The Experienced English Housekeeper, for the use and ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, &c. Written Purely from Practice and dedicated to the Hon. Lady Elizabeth Warburton, Whom the author lately served as Housekeeper: Consisting of near Nine Hundred Original Receipts, most of which never appeared in print -
Elizabeth Raffald
1794 - R. Baldwin, London - Eleventh Edition
Eighteenth century edition in contemporary binding, illustrated with one folding plate of a copper stove, two folding plates of table settings, and engraved frontispiece of the author. Organised into three sections - I: Soups, Fish, Meat, Game... II: Confectionary, Puddings, Directions to set out a Table... III: Pickling, Wines, Catchups, and a Correct List of every Thing in Season for every Month in the Year.
The amazing Elizabeth Raffald [1733-81] of Doncaster, spent fifteen years as housekeeper to Lady Elizabeth Warburton, and married the gardener in 1763, she then opened firstly a confectioner’s shop and then three inns in succession as well as a cookery school. She is said to have had sixteen daughters in eighteen years, founded Salford's first newspaper, established a registry office for servants and compiled Manchester's first Directory which she brought out in 1772, 1773 and 1781. Provenance: Mrs. Woodley Francis and C. J. Francis (contemporary ink names inscribed to initial blank); Later bookplate of Peter Herbert to front pastedown.
References: Oxford, English Cookery Books 98. Cagle, A Matter of Taste 948. Bitting, Gastronomic Bibliography 387. Vicaire, Bibliographie Gastronomique 727. Simon, Bibliotheca Gastronomica 1252. Pennell, My Cookery Books 161.
Octavo (binding size 21.9x14cm), pp. [4] iii [1] 384 [14 (Index)] [2 (publisher’s adverts)]. In contemporary brown calf, rebacked to style in tan calf, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, with decorations in blind, corners restored. Condition: Near fine, a little foxing to prelims, marginal repairs to two plates, in very good contemporary binding, cracking to original leather boards, rebacked to style with corners restored. Ref: 111771 Price: HK$ 3,500
The amazing Elizabeth Raffald [1733-81] of Doncaster, spent fifteen years as housekeeper to Lady Elizabeth Warburton, and married the gardener in 1763, she then opened firstly a confectioner’s shop and then three inns in succession as well as a cookery school. She is said to have had sixteen daughters in eighteen years, founded Salford's first newspaper, established a registry office for servants and compiled Manchester's first Directory which she brought out in 1772, 1773 and 1781. Provenance: Mrs. Woodley Francis and C. J. Francis (contemporary ink names inscribed to initial blank); Later bookplate of Peter Herbert to front pastedown.
References: Oxford, English Cookery Books 98. Cagle, A Matter of Taste 948. Bitting, Gastronomic Bibliography 387. Vicaire, Bibliographie Gastronomique 727. Simon, Bibliotheca Gastronomica 1252. Pennell, My Cookery Books 161.
Octavo (binding size 21.9x14cm), pp. [4] iii [1] 384 [14 (Index)] [2 (publisher’s adverts)]. In contemporary brown calf, rebacked to style in tan calf, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, with decorations in blind, corners restored. Condition: Near fine, a little foxing to prelims, marginal repairs to two plates, in very good contemporary binding, cracking to original leather boards, rebacked to style with corners restored. Ref: 111771 Price: HK$ 3,500