Lot 312
Cookery.- Woolley (Hannah) The Queen-like Closet: or, Rich Cabinet, Stored with all manner of Rare Receipts for Preserving, Candying and Cookery, 3 parts in 1 (including supplement), fifth edition, Printed for R. Chiswel...and T. Sawbridge, 1684.
Hammer Price: £4,000
Description
Cookery.- Woolley (Hannah) The Queen-like Closet: or, Rich Cabinet, Stored with all manner of Rare Receipts for Preserving, Candying and Cookery, 3 parts in 1 (including supplement), fifth edition, initial license leaf, additional engraved title, foxed, some marginal browning, headline of one preliminary leaf shaved, outer margin of Ff1 repaired, later sprinkled calf, gilt, by Bayntun, g.e., joints a little rubbed, [Wing W3286 and W3288; Bitting p.504; Oxford p.35 (note); Hunt 371], 12mo, Printed for R. Chiswel...and T. Sawbridge, 1684.
⁂ All early editions of Hannah Woolley's work are scarce, and often found incomplete. As well as the cookery recipes the supplement includes advice "to all Ingenious Ladies, and Gentlewomen" with medical recipes, how to make colours for dyes, how to write appropriate letters, parenting matters etc.
Provenance: Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt (1882-1963, American bookbinder and collector, bookplate).
Description
Cookery.- Woolley (Hannah) The Queen-like Closet: or, Rich Cabinet, Stored with all manner of Rare Receipts for Preserving, Candying and Cookery, 3 parts in 1 (including supplement), fifth edition, initial license leaf, additional engraved title, foxed, some marginal browning, headline of one preliminary leaf shaved, outer margin of Ff1 repaired, later sprinkled calf, gilt, by Bayntun, g.e., joints a little rubbed, [Wing W3286 and W3288; Bitting p.504; Oxford p.35 (note); Hunt 371], 12mo, Printed for R. Chiswel...and T. Sawbridge, 1684.
⁂ All early editions of Hannah Woolley's work are scarce, and often found incomplete. As well as the cookery recipes the supplement includes advice "to all Ingenious Ladies, and Gentlewomen" with medical recipes, how to make colours for dyes, how to write appropriate letters, parenting matters etc.
Provenance: Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt (1882-1963, American bookbinder and collector, bookplate).
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