A Lady [Martha Brotherton] — Vegetarian Cookery

London, Fred. Pitman, c1866. Cloth. A scarce copy of this pioneering vegetarian cookbook from Martha Brotherton. The sixth edition of this scarce and important vegetarian cookbook, considered the earliest known published cookbook to advocate a meat-free diet. In the original blind stamped cloth binding.Vegetarian Cookery consists of ovo-lacto vegetarian recipes and was intended to support the dietary practices of the church. It was revised and republished in several editions throughout the 19th century and has been recognised as a foundational text in the history of vegetarianism.The chief work of English cookbook writer Martha Brotherton, though published anonymously. Comprising recipes such as mushroom pie, cauliflower with cheese, winter salad, apple dumplings, Bath buns, rice milk and many more.  In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with moderate rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light marks to the boards. Ex libris bookplate of one John Fuller to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the title page and occasional light spots. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .