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BEETON, Isabella Mary (1836-1865). The Book of Household Management. London: S.O. Beeton, 1861. Small 8°. Colour-printed wood-engraved frontispiece by H.N. Woods after H.G. Hine, additional colour-printed wood-engraved title and 12 plates, illustrations. (Some spotting, mostly affecting the earlier and later gatherings, some leaves trimmed at lower edges affecting signatures, one plate trimmed touching border). 20th-century crimson crushed morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, gilt edges. Provenance: Jamie Popperwell Novr. 17th 1864 (inscription on flyleaf); from the Library of William Foyle (bookplate removed).
FIRST EDITION, FINELY BOUND. "There are many pointers to the reason for [Household Management's] astonishing popularity, chief of which were undoubtedly its ease of reference, its clarity of instruction, and its ability to answer questions on every conceivable aspect of household management and domestic affairs (Quayle Old Cook Books p. 225). Another element of the book which may have made it attractive were the bright and clear colour plates, which make it, as Bitting notes, 'one of the earliest cookery books using colored illustrations'. Quayle distinguishes two issues of the first edition: the first with the publisher's address given on the additional title as '18, Bouverie St London. E.C.' (as here), and a second, later, issue with the address amended, following the company's move to 248 The Strand in 1861.
FIRST EDITION, FINELY BOUND. "There are many pointers to the reason for [Household Management's] astonishing popularity, chief of which were undoubtedly its ease of reference, its clarity of instruction, and its ability to answer questions on every conceivable aspect of household management and domestic affairs (Quayle Old Cook Books p. 225). Another element of the book which may have made it attractive were the bright and clear colour plates, which make it, as Bitting notes, 'one of the earliest cookery books using colored illustrations'. Quayle distinguishes two issues of the first edition: the first with the publisher's address given on the additional title as '18, Bouverie St London. E.C.' (as here), and a second, later, issue with the address amended, following the company's move to 248 The Strand in 1861.
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