The London Art of Cookery, and Housekeeper’s Complete Assistant; On a New Plan.

FARLEY, John.

$475.00

Item Number: 146429

London: Printed for J. Scatcherd and J. Whitaker, et al, 1792.

18th century edition of this classic culinary guide. Octavo, bound in three-quarter black calf over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine, frontispiece portrait of Principle Cook at the London Tavern John Farley, illustrated with thirteen plates of course and table settings for different months of the year. In very good condition with light rubbing to the extremities, contemporary ownership signatures to the front free endpaper, flyleaf, title page, and preface, 18th century ship’s paper adhered to the front flyleaf.

John Farley designed his 'London Art of Cookery' to be "plain and easy to the understanding of every housekeeper, cook, and servant in the kingdom" so that anyone could follow along with his recipes and instructions in baking, broiling, and frying, pickling, potting, and preserving, making wines and other liquors, and performing the art of confectionary.