W. A. Henderson; Jacob Christopher Schnebbelie — The Housekeeper&Apos;S Instructor

London, J. Stratford, 1804. Leather. An illustrated cookery and housekeeping work for the Georgian household, by William Augustus Henderson and Jacob Christopher Schnebbelie. The twelfth edition of this work, which was first published in 1791.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, ten plates, and nine plates. Collated, all plates are present.This popular Georgian cookery work aimed to provide practical culinary instruction to middle-class households, and includes an extensive range of recipes for soups, meats, fish, pies, puddings, and sauces, along with guidance on pickling, preserving, and distilling. The recipes reflect contemporary tastes and the increasing influence of global trade on British cuisine.The work of William Augustus Henderson, updated and revised by Jacob Christopher Schnebbelie.Bound without the adverts.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 a half crushed morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Endpapers are renewed. Bookplate to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and spotted. The second folding plate is torn, one third of the plate is detached but present. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .