[Rarebooks] FS: First American Edition of Hannah Glasse: THE ART OF COOKERY, 1805

[Charles Agvent]

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GLASSE,  Mrs. [GLASSE, Hannah]. THE ART OF COOKERY MADE PLAIN  AND
EASY;  EXCELLING  ANY  THING  OF   THE  KIND  EVER  YET  PUBLISHED....
Alexandria:  Cottom & Stewart 1805. First Edition. ALSO, THE ORDER  OF
A  BILL  OF  FARE FOR EACH MONTH, IN THE MANNER THE DISHES ARE  TO  BE
PLACED  UPON  THE  TABLE,  IN THE PRESENT TASTE.  The  First  American
Edition  of  this cookery classic. Bitting, page 189;  Lowenstein  93.
Duodecimo  (12mo:  4"  x  6-3/4") bound in  full  original  calf  with
gilt-lettered  morocco  spine label; 308, [16] pages. First  published
in  England  in 1747, Glasse's book was reprinted many times  and  was
the  most  popular  cookbook in early America. George  Washington  and
Thomas  Jefferson owned copies. The text for the American edition  was
essentially  the  same but for some minor changes and additions,  such
as  the  recipe suited for Virginia's climate: "Method  of  destroying
the  putrid  Smell which Meat acquires during hot Weather." This  copy
completely  original with no restoration. An owner's 1896 pencil  name
appears  on  the first blank as well as a small ink stamp of the  same
family  name  at  the  top margin of the first page of  text.  An  old
newspaper  recipe  is  affixed  to the front  pastedown.  Fairly  even
browning  to  the  text;  one leaf (pages 99-100) with  an  old  crude
repaired  tear with archival tape with no loss. Spine lacks leather at
the  top  and bottom about an inch and some scattered loss to  covers.
Rear  joint  split  but both covers tight. Two  vertical  splits  also
along  spine  resulting  in  some looseness of pages  but  still  held
firmly  by  the  cords. All in all, an unsophisticated  copy  entirely
complete  with  endpapers  and blanks and not too bad for  a  cookbook
that likely received much use. About Very Good                $2500.00

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