THE SHILLING KITCHINER
OR ORACLE OF COOKERY FOR THE MILLION WITH DR. KITCHINER'S CELEBRATED ADVICE TO COOKS AND OTHER SERVANTS BY THE EDITORS OF "THE DICTIONARY OF DAILY WANTS" LONDON HOULSTON AND WRIGHT 65, PATERNOSTER ROW. MDCCCLXI
FIRST AND SOLE EDITION 1861. 110 X 174mm. 1fep modern. Frontispiece missing. Title page with chipped edges wrapped in tissue guard; no text loss. Verso with printer's info. (1)2-188. (1)190-196 Index; all pages with chipped edges wrapped in tissue guard; no text loss. 1p Advertisements with chipped edges wrapped in tissue guard; no text loss. 2feps modern. All pages slightly browned throughout. pages 131-196 with a small brown stain on bottom outer corners. Modern half tan morocco with marbled boards and morocco tips. Spine with raised bands and gilt tooling in the compartments. Red label with gilt lines and writing.
- Kitchiner's who passed away in 1827 could not have written this book that eventually got published in 1861. The well known maitre chef de cuisine of the Reform Club - Alexis Soyer, had his famous little book 'A Shilling Cookery for the People' published first in 1855. This book of Kitchener's is his least known but well within character, as he was famous for not only his generosity but also his frugality. It appears to be a possible compilation of Kitchener's papers by the editors. There are no entries in Cagle, Bitting, Attar, Lehman, Hazlitt nor Pennell. Although Quayle devotes twelve pages to Kitchiner, his books and recipes, there is no mention of this title. A fine detailed recipe book with advice and household hints for the less well off. Unlike Soyer's 'Shilling Cookery for the People" which had numerous print runs and can still be found quite regularly in various auctions this Kitchener title does not. Due to the scarcity of copies appearing on the market, it must be considered very scarce to rare.
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