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This delightful and lively recipe book gives a good idea of what it must have been like in the kitchen of a Georgian Inn. The author, William Verrall, was master of the White Hart in Lewes and his robust sense of humour shows in his own introduction, which with the recipes, was probably dictated to a minion. With very little adjustment to reduce the quantities, his dishes can be used in ordinary households today and were much admired by Elizabeth David who quotes from them in her own Spices, Salt and Aromatics in the English Kitchen. In addition to recipes and the original introduction by William Verrall, the book includes an account of the colourful and sometimes bizarre world in which William Verrall worked by the Lewes Historian Colin Brent.
William Verrall was master of the White Hart, an important coaching station on the High Street of Lewes, Sussex in the middle of the 18th Century. He had been apprenticed to the Duke of Newcastle's cook, the Frenchman St. Clouet, and his recipes are an inspired combination of the French and English Traditions
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Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR002481190
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.76. Nº de ref. del artículo: G1870962001I2N00
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Librería: MW Books, New York, NY, Estados Unidos de America
First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: ix, 153 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes: First published: 1759. Subjects: International cooking; Formulas, recipes, etc. ; Early works to 1800; International cooking; Food Recipes; Food; Eighteenth century. 1 Kg. Nº de ref. del artículo: 408763
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Librería: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: ix, 153 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes: First published: 1759. Subjects: International cooking; Formulas, recipes, etc. ; Early works to 1800; International cooking; Food Recipes; Food; Eighteenth century. 1 Kg. Nº de ref. del artículo: 408763
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Librería: Idle Booksellers PBFA, Bradford, Reino Unido
Cloth. Condición: Very Good +. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good +. Facsimile Reprint. Nice clean copy in like d/w, with just very slight sunning and edgewear. Nº de ref. del artículo: 040702
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