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London: J. Scratcherd, 1801. Book. Good. Full-Leather. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 448 pages plus introduction and index. Frontispiece together with twelve plates. Containing all the various branches of cookery......

London: Printed by C. Whittingham for J. Scatcherd, 1801. 3rd Edition . Very Good. 5.75 x 8.5 inches (14 x 21.5 cm). Full leather binding, rebacked retaining original title label. Tears to leather on rear board, boards restored, endpapers replaced. Former library copy with small square stamp to recto of frontis, verso of final plate and to several margins within the text. Single stamp with small withdrawn label to verso of title page. Complete with the half title page, portrait frontis (dated 1792), carving plate facing p320, and 12 Bill of Fare plates (one for each month). Foxing to plates, a few ink spots to prelims, clean text throughout. Originally published in 1792, a French language edition was issued in 1810. Bitting p94; Oxford p120. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches (14 x 21.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. [28], 452

Printed by C. Whittingham, for J. Scatcherd,, [1801.]. 1801 8vo. [28], 451, [1] p. Engraved frontispiece, twelve plates of table settings and one plate of carving. New half calf binding with marbled boards. Some spotting of the paper and slight worming at lower corner affecting four catchwords towards the end of the volume. A sound copy of a scarce title. Bitting p.94.

London: R. Noble for J. Scatcherd and J. Whitaker, 1792. First edition.. Modern beige cloth, printed paper spine label. Frontispiece, 12 Bill of Fare Plates for the individual months, and a plate of carving options at page 320. Repaired tear in the frontispiece (between portraits, not affecting images), edges of the first leaf and several final leaves chipped and browned at edges, moderate foxing of the plates; a very good copy. Hand-written recipes on several leaves: verso of the January Bill of Fare Plate (Cherry Bounce); verso of page 451 (Thick Ginger Bread); final two blank leaves (Light Cake / Cherry Bounce again? / Currant Shrub). The first edition of this English cookbook, which was reprinted in 1797 and 1801. A French edition was produced in 1810. Cagle: A Matter of Taste, 625.

London: Printed by R. Noble, for J. Scatcherd..., 1797. 8vo, 203 x 122 mms., pp. [xxviii], 451 [452 adverts], including half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece of the two authors, 13 other engraved plates (12 before text and another at page 320), complete as called for, contemporary sheepskin, with modern reback, gilt spine, black morocco label; some foxing of plates, but a good copy with the inscription on the half-title, "Fanny Dyer? Sept. 15th/ 1832" and another that looks like "H. A. Messiter" on the top margin of the title-page F. Collingwood and J. Woollams had the unique distinction of having their first edition of 'The Universal Cook' of 1792, being translated into French and sold in France. Published in Paris in 1810 it was re-named ' Le Cuisinier Anglais Universal ou le Nec Plus Ultra de la Gourmandise'. This was the time of the war with Napoleon, but the reputation of London food and its Cooks stood high with foreigners. The first smart restaurant… Read More