An illustrated collection of recipes and tips of housekeeping by Esther Copley, from the library of Penguin cookery editor Jill Norman. A reference work for housekeepers of nineteenth century England, detailing the solutions to common problems, alongside recipes of domestic cookery. This work was first published in 1834. The recipes in this volume provide an insight into the cuisines and dishes popular in the late Georgian and early Victorian era.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and five plates. Collated, lacking half of page iii/iv, the first leaf of the introduction, and lacking the rear endpaper. All plates are present.By Esther Copley, a religious tractarian and author of didactic books for children.From the library of Jill Norman, an editor and food writer, with her bookplate to the recto of the front endpaper. Norman began working at Penguin in the early 1960s and, as the only woman, the care of the company's cookery books fell to her. It was her responsibility to expand the cookery titles Penguin produced, and thus began to publish works by Jane Grigson, Claudia Roden, and Alan Davidson. In particular Norman worked closely with the famed cookery writer Elizabeth David, with whom she was good friends. In a quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, worn and rubbed. Front board is working loose and may detach, even with careful handling. Spine is faded. Loss to the spine label. Light bumping to the extremities. Puncture marks to the joints, through to the front endpaper and all five plates. Small tears to the spine. Rear hinge is strained. Lacking the rear endpaper. Bookplate to the recto of the front endpaper. Gathering including the front endpaper, frontispiece, title page, and five plates are detached but present. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Lacking half of page iii/iv, the first leaf of the introduction. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .
Keywords: The Housekeeper's Guide esther copley cookery jill norman esther copley Not Stated
Price: GBP 65.00 = appr. US$ 92.82 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 937P26
- Book number: 937P26
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