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The Book of Household Management -
Isabella Beeton
1861 - S. O. Beeton, London - First Edition, Second Impression , Second State
‘This book has more wisdom to the square inch than any work of man’ – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
A rare example of the first edition of this truly important English work, and one of the most successful cookbooks of all time. In original boards, and later leather spine. With the engraved and coloured art-nouveau title page, and an additional twelve colour plates.
With over 1,100 pages of recipes, culinary advice, and household hints, Mrs Beeton’s incomparable The Book of Household Management was one of the earliest cookery books to use coloured illustrations.
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Price HK$ 8,000
1861 - S. O. Beeton, London - First Edition, Second Impression , Second State
‘This book has more wisdom to the square inch than any work of man’ – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.A rare example of the first edition of this truly important English work, and one of the most successful cookbooks of all time. In original boards, and later leather spine. With the engraved and coloured art-nouveau title page, and an additional twelve colour plates.
With over 1,100 pages of recipes, culinary advice, and household hints, Mrs Beeton’s incomparable The Book of Household Management was one of the earliest cookery books to use coloured illustrations.

Price HK$ 8,000
The Book of Household Management -
Isabella Beeton
Circa 1873 - Ward, London - Entirely New Edition, Revised and Corrected. 207th thousand
‘This book has more wisdom to the square inch than any work of man’ - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
An early edition with a fine and clean interior, containing over 1,100 pages of recipes, culinary advice, and household hints, a total of 2,882 entries including approximately 2,000 recipes, illustrated with twelve full page colour lithographic plates, and numerous black and white full page and in-text woodcut illustrations.
Mrs Beeton’s incomparable The Book of Household Management was one of the earliest cookery books to use coloured illustrations. A truly important English work, and one of the most successful cookbooks of all time.
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Price HK$ 5,000
Circa 1873 - Ward, London - Entirely New Edition, Revised and Corrected. 207th thousand
‘This book has more wisdom to the square inch than any work of man’ - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. An early edition with a fine and clean interior, containing over 1,100 pages of recipes, culinary advice, and household hints, a total of 2,882 entries including approximately 2,000 recipes, illustrated with twelve full page colour lithographic plates, and numerous black and white full page and in-text woodcut illustrations.
Mrs Beeton’s incomparable The Book of Household Management was one of the earliest cookery books to use coloured illustrations. A truly important English work, and one of the most successful cookbooks of all time.

Price HK$ 5,000
Mrs. Beeton s Book of Household Management -
Isabella Beeton
1906 - Ward, London - New Edition, Revised, Enlarged, Brought up to Date, and Fully Illustrated
‘This book has more wisdom to the square inch than any work of man’ - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The largest edition of this truly important English work, and one of the most successful cookbooks of all time, in a contemporary binding. First published in 1861, by 1906 the size of this already substantial volume had more than tripled, to contain 3,945 recipes, 368 pages of culinary advice and household directions, all profusely illustrated with thirty full page colour plates (two of which are folding), and 111 full page black and white photographic plates.
In case you needed even more recipes, there are charming contemporary hand-written recipes at the front and rear such as ‘Coburg Pudding’, ‘Seville Orange Marmalade’,’Veal Gateau’, ‘Almond Tartlets’, ‘Cumberland Pudding, and ‘Madelines’.
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Price HK$ 4,500
1906 - Ward, London - New Edition, Revised, Enlarged, Brought up to Date, and Fully Illustrated
‘This book has more wisdom to the square inch than any work of man’ - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.The largest edition of this truly important English work, and one of the most successful cookbooks of all time, in a contemporary binding. First published in 1861, by 1906 the size of this already substantial volume had more than tripled, to contain 3,945 recipes, 368 pages of culinary advice and household directions, all profusely illustrated with thirty full page colour plates (two of which are folding), and 111 full page black and white photographic plates.
In case you needed even more recipes, there are charming contemporary hand-written recipes at the front and rear such as ‘Coburg Pudding’, ‘Seville Orange Marmalade’,’Veal Gateau’, ‘Almond Tartlets’, ‘Cumberland Pudding, and ‘Madelines’.

Price HK$ 4,500