The Housekeeper's Receipt-Book, or, the Repository of Domestic Knowledge

1815

Published by the Editor

8vo, in Solander Box.

Description:

A practical compendium of early nineteenth-century domestic management, offering a comprehensive collection of recipes and household advice. Housed in a lovely modern solander box in a modern smart binding. Contains recipes for domestic cooking, cooking for the sick and brewing. As well as chapters on house keeping such as kitchen gardening and family medicine. 7 plates to rear. 

Condition:

Good Condition. Quarter bound in red leather and housed in a smart solander box. Marble paper covered boards. Binding is firm and contents are clean with some minor professional repairs to paper. Light tanning to pages. Lack frontis but 7 plates to rear. Boards are clean with no sign of wear. Solander box is good with minor marking to exterior and light marking inside.

Death of a Bookseller

Bernard J. Farmer

1956

William Heinemann Ltd

First Edition

8vo

Description:

The first edition of Farmer's classic bibliomystery involving the murder of an eccentric second hand book dealer.

Bernard J. Farmer, a British author, former policeman, and enthusiastic book collector whose first hand knowledge of the antiquarian book trade heavily informed his writing. The story follows Sergeant Wigan, a keen book collector who forms an uneasy acquaintance with a brilliant but heavy-drinking runner named Jack Smith. A very rare and desirable book.

Condition:

Very Good Condition. Black cloth with dark lettering to spine. Binding is firm and contents are clean. W.H. Smiths library plate to front pastedown but no other marks nor stamping throughout the book. Boards are clean with minimal wear. Slight white mark to spine edge of rear board.

Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert

1857

Michel Levy

Third Edition

Small 8vo

pp.[x] + p.490 + pp.[i]

Description:

Realist masterpiece. Published in the same year as the first edition. Flaubert's novel was banned after its serialisation in 1856, but Flaubert was acquitted and the first, second and third edition followed in 1857. Rare 3rd edition.

Condition:

Good/Fair Condition. Full contemporary calf with gilt tooling to spine. Marble edges. Front end paper to frontis is slightly loose. Pen inscription to front end paper and blue pen marginalia to p.1-5 and occasional light pen marking throughout. Moderate wear to boards with rubbings to edges and bumping to corners. Light peeling to leather on edges. Marking to spine with some light tanning. Text is in French.