The Experienced English House-keeper, for the Use and Ease of Ladies, House-keepers, Cooks, &c. Wrote purely from Practice, And dedicated to the Hon. Lady Elizabeth Warburton, Whom the Author lately served as House-Keeper. Consisting of near 800 Original Receipts, most of which never appeared in Print.. and a Correct List of Every Thing in Season in Every Month of the Year, FIRST EDITION, signed by the author on A1 as usual, 2 folding engraved plates of bills of fare (one with dampstaining), some light foxing and browning, contemporary sheep, rebacked and recornered, 8vo [ESTC T82678; Maclean p.121-124; Oxford p.98; Simon BG 1249, 8vo, Manchester, Printed by J. Harrop, for the author, and sold by Messrs. Fletcher and Anderson, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, London; and by Eliz. Raffald, Confectioner, near the Exchange, 1769

Footnotes

"The Delia Smith of the 18th century" (Arley Hall website). After some fifteen years in service with Lady Elizabeth Warburton at Arley Hall in Cheshire, Elizabeth Raffald married the head gardener and they moved to Manchester, where she started a business introducing domestic workers to employers, opened a confectionary shop where she ran a cookery school. She went on to run two inns, founded Salford's first newspaper, and compiled Manchester's first Directory. The Experienced English Housekeeper contains the first recipe for a precursor to the modern wedding cake, and the first appearance of what became known as the Eccles cake.

Provenance: Frances Albert, 1770, signatures on title and A1; Liz Seeber, label on rear paste-down.

Additional information

This auction is now finished. If you are interested in consigning in future auctions, please contact the specialist department. If you have queries about lots purchased in this auction, please contact customer services.
Buyers' Obligations
ALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.
If you have any questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest client services team.
Buyers' Premium and Charges
For all Sales categories, buyer's premium excluding Cars, Motorbikes, Wine, Whisky and Coin & Medal sales, will be as follows:
Buyer's Premium Rates
28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.
A 3rd party bidding platform fee of 4% of the Hammer Price for Buyers using the following bidding platforms will be added to the invoices of successful Buyers for auctions starting on or after 6th July 2024 – Invaluable; Live Auctioneers; The Saleroom; Lot-tissimo.
VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.
Payment Notices
For payment information please refer to the sale catalog.
Shipping Notices
For information and estimates on domestic and international shipping as well as export licenses please contact Bonhams Shipping Department.
- Books & Manuscripts
- Travel & Exploration

Bid now on these items

Lot offered by Bukowskis, part of the Bonhams network

Spanskt sköldebrev, för adliga ätten Sanchez del Bellmont, utfärdat 1742.

SEK3,000

Lot offered by Bukowskis, part of the Bonhams network

Lars Tunbjörk, bok "Landet utom sig", 1993.

SEK3,000

•	Exempt from VAT
	Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.

RAFFALD (ELIZABETH) The Experienced English House-keeper, for the Use and Ease of Ladies, House-keepers, Cooks, &c. FIRST EDITION, Manchester, 1769

Own a similar item?

Looking for a similar item?

Ask about this lot

Books (UK)