English Cookery--

Lamb, P. Royal-Cookery... second edition. London: Nutt and Roper, 1716, 37 engraved plates only (of 40), contemporary panelled calf, lacking 3 plates, some plates frayed, binding worn--Glasse, [H.] The Art of Cookery... a new edition. London: for Strahan et al., 1784, folding plan, contemporary calf, some holes and stamps, lacking front free endpaper, lower joint split--Henderson, W.A. The Housekeeper's Instructor... the fourteenth edition... London: Stratford, 1807, frontispiece, 9 plates and 2 folding plates, contemporary tree calf, upper cover detached--Raffald, E. The Experienced English Housekeeper... a new edition. London: for Brambles et al., 1808, frontispiece and 3 folding plates, contemporary tree calf--Rundell, M.E. A New System of Domestic Cookery... London: for Murray, 1813, frontispiece and 9 plates, contemporary tree calf--Copley, E. The Housekeeper's Guide... London: Jackson and Walford, 1834, first edition, additional engraved title, frontispiece and 5 plates, contemporary half calf, light spotting, slightly worn--[Powell, B.] The Guide to Preferment... London: Bailey, [c.1875], frontispiece, original half calf, binding worn--all 12mo or 8vo, some spotting and browning, some wear (7)

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