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.

A General History of Quadrupeds

Illustrated by Thomas Bewick

1791

S. Hodgson et al

Second Edition

8vo

Description:

The second edition of a landmark natural history text, celebrated for its revolutionary wood engravings that revitalised the art of illustration in the late eighteenth century. The publication was an immediate success, influencing both naturalists and the general public during the late Georgian era. Second edition issued shortly after the first of 1790.

Condition:

Good Condition. Full calf binding with gilt titles to spine. Contents are complete and clean with minor spotting. Binding is firm. Boards have some notable rubbing to edges and spine. Peeling to edges. Minor splitting to spine. Boards remain firm.

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.