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The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy; With Appendix and Receipts for Perfumery.<br />An unusual variant.
by Glasse, Hannah
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About This Item
undated. Undated and lacking all before p11 of contents list, therefore no copyright or publisher information. The first page of text, following the contents pages, has the facsimile signature of Hannah Glass. There is also a reference on p354 (Additions) to the fifth edition, which would make this a sixth or later edition. Hardback. 8vo. Lacking all before p11 - p24 (contents), p21 - p361 (main body of text), p362 - p406 Appendix to the Art of Cookery, Advertisement leaf for ensuing section, p407 - 417 Receipts for Perfumery &c., p419 -p436 Index, then lacking p437 - p440, p441 - p442 Index. Rebound in quarter calf with raised bands to spine and new end-papers. This is an authorized edition, as indicated by the facsimile of the author's signature to the headpiece of the first page of the text. Up until the fourth edition, there was no author's name beyond the 'by a lady' style of the title page and James Boswell attributed the authorship to Dr John Hill in his 'Life of Johnson'. Glasse's book ran to twenty editions during the eighteenth century and was arguably the most popular cookery book of its time. Although many of the recipes came from other cookery books her work did include a significant amount of original material, including the first recipes in English for curry as well as three recipes for pilau, she was also the first to use the term 'Yorkshire pudding" in print. Neither Bitting nor Vicaire list this variant with the added section on Receipts for Perfumery. Given that this section is listed in the contents pages and prefaced by the publisher's ad leaf for same it seems reasonable to assume this is an unusual variant edition rather than a samelband. Book in good condition. Lacking spine cover. Sympathetically rebound in modern quarter calf with raised bands to spine. Endpapers renewed. Lacking all before p11 and missing pp437 - 440. Text block very sound. A little toning to early and late pages and some offsetting. Occasional minor page repair and minor tear or small loss at corners etc. A few examples of notes or markings to text. Light sporadic spotting but text entirely readable.
Synopsis
First published in England in 1747, the Art of Cookery was the first cookbook not written primarily for chefs or aristocrats, making it a bestseller during its time and bringing wealth to the author, first noted as only 'a Lady.' The author, Hannah Glasse, was raised in a wealthy household but lost her means after the death of her father, and wrote the cookbook as a means of providing for her family, which included 10 children, only five of whom survived infancy. The 'plain and easy' recipes, 972 in all, were relatively cheap and technically simple, including the first mention of jelly, Yorkshire pudding, and also included recipes for Indian curries.
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- The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy; With Appendix and Receipts for Perfumery.An unusual variant.
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- Glasse, Hannah
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- Hardcover
- Date Published
- undated
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