[Rarebooks] FS: First American Edition of Hannah Glasse's 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  recently  rebacked  with
original  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."
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.  All
in all, a very nice copy, entirely complete with endpapers and blanks,
for  a  cookbook that likely received much use. Very Good  or  better.
                                                               $2500.00

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