THE NEW COOKERY BOOK
A COMPLETE MANUAL OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN COOKERY ON SOUND PRINCIPLES OF TASTE AND SCIENCE COMPREHENDING CAREFULLY TRIED RECEIPTS FOR EVERY BRANCH OF THE ART BY ANEE BOWMAN FOURTEENTH EDITION. LONDON. GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, LIMITED. CARTER LANE, LUDGATE HILL.
n/d Circa 1915. 187 x 130 mm. 1 fep. [1] 1 colour Plate. Title page. Verso [1]. (1)iv Contents. (1)2 - 601. [1] 603 - 606 List of Maigre Dishes for Lent. 607 - 609 List of Entrees. [1] (1)612 - 635 Index. [1] 1fep. Text block very slightly age dusted but in wonderful condition with 640 pages, 1747 receipts and 4 nice colour plates. Boards and spine in a rich red colour with the front cover and spine ornately decorated in black and gilt. A very handsome book.
- This book by Routledge and Sons is a bit mysterious. It resembles in many ways the very original formatting of Mrs Beeton's famous book of household management, even down to the similar colour plates. The first edition of this 'New Cookery Book' was published in 1867. This was just 6 years after Beeton's first edition and 8 years after the first of Beeton's original booklets of 'Household Management' was sold, giving the feeling that this Routledge issue was trying to cash in on the Success of Beeton. Another mystery is the lack of an author but just Anne Bowman's name as an editor. When checking Anne Bowman's name online we find that she had edited many disparate titles of Routledge's library. Knowing that the firm of Routledge and Sons was by 1899, close to bankruptcy, it's not a surprise when you check online that they did not have many original publications. Even tho' 'The New Cookery Book' is, so it seems, a result of republished existing material, it is a comprehensive cookery book that is not surprising to have reached a 14th edition. Even knowing all this it is also still a pleasure to have this fine copy.
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