The London art of cookery, and housekeeper's complete assistant. On a new plan. ... . To which is added, an appendix, ... By John Farley, principal cook at the London Tavern.
John Farley (fl.1787-1796)
Category
Books
Date
1792
Materials
leather, paper
Measurements
221 x 135 mm; 38 mm (thickness)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3093725
Summary
Bibliographic description
vi,[26],467,[5]p.,plates . ill..,port.. (engr.) . 8vo. Imperfect: lacking final advertisement leaf and free endpaper. Leaf B is torn, not affecting text. Some staining, not affecting text. With manuscript on p. 331 marking a recipe for plain custard; pencil marks on p. 83, 99,184, 224, 368. With scraps of paper as bookmarks at p. 108 and 140.. Provenance: manuscript on title page: J. &. M. Trevelyan 1792 [i.e. Sir John Trevelyan (1761-1846) and his wife Maria (m. 1791)]. manuscript on pastedown: W.C. Trevelyan Wallington [i.e. Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan (1797-1879)].. Binding: Late eighteenth or early nineteenth-century quarter bound; red spine label, gilt lettered: Farley's cookery.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Makers and roles
John Farley (fl.1787-1796)