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

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1911. Cloth. A smart new edition of this illustrated cookery book from renowned cookbook writer Mrs. Beeton. New edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, five colour plates, and numerous black-and-white images. Collated complete. A comprehensive guide to cookery, with a wide variety of recipes and advice. With commentary 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. An interesting look at life in a Victorian household, and the running of it. Written by Isabella Mary Beeton, known as Mrs Beeton, an English journalist, editor and writer. Her name is particularly associated with her first book, the 1861 work Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. With publisher's advertisements to the front and rear of the text. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor rubbing and light fading to the extremities. The odd mark to the boards. Hinges just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .