Author: Eliza Acton
Title: Modern Cookery, in All Its Branches
Description: London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1847 . Cloth. The seventh edition of this bestselling cookery work by Eliza Acton, who Delia Smith described as "the best writer of recipes in the English language". The seventh edition of this work, which was first published in 1845.Eliza Acton's immensely important and popular recipe book, a bestseller generally considered to be one of the best cookery works written in English. The work ran through thirteen editions in nine years.Acton is understandably best known for this work, which was one of the first cookery books aimed at a domestic reader.Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven further engraved plates. Collated, complete.Retaining the original half title.With thirty-six pages of advertisements to the rear.Rebound, with publisher's cloth laid down to back strip and boards. Endpapers renewed.Bookplate of John Fuller to front pastedown.In later years this work was eclipsed by Mrs. Beeton, which included several recipes plagiarised from Acton's 'Modern Cookery' in her own work. Rebound in cloth, with endpapers renewed. The publisher's original cloth is laid down to the boards and back strip. Externally, excellent. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Foxing to title page and frontispiece, with spotting and light tide marks to plates. Text leaves lightly age toned to perimeters, with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Modern Cookery, In All Its Branches reduced to a System of Easy Practice eliza acton John fuller Modern Cookery, For Private Families eliza acton Not Stated
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Title: Modern Cookery, in All Its Branches
Description: London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1847 . Cloth. The seventh edition of this bestselling cookery work by Eliza Acton, who Delia Smith described as "the best writer of recipes in the English language". The seventh edition of this work, which was first published in 1845.Eliza Acton's immensely important and popular recipe book, a bestseller generally considered to be one of the best cookery works written in English. The work ran through thirteen editions in nine years.Acton is understandably best known for this work, which was one of the first cookery books aimed at a domestic reader.Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven further engraved plates. Collated, complete.Retaining the original half title.With thirty-six pages of advertisements to the rear.Rebound, with publisher's cloth laid down to back strip and boards. Endpapers renewed.Bookplate of John Fuller to front pastedown.In later years this work was eclipsed by Mrs. Beeton, which included several recipes plagiarised from Acton's 'Modern Cookery' in her own work. Rebound in cloth, with endpapers renewed. The publisher's original cloth is laid down to the boards and back strip. Externally, excellent. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Foxing to title page and frontispiece, with spotting and light tide marks to plates. Text leaves lightly age toned to perimeters, with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Modern Cookery, In All Its Branches reduced to a System of Easy Practice eliza acton John fuller Modern Cookery, For Private Families eliza acton Not Stated
Price: GBP 385.00 = appr. US$ 549.77 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 957F36
- Book number: 957F36
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