The British housewife : or, the cook, housekeeper's, and gardiner's companion. Calculated for the Service both of London and the Country; And directing what is necessary to be done in the Providing for, Conducting, and Managing a Family throughout , Etc,
by Bradley Martha
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: printed for S. Crowder and H. Woodgate, at the Golden Ball in Paternoster Row, no date but circa [1760?]., 1760. Volume 1 only.Collation, engraved frontis, 752 pages, plus 7 engraved plates. ( Apparently volume 1 was only issued with an engraved frontis, the additional 7 plates appear to be from volume 2. )Book measures 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches.Weight 1.2kg.Bound in modern full calf, raised bands, red leather title label. Binding in excellent condition.Internally, no loose pages, month inscription in early hand on top margin of Jan/Fed/March, some occasional light staining, a few sections have been cleaned, small chip from margin of frontis. Pages in good clean condition.A very nice clean well bound copy.. First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008890
- Title
- The British housewife : or, the cook, housekeeper's, and gardiner's companion. Calculated for the Service both of London and the Country; And directing what is necessary to be done in the Providing for, Conducting, and Managing a Family throughout , Etc,
- Author
- Bradley Martha
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- printed for S. Crowder and H. Woodgate, at the Golden Ball in Paternoster Row, no date but circa [1760?].
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1760
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Cookery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings; Antiquarian; Cookery/Domestic;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- Raised Band(s)
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