"First Catch Your Hare." The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy. By a Lady. A facsimile of the first edition, supplemented by the recipes which the author added up to the fifth edition and furnished with a Preface, Introductory Essays by Jennifer Stead and Priscilla Bain, a Glossary by Alan Davidson, Notes, and an Index.

Glasse, Hannah

ISBN 10: 0907325580 / ISBN 13: 9780907325581

Published by Devon Prospect Books 1995, 1994

Reprint of 1983 Facsimile. 4to. blue cloth hardback, gilt, in unclipped dust jacket. 218pp., Indexed, illustrated in b/w. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. VG/VG. (Shelf 96) ISBN: 0907325580 PLEASE NOTE: HEAVY BOOK (1.1 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct. Seller Inventory # 58278

Synopsis:

Hannah Glasse is the most famous eighteenth-century cookery book in English, bar none. It was first published in 1747 and went through many editions until the end of the century. This is a facsimile of the first edition, in handsome foolscap format, with an extensive glossary of historical cookery terms, a biographical introduction which gives, perhaps, more information about Hannah Glasse's life than has been available in any other publications; and bibliographical studies of the sources of Hannah Glasse's recipes when they can be found in other eighteenth-century cookery books. There is also a complete index.

Synopsis: "The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy" by Hannah Glasse was first published in 1747. Its great success was due in part to the fact that it made cookery plainer and easier, and was addressed specifically to servants and women cooks, not male chefs or "French boobies". Though drawing on other people's work (without acknowledgement), it was both original and useful, and included, for instance, the first English recipe for curry. It was also written at great speed (about four months) by a mother of 11 children who had never written anything longer than a letter in her life. This facsimile edition includes essays on Hannah Glasse's sources and a biographical introduction.

Bibliographic Details

Title: "First Catch Your Hare." The Art of Cookery ...
Publisher: Devon Prospect Books 1995
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included