MOXON, Elizabeth.
English Housewifry: Exemplified in Above Four Hundred and Fifty Recipes, Giving Directions in Most Parts of Cookery.
Elizabeth Moxon's English Housewifry: Exemplified in Above Four Hundred and Fifty Recipes
Leedes: Printed by Griffith Wright for George Copperthwaite, et al., 1764.
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Item Number: RRB-146405
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Finely bound edition of this thorough etiquette and recipe book. Duodecimo, original full brown calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt borders to the front and rear panels, illustrated with six woodcuts and two folding plates demonstrating dish and course placements. In good condition with rubbing to the extremities, spine, front and rear panels, some toning to the first few leaves of text and the extremities of the text block, and an ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. Uncommon.
Elizabeth Moxon was an English writer, who has been referred to as one of "the female pioneers of English culinary writing." Her book, 'English Housewifry,' was presented as practical help for "Mistresses of Families, higher and lower Women Servants" based on Moxon's thirty years of "practice and experience." It contains numerous recipes on "soops, made-dishes, pastes, pickles, cakes, creams, jellies, made-wines," extensive menu plans, and instructions for 18th century style table-setting.
English Housewifry: Exemplified in Above Four Hundred and Fifty Recipes, Giving Directions in Most Parts of Cookery.
$1,200.00
In Stock
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