Mrs. Mary Holland — The Modern Family Receipt Book

London, Thomas Tegg; R. Griffin; R. M. Tims; M. Baudry, 1825. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this very scarce volume on cookery and housekeeping by Mrs. Mary Holland. The first edition.A very scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece. Half-title is present.Collated, complete.A volume of popular recipes of the Georgian era, collecting together "a great variety of valuable receipts". The receipts in this volume also include useful household directions, such as regarding bleaching, gardening, and destroying vermin.Whilst presenting these recipes, the author also offers hints on the art of social and domestic life.By Mrs. Mary Holland. Bookplate of Martin & Pamela Finch to the recto of the front endpaper. The Finch couple founded Matthew Finch Design Consultants Limited, a graphics group which specialised in in design for print and publishing. They opened an antiquarian bookshop, Wadard Books, in 2001. In the original publisher's paper boards, rebacked. Externally, boards and spine are age-toned and a little rubbed. Bumping to the extremities. Light marks to the boards and spine. Bookplate to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .