Description
An original vintage 1923 Mrs Beeton’s ‘All About Cookery’ A wonderful hardback book bound in olive green cloth with black block lettering.
640 pages with 12 full-page plates in colour and over 250 b&w illustrations. With advertisements at the front and rear of the book – which are a delightful insight into the trends of the day.
The contains over 2000 practical recipes as well as advice concerning apparatus and how to fold table napkins.
Mrs. Isabella Beeton has been synonymous with cooking for well over a hundred years, most recently achieving renewed celebrity through her influence on Downton Abbey. Series creator Julian Fellowes used her work to stage the show’s dinner scenes, and producers used recipes from her famed cookbook.
Published by Ward, Lock & Co., London and Melbourne.
Good condition, no missing pages, all pages in good condition, some slight marks on some pages, foxing to the edges – please see all the photos.
Measures approx. 8″ X 5.5″