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John Murray, 1847-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. liv, 571. : ill. ; 17 cm. (Lacking title page and page preceding). Bound in publisher's cloth. 9 plates. Early signatures on fep and front paste down (1868, etc.) Fray to you edge along front board. Internally pages are clean and unmarked. P. 409 torn with loss to most of page.

Halifax: Milner and Sowerby, 1859. Book. Good. Hardback. New Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 348 pages. Rebound in cloth by an amateur bookbinder, Contents complete..

London: John Murray, 1828. Book. Good. Full-Leather. New Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 446 pages. Several manuscript recipes to rear endpapers. Front hinge cracked, otherwise a good tight book. Raised bands to spine..

London: John Murray, 1824. Spine nearly detached, disbound, some pp loose, dog eared, some tanning and spotting, but text generally clear.. Quarter Cloth. Poor. 12mo.

New York: Robert M'Dermut, 1817. Octavo, brown leather binding, xxviii, 317 pp, frontispiece plus eight plates. Third edition. This copy with a page of contemporary manuscript recipes for washington cake and citron pudding to verso of plate 3. A fair copy with pages xvii to xx bound upside down and out of order, tear to pp. xxiii-xiv, chipping to lower margins of plates 4 and 5, pp. 111-112 chipped with some textual loss, creasing, damp staining, and toning to pages, covers detached and worn.

London: John Murray, 1817. Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. xxx, 348pp. Quarter-calf, marbled boards, leather spine label gilt lettered, 9 engraved plates including frontispiece. Cover is worn and scuffed, spine lettering still bright, contents moderately foxed throughout and occasionally dampstained, several signatures protruding, but binding is holding tightly, inscription on front endpaper and former owner's name on title page. Originally published in 1806, this edition is described as "a new edition, corrected." This edition was first published in 1816.

London: John Murray, 1809. Book. Good. Hardcover. New Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 351 pages. Biting page 410. list the 1810 edition as 349 pages. All nine plates are correct. New endpapers with taped spine. A wonderful book in need of some very careful restoration..

London: John Murray, 1813. Book. Good. Hardcover. New Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 354 pages. Biting page 410. lists the 1810 edition as 349 pages. All nine plates are correct. Rebound in black leatherette with gilt title to spine..

London: John Murray, 1837. (UK) 60th Edition This copy has one signature missing, not removed, but missing. When one looks at the top edge of pages, there is no gap. This missing pages are from 193 to 209 inclusive and cover the recipes from pies and pasties. Front fly and rear fly has ink marks, owner's signature, no other markings, pages quite clean, with wear to the cover edges, cover panels soiled. The spine had split at the edge where it meets the front cover; this has been rebacked. Tight copy with the interior pages quite clean, Good overall. 18 x 11 cm, original grey boards with green leather spine and paper title label, new endpapers, frontis showing kitchen scene with game, rabbit and fish in foreground, [i titlepage-v], vi-liv, [1], 2-448pp, index. Frontis, IX Plates all in the locations prescribed by the binding instructions. Full title reads: " A New System of Domestic Cookery formed upon Principles of Economy and Adapted to the use of Private Families. By a Lady.… Read More

London: William Tegg, 1868. Thick small octavo, [2], [iii]-xlviii, [49]-432 pages. [3] leaves of plates. Frontispiece. Originally printed in late 1805 but dated forward to 1806. The book went through dozens of printings. The author originally intended the book for use by her daughters, and borrowed a good number of the recipes in the original edition from her ancestor, Mary Kettilby. This has been called the "earliest manual of household management with any pretensions to completeness, it called forth many imitations." (DNB). Rubbing to edges of publisher's gilt and blind-stamped dark burgundy cloth. Hinges started, some soiling throughout. Good. [Not in Attar or Cagle].

London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1840. Thick small octavo, liv, 571 pages. [10] leaves of plates. Later edition. Originally printed in late 1805 but dated forward to 1806. The book went through dozens of printings, and was one of the most profitable books published by Murray. The author originally intended the book for use by her daughters, and borrowed a good number of the recipes in the original edition from her ancestor, Mary Kettilby. This has been called the "earliest manual of household management with any pretensions to completeness, it called forth many imitations." (DNB). Small abrasions to edges of publisher's gilt and blind-stamped dark green cloth. [Not in Attar or Cagle].

