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London: Printed for John Murray, 1815. 12mo, pp. xxvi, 419, [1, ads]. Original blue boards backed in grey paper, printed paper label to spine, edges untrimmed. Some damp-staining and foxing to flyleaves and first gathering. Boards a little worn, grey paper neatly renewed, preserving old label, now a bit chipped. Printed label of ‘Nivison & Forrest Booksellers, 10. North Bridge, Edinburgh’ to front pastedown, early signature to title-page. The third edition of the expansive collection of household advice, first printed in 1810, with instructions for everything from mixing cement to taxidermy. It is sometimes attributed to Maria Eliza Rundell (1745-1828), known for the hugely popular ‘Domestic Cookery’, which was also printed for John Murray in 1805. This copy originally sold in Edinburgh where William Blackwood was joint publisher.
The Family Receipt Book containing Eight Hundred Valuable Receipts in various Branches of Domestic Economy; selected from the Worksa of the most approved writers Ancient and Modern; and from attested Communications of Scientific Friends. Second American Edition by (Cookery) - 1819
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The Family Receipt Book containing Eight Hundred Valuable Receipts in various Branches of Domestic Economy; selected from the Worksa of the most approved writers Ancient and Modern; and from attested Communications of Scientific Friends. Second American Edition
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Pittsburgh: Randolph Barnes, Third Street, 1819. Cagle calls this edition the Third American edition, after First American 1818 Philadelphia edition and an 1819 New-Haven edition, originally published in London in 1810. xxxii, [25-408 pp. 12mo. Contemporary sheep, with 3/4 of an inch chipped off top of spine. Contemporary ownership signature of "John S. Turner 541 Dauphin Street Philadelphia." Very Good. Cagle calls this edition the Third American edition, after First American 1818 Philadelphia edition and an 1819 New-Haven edition, originally published in London in 1810. xxxii, [25-408 pp. 12mo. Cagle says it is not by Mrs. Rundell
Chapter Vi is on Books: extract grease from leaves of books, method of cleaning dirty prints and books, bookbinder's paste, marble books on paper. Cagle 568; Lowenstein 83; Shaw and Shoemaker 1`819 n47937; Wheatron and Kerlly 2056 and 5341
Chapter Vi is on Books: extract grease from leaves of books, method of cleaning dirty prints and books, bookbinder's paste, marble books on paper. Cagle 568; Lowenstein 83; Shaw and Shoemaker 1`819 n47937; Wheatron and Kerlly 2056 and 5341
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The New Family Receipt-Book, containing eight hundred truly valuable receipts in various branches of domestic economy, selected from the works of British and foreign writers of unquestionable experience and authority, and from the attested communications of scientific friends.
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The New Family Receipt-Book, Containing Eight Hundred Truly Valuable Receipts in Various Branches of Domestic Economy, Selected from the Works of British and Foreign Writers of Unquestionable Authority and Experience: A New Edition, Corrected.
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London: John Murray., 1818. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. Second edition. 12mo. xxxvi, 419 (1)pp. A new edition, corrected, first published in 1810. Contemporary qtr. red leather, green marbled boards. \spine richly decorated in gilt and blind, 4 raised bands, name of binder or owner 'J.Cheaven' at foot of spine. Light foxing and a little thumbed. Recipe cuttings mounted on rear blank.
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