Cottage Economy, William Cobbett, A New Edition, Printed for...

Cottage Economy, William Cobbett, A New Edition, Printed for the author, and Charles Clement, 1824. 234 numbered paragraphs and postscript, 1 page index and a 4 pp list of Mr Cobbett's publications. Tastefully rebound in half calf with morocco label to the spine, marbled boards. Endpapers renewed. A handsome copy. With: The Court and Country Confectioner, or the Housekeeper's Guide by An Ingenious Foreigner, (Mr. Borella, Head Confectioner to the Spanish Ambassador in England). Lacking title page in lieu of which someone has noted the title on the front free endpaper. The book begins on the contents page and runs for 271 pp with an additional 46 pp chapter on Distilling with recipes for drinks. The book is famous for being the first in English to dedicate a chapter to ice cream. Rebound in half calf over marbled paper boards, the spine with a slight fade. The endpapers have been renewed. Contents with some age toning but even lacking the title page this is a rare enough title. With: The Housekeeper's Oracle, William Kitchiner, lacking title page but since there was only one, standalone edition of The Housekeeper's Oracle (it was later combined with the The Cook's Oracle) this must be the first edition of 1829. Looks like contemporary quarter leather over marbled boards. The endpapers may have been renewed at some point. Woodcuts throughout, occasional splashy foxing. Lacking the frontispiece portrait as well as the title page.

Estimate:£100

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