COOKERY MANUSCRIPT OWNED BY MRS BEETON
Book Description
[COOKERY MANUSCRIPT OWNED BY MRS BEETON] 8vo, nineteenth century, dated Elizabeth Bainbridge Fishergate York, March 5th 1844 to endpaper recto. Signature Mrs Beetons Book in pencil to verso of flyleaf, recipes in several legible hands, presumably over successive periods, those in the early part often with a pencil tick next to them. Recipes on approximately 175 sides, remainder blank, handwritten index to rear. Recipes include Gooseberry Cream, Solid Custard, Ginger Beer, Roast Cheese, Lemon Dumplings, and so on.
Dealer Notes
An intriguing possible source of inspiration for Beeton’s great work on Household Management, for which she is known to have copied from a wide range of material. Manuscript material associated with Beeton is extremely rare on the market, presumably due to her early death. We know of no cookery manuscripts associated with her.
Author
[Mrs Beeton] Elizabeth Bainbridge, Fishergate
Date
1844
Binding
Contemporary half calf
Publisher
Unpublished
Condition
Worn, occasional marking or foxing, several loose leaves with recipes detached and loosely inserted, contemporary half calf, spine becoming detached, boards chipped, part of spine missing.
Pages
175
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