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 1799 - R. Baldwin, London - The Twelfth 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: Peter Herbert with his illustrated to the 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 22.2x14.6cm), pp. [4] iii [1] 386 [14 (Index)].
  In contemporary polished speckled calf, rebacked to style, spine ruled in gilt, with burgundy morocco label lettered in gilt, decorative gilt borders to boards, later endpapers, tips restored.   Condition: Genereally fine with some scattered browning, in near fine rebacked contemporary binding.   Ref: 111772   Price: HK$ 3,500