The American Family Receipt Book: Consisting of Several Thousand Most Valuable Receipts, Experiments, &C. &C. Collected from Various Parts of Europe, America, and Other Portions of the Globe

London, Not Stated, 1866. Cloth. An uncommon copy of this American cookery work, which contains a variety of recipes that had not been previously printed in England Reprinted from the American edition. This work offers an extensive variety of recipes from America, as the author states, many of the recipes in this work had not previously been printed in England. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Written anonymously. It is stated that the author spent years collecting rare and valuable recipes from around the world. Publisher's adverts to the pasedowns and endpapers. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Small cracks to the head and tail of the joints, resulting in a little lifting. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Front hinge is weak. Rear hinge strained but remains firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with the odd spot. Textblock from the front endpaper to the title page is detached but present. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 664P17

Catalogus: Cookery

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The American Family Receipt Book

London, Not Stated, 1861. Cloth. A mid-century American cookery book, delving into many popular recipes of the era. Reprinted from the American edition. This work offers an extensive variety of recipes from America, as the author states, many of the recipes in this work had not previously been printed in England. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Written anonymously. It is stated that the author spent years collecting rare and valuable recipes from around the world. Publisher's adverts to the pastedowns and endpapers. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Boards and spine are a little discoloured. Small crack to the head of the front joint. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A couple of marks to the boards and spine. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some tidemarks. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 753P50

Catalogus: Cookery

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The American Home Cook Book

New York, Dick & Fitzgerald, 1854. Paperback. A scarce mid-century cookery work from America, very unusual survival of a fragile book. A scarce work, hard to find in the original binding.An extensive collection of several hundred recipes that were popular in mid-century American society.Illustrated with engravings throughout.No author stated, the book is attributed to 'An American Lady&apos.Four pages of publisher's adverts to the front. Thirty-four pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, generally smart, with some discolouration to the wraps. A couple of small chips and closed tears to the wraps. Minor marks to the wraps. A little loss to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with a few odd spots. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 753P52

Catalogus: Cookery

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