A Collection of above three hundred receipts in cookery, physick and surgery;
For the Use of all Good Wives, Tender Mothers, and Careful Nurses. By several hands. The FOURTH EDITION. To which is ADDED, A SECOND PART, Containing a great Number of Excellent Receipts, for Preserving and Conserving of Sweet-Meats, &c. LONDON: Printed for Mary Kettilby, and Sold by RICHARD WILKIN, at the King's-Head in St. Paul's Church-yard. M.DCC.XXVIII. SECOND TITLE: A COLLECTION OF RECEIPTS IN COOKERY, Physick and Surgery. PART 11. Containing Likewise, A great Number of Excellent Receipts, for Preserving and Conserving of Sweet-Meats, &c. By several Hands. The THIRD EDITION. Printed for RICHARD WILKIN, at the King's-Head in St. Paul's Church-yard. M.DCC.XXVIII.
8vo. 1fep. Title page. [1] (1)iv-viii Preface. (1)10-183. 7p Index. Second Title page. [1] (1)194-272. 4p Index. 2feps. Full original dark brown calf boards with a little wear but nice patina, with faded gilt line all around the edge. Spine re-laid in dark brown calf with raised bands and a bottle green label and gilt lettering. Internally slightly age-browned but otherwise a good copy. There are two manuscript inscriptions by Eliz. Thornby March 25th 1792.
- This fourth edition has a second part - third edition, but they are both dated 1728. Mary Kettilby's name appeared on the Title page for the first time in the second edition. The BL holds a 1734 edition that also states 'fourth edition' on the title page but which the BL calls the fifth. It also has a 7th edition of 1749 with a second part stating the 6th edition of 1746. The different dates to the second parts came about due to the fact the first edition of 1714 had no second part, they only started appearing on the second edition of 1719.
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