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Manuscript recipe book.
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Collection of culinary and medical recipes
- Ink on paper
with several hundred entries including preserves and pickles, regional and foreign dishes (such as "Indian Pickels" and ceviche), pies, meats, fish, and desserts ("...The best Orange Pudding that ever was tasted..."), the second half of the volume being taken up with medical prescriptions ("...The snail water - my Mothers[.] For a Consumtion or Cough, or Pain in the side..."), many entries noting the provenance of the dish or cure ("For a Rheumatism/ Sir Hans slones")
216 pages (contemporary pagination to p.192), plus a contemporary index and some blanks, in several hands, some recipes on loose leaves tipped-in, folio (315 x 200 mm.), probably London, c.1750-1767, vellum boards, tears to two leaves affecting text, boards stained and with burn-hole on upper cover
216 pages (contemporary pagination to p.192), plus a contemporary index and some blanks, in several hands, some recipes on loose leaves tipped-in, folio (315 x 200 mm.), probably London, c.1750-1767, vellum boards, tears to two leaves affecting text, boards stained and with burn-hole on upper cover
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."