The Female Economist; or, A Plain System of Cookery, for the Use of Families, containing Upwards of 850 Valuable Receipts, also, The Housekeeper's Assistant in the choice of provisions, containing a list of the articles in season during each month of the year; and a concise Gardener's Calendar -
Mrs. Smith
1822 - Samuel Leigh, London - Eighth Edition
A fascinating book, in pretty later binding.
Well written, simple to understand, covering a wide range of required knowledge in the early 1800’s for ‘Females in the middle classes of society, who superintend to their own familyaffairs, and who wish to unite hospitality with economy’.
With a large number of recipes Wine, Cordial, and other spirits, see page 257 ‘to make four Gallons of rich Usquebaugh’... Highly successful, ‘The Female Economist’ was first published in 1810 and went through at least twelve editions by 1828, although editions may have been small print runs, stating a higher number was used sometimes as a marketing ploy to convince buyers that this is an important and successful work...
Provenance: From the library ‘Gastronomique’ of Martin & Pamela Finch, with their armourial bookplate.
References: Bitting Gastronomic Bibliography, 438. Simon, Bibliotheca Gastronomica, 1391. Cagle A Matter of Taste, 995. Axford, English Language Cookbooks, 154. Oxford, English Cookery Books, 138.
Small octavo (binding size 18.3x11.3cm), pp. viii xiii-xx 299 [1]. Lacking pages ix-xii (contents). FInely bound in later brown calf over marbled boards, spine ruled inblind and with red morocco label lettered in gilt, cream endpapers. Condition: Very good, toning and light soiling throughout, repair to page 5, 65, lacking pages ix-xii (contents), in fine binding. Ref: 112206 Price: HK$ 2,000
Well written, simple to understand, covering a wide range of required knowledge in the early 1800’s for ‘Females in the middle classes of society, who superintend to their own familyaffairs, and who wish to unite hospitality with economy’.
With a large number of recipes Wine, Cordial, and other spirits, see page 257 ‘to make four Gallons of rich Usquebaugh’... Highly successful, ‘The Female Economist’ was first published in 1810 and went through at least twelve editions by 1828, although editions may have been small print runs, stating a higher number was used sometimes as a marketing ploy to convince buyers that this is an important and successful work...
Provenance: From the library ‘Gastronomique’ of Martin & Pamela Finch, with their armourial bookplate.
References: Bitting Gastronomic Bibliography, 438. Simon, Bibliotheca Gastronomica, 1391. Cagle A Matter of Taste, 995. Axford, English Language Cookbooks, 154. Oxford, English Cookery Books, 138.
Small octavo (binding size 18.3x11.3cm), pp. viii xiii-xx 299 [1]. Lacking pages ix-xii (contents). FInely bound in later brown calf over marbled boards, spine ruled inblind and with red morocco label lettered in gilt, cream endpapers. Condition: Very good, toning and light soiling throughout, repair to page 5, 65, lacking pages ix-xii (contents), in fine binding. Ref: 112206 Price: HK$ 2,000