Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton] — Mrs Beeton&Apos;S Cake-Making

London, Ward, Lock & Co, c1926. Cloth. An early edition of this charming 1920s work on baking and cake making, styled after the works of famous cookery writer Isabella Beeton. First published in 1924, this is an early edition, dated circa 1926 via list of titles to dust wrapper front flyleaf.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates. Collated, complete.Though not written by Beeton herself, this is one of many works published by Ward under the Isabella Beeton name, which was used to indicate a trusted brand in British domestic publishing.Containing over 300 recipes for buns, biscuits and other dainties. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally fine. Bookplate to a front blank. Dust wrapper bright, with light edgewear to back strip head, and small tide mark towards fore edge of rear wrap. Tape reinforcement to head and tail of dust wrapper to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of spotting throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.