A Complete System of Cookery, on a plan entirely new, consisting of an extensive and original collection of receipts, in cooker, confectionary etc.

Published by London W. Stewart et al, 1816

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8vo (20 x 12.3 cm); contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, p. 527-528 chipped and detached but present; modern quarter brown morocco over marbled paper boards, edges untrimmed, corners bumped and frayed, a very good copy; [3], iii, [4], 568pp. A notable 19th century cookery book by John Simpson, the personal cook to the Marquis of Buckingham at the time of publication. Simpson provides a 'bill of fare', or menu, for each day of the year, followed by the recipes needed to prepare each dish.

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Title
A Complete System of Cookery, on a plan entirely new, consisting of an extensive and original collection of receipts, in cooker, confectionary etc.
Author
SIMPSON, John.
Publisher
London W. Stewart et al
Publication year
1816
Binding
Hardcover

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