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THE COOKERY BOOK COLLECTION OF RUTH WATSON
Lot 13

CONFECTIONERY
BORELLA (Mr.) The Court and Country Confectioner, 1772; and 5 others

19 August 2020, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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CONFECTIONERY

BORELLA (Mr.) The Court and Country Confectioner: or, the House-Keeper's Guide... and the art of distilling simple waters, cordials, perfumed oils, and essences. By Mr. Borella, now head confectioner to the Spanish Ambassador, title silked and browned, some worming in upper and lower margins, modern half calf [ESTC T90915; Maclean p.11; Oxford p.102; Simon BG 227], G. Riley, 1772--EALES [(MARY)] The Compleat Confectioner; or, the Art of Candying and Preserving in its Utmost Perfection; A Curious Collection of Receipts, 2 parts in 1 vol., fourth edition, some browning and staining, last leaf repaired just affecting text [this edition not on ESTC or in bibliographies], C. Hitch etc., 1750--GLASSE (HANNAH) The Compleat Confectioner, wanting 16-page ?index at end, modern half calf [ESTC T90908; Maclean p.61-62; Simon BG 775], Dublin, J. Exshaw, 1742 [but 1762]--NUTT (FREDERICK) The Complete Confectioner... also Receipts for Home-Made Wines, Cordials, French and Italian Liqueurs, &c., Eighth edition, corrected and improved by J.J. Machet, half-title, engraved frontispiece and 10 plates (3 folding, one soiled and frayed at outer edge), later calf-backed boards [cf. Oxford p.117], Samuel Leigh, 1819--MASSEY (JOHN & WILLIAM) Massey & Son's Biscuit, Ice and Compote Book; or, the Essence of Modern Confectionery, second edition, wood-engraved portrait, publisher's red blindstamped cloth, Simpkin, Marshall, 1866--READ (GEORGE) The Guide to Trade. The Confectioner, later cloth [Oxford p.172], Charles Knight, 1842, 8vo and 12mo (6)

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Provenance: First work, "Mary Liddell. The gift of Mrs Fletcher", old inscription on title-page.

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