London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1818. Octavo, 354 pages. Index, ads. Frontispiece ("Domestic Cookery"), and nine full-page plates of various meats. New edition, revised and corrected. Originally printed in late 1805 but dated forward to 1806. The book went through dozens of printings, and was one of the most profitable books published by Murray. This 1818 printing appeared just a few years after Mrs. Rundell had started to express misgivings about Murray's handling of the book's fortunes. A legal injunction led to a stalemate, but publication continued. This has been called the "earliest manual of household management with any pretensions to completeness, it called forth many imitations." (DNB). Internally very good, with the text and plates clean and supple. In a make-do binding, early linen pasted-down over original cloth, affixed with pins and linen tape. Overall near very good. [Bitting page 410; Cagle 971(both other printings)].

London: Printed for John Murray, Fleet-Street; J. Harding, St. James's-Street; and A. Constable and Co., Edinburgh; at the Union Printing-Office, St. John's Square, by W. Wilson, 1808. Duodecimo (10 x 16 cm.), [22], xxx, [2], 351, [1] pages. Advertisement. Engraved frontispiece, plus nine additional leaves of plates in text. New edition, corrected [i.e., Third edition]. Originally published in 1806 and frequently revised and reprinted under a variety of titles in both England and the United States throughout the nineteenth century. Considered "the earliest manual of household management with any pretensions to completeness, calling forth many imitations." Full period brown calf with gilt-lettered black morocco spine label. Top margin of front cover worn away exposing underlying board, spine creased, front hinge cracking, front free endpaper loose, middle signatures a bit off center, bookplates and old ownership signature to preliminary pages, otherwise very good. With the bookplates of William Edward… Read More

New York: Published by R. M'Dermut & D.D. Arden, No. 1 City Hotel. John Forbes, Printer, 1815. 16mo., xiii, 316 pages. Frontispiece and eight plates. Index. The second New York edition, and the first to be copyrighted. Originally published 1806 or 1807 in London, this is an early American edition of what has been called the "earliest manual of household management with any pretensions to completeness, it called forth many imitations." (DNB). A few pages with tears or chips, not effecting text. Very minor foxing throughout. Lacking rear free end paper. In full brown calf, partially worn away at the spine, and with the spine label chipped but still legible. Good. [OCLC locates twelve copies; Bitting, page 583 (later printing); Cagle 665; Lowenstein 72; Shaw & Shoemaker; 35818].

Philadelphia: Published by Benjamin C. Buzby, No. 2, North Third-Street; Stiles, Printer, 1808. Duodecimo (14 x 9 cm.) [2], xviii, 263 pages (final leaf blank). Table of Contents. Index. Fifth American Edition (see Cagle 667), though stated "Second Philadelphia Edition". Originally published 1806 or 1807 in London, and the first American edition in 1807 in Boston (though printed in Charleston, S.C. An early American edition of what has been called the "earliest manual of household management with any pretensions to completeness, it called forth many imitations" (DNB). Like many other early American cookbooks, the compactness of the work made it inexpensive to publish, convenient to distribute, and useful to a new and mobile population. Some age-toning and light foxing throughout; lacking front free endpaper. Marbled boards, over one-quarter red morocco; spine gilt-titled and with compartments. Rubbing to edges and especially head and foot of spine. Good or a bit better. With an early gift… Read More

Philadelphia: Published by Benjamin C. Buzby, 1810. Duodecimo (14 x 9 cm.), 22, 263 pages. Table of Contents. Index. Originally published 1806 or 1807 in London, and in 1807 in America, this is an early American edition of what has been called the "earliest manual of household management with any pretensions to completeness, it called forth many imitations." (DNB). Front fly leaf with a good sized chip from the right hand edge, not effecting any text. Minor foxing throughout and age discoloration throughout, otherwise very good. Rebacked, with the original spine laid-down, in brown calf, with gilt-titling; boards worn. With the bookseller's ticket of Household Words, Berkeley, CA on the rear paste down, and a slip of paper with two early handwritten recipes (Soft Gingerbread and Composition Cake) roughly sewn in at rear hinge. One additional handwritten recipe (Sponge Cake) in the same hand, to a preliminary blank. [OCLC locates sixteen copies; Bitting, page 583 (later printing); Cagle 665;… Read More