[Rarebooks] FS: HANNAH GLASSE'S FAMOUS COOKBOOK, SIGNED

[Norman Kane]

[GLASSE, HANNAH].
THE ART OF COOKERY, MADE PLAIN AND EASY; WHICH FAR EXCEEDS ANY THING OF THE KIND EVER YET PUBLISHED. . . .  BY A LADY. THE FIFTH EDITION, WITH ADDITIONS.
London: Printed & Sold at Mrs. Ashburn's China-Shop ...[&c], 1755.  Old calf, upper joint cracked but firm, lightly rubbed, vi, [20], 334 pages.  The Bemersyde House copy (historic 16th Century Scottish mansion.)  SIGNED BY GLASSE (to guarantee authenticity) on page [1].     This most popular Eighteenth Century cook book was still in print as late as 1843. In 2006 Hannah Glasse was the subject of a BBC documentary, which called her the "Mother of the Modern Dinner Party."                                      
$ 550.00 ($ 490.00 TO THE TRADE) + POST. AT COST                                   


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