The British Housewife: or The Cook, Housekeeper's and Gardiner's Companion (s...

Description: The British Housewife: or The Cook, Housekeeper's and Gardiner's Companion (set of six volumes) Bradley, Martha and Lehmann, Gilly Product Overview This remarkable compendium of cookery, gardening, farriery and medicine - arranged as a monthly calendar - was published in two giant volumes in 1758, having first been offered in 42 weekly parts in 1756 (possibly the first cookery part-work). Martha Bradley writes supremely well; her scheme for the education of the cook and housewife was more thorough than any that had gone before; her recipes, though derivative, are clarity itself. Prospect Books is publishing a facsimile edition, though the length and costs of it determine it should be in more volumes than just two. The first volume will contain the month of January and a long modem introduction by the Anglo-French scholar Gilly Lehmann which ties the book to its sources and discusses its place in eighteenth-century cookery writing. Volume II will contain the months of February and March; further volumes will be published, together with modern discussions of the gardening sections, and full indexes and necessary apparatus, in ensuing months. Read more Details Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 494 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0907325637 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 35 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.6 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 4 x 8 inches Best Sellers Rank: #11,862,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #333,202 in Cookbooks, Food & Wine (Books) #333,202 in Cookbooks, Food & Wine (Books) Stock Photos Please Note: All of our book listings use stock photos unless otherwise stated. Please read our descriptions for accurate conditions and editions, don't use the photos! Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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Location: Williamsburg, Virginia

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