Domestic Economy, and Cookery, for Rich and Poor: Containing an Account of the best English, Scotch, French, Oriental, and other Foreign Dishes; Preparations of Broths and Milks... Receipts for Sea-fairing men, Travellers and Children's food... by a Lady, Sion College 'Sold by' stamp on verso of title, untrimmed in contemporary boards, later cloth spine with paper label [Oxford p.162], Longman, Rees, 1827; A New System of Domestic Cookery; Formed upon Principles of Economy: and Adapted to the Use of Private Families. By a lady, engraved frontispiece and 9 plates, some light browning and offsetting, untrimmed in modern panelled morocco gilt, gilt panelled spine [Simon BG 1322], John Murray, 1822; idem, FIRST EDITION, lacks half-title, frontispiece and final leaf (supplied in facsimile), occasional soiling, outer upper corners chipped, tears to pp.199 and 241 without loss, ownership signature of Catherine ?Barberidge, 1806 on front paste-down, contemporary vellum-backed boards, J. Murray and J. Harding, 1806; The New Family Receipt-Book, containing Seven Hundred Truly Valuable Receipts in Various Branches of Domestic Economy, some mostly light browning and soiling, ownership inscription of J. Scofield, 1811, contemporary calf, worn, split in centre of spine [Oxford p.137, 'By Mrs Rundle, a supplement to 'A New System...'"], Squire and Warwick for John Murray, 1810, 8vo and 12mo (4)

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A quartet of works by Maria Rundell, including the rare first edition of A New System of Domestic Cookery, albeit defective, and the first and only edition of Domestic Economy and Cookery, for Rich and Poor, attributed to her in recent years by the University of Cambridge.

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