The practical kitchen gardiner: . or, A new and entire system of directions for his employment in the melonry, kitchen-garden, and potagery, in the several seasons of the year. ... The whole methodiz'd and improv'd, by Stephen Switzer, ...
Stephen Switzer (1682-1745)
Category
Books
Date
1727
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3126651
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],xx,[12],424,[8]p., [3] folding plates . ill.. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: Birdsall House, Malton (Lord Middleton) S [i.e. Sotheby's] 24/3 47. Lot 13 Đ1 [i.e.Michael Guy Percy Willoughby, 11th Baron Middleton (1887-1970), of Birdsall House, Malton, East Yorkshire]. Binding: Eighteenth-century panelled calf over boards; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Stephen Switzer (1682-1745)