Mrs. Beeton; Isabella Beeton — Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Cookery Book

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1902. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated edition of Mrs Beeton's famous and influential cookery work, which has proven to be one of the most popular cookery books in history. Isabella Beeton's comprehensive guide to cookery, with a wide variety of recipes, advice for the organisation of kitchens and larders, marketing, and a calendar of food in season. She also gave advice on table decorations, how to wait a table, how to set a table, and how to carve meats and fish. Some of the recipes included vary from meat, poultry, salads, tarts, cold sweets, sandwiches, bread, jams, and icing.Illustrated with five colour plates, and sixteen monochrome plates. Collated, all plates are present, bound without page i/ii.Beeton's work was originally serialised as 'The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine' in twenty-four monthly instalments in 'The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine', her husband's publication. Her work has been constantly expanded over time, and is still in print.Eleven pages of adverts to the rear.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 design for print and publishing. They opened an antiquarian bookshop, Wadard Books, in 2001. Rebound in a modern cloth binding, with renewed endpapers. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the joints. Bookplate to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and generally clean, with a few scattered spots and handling marks. Pencil notes to the reverse of the plate facing page 257. Plate facing page 266 is working loose. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .