Welsh ownership of a Cornish cook.- Rabisha (William) The Whole body of cookery dissected, taught, and fully manifested, methodically, artificially, and according to the best tradition of the English, French, Italian, Dutch, &c., 3 parts in 1, second edition, lacking A1&2 (title and dedication), B1&2, D7, G5, and T8, A3-7 and final 4 ff. repaired tears and fraying with some loss of text, some other repairs to chips or short tears within text (with loss), A8 narrow piece torn from text and loosely inserted, trimmed at head affecting headlines, some staining, lightly browned, contemporary sheep, sympathetically rebacked, spine with red morocco label, corners worn, chipped and rubbed, [Bitting pp.386-7; Oxford pp.30-31 (note); Simon BG 1248 (note)], 8vo, [Elizabeth Calvert], [1673]. sold not subject to return.

⁂ Rare edition in any condition. Includes pickles, meat, fish, preserving, and candying. Rabisha was a Cornishman who claimed to have worked for many noble families.

Provenance: '?Defid Thomas of Swansea in the County of Glamorgan Gentleman' (18th century ink inscription to final verso); 'David Griffiths wrote this in the 74th year of his age'; John Williams (18th century inscriptions to b4v).