St Marys Books

How to order cook and serve them, this fascinating volume covering cookery, most unusual with very few copies in the original format being seen, original green cloth with gilt boarders, bright gilt decoration of a household scene showing the table of the time, with chapters covering, Hints for the Mistress of the house, hints for the cook, menus, soups (potages) fish, Entrees, vegetables, reeves ( removes) , Rots (roasts) , savoury dishes, and entremets ( sweets.) 204 pp with catalogue to the rear, only 20 copies listed in institutions, scarce to find and only issued in the one edition. A pretty little volume ideal for a collector of cookery books. Price lowered for November sale Was £ 1250 now £ 895.00