A NEW SYSTEM OF DOMESTIC COOKERY; Formed upon Principles of Economy, and Adapted to the Use of Private Families Rundell, Mrs. Maria Eliza Cooking

First published in 1806, "Mrs Rundell" was the most popular English cookery book of the first half of the 19th century. Printed by W. Lewis and Son: London, and bound by T.E. Slate: London. 16mo: xl, 419, 5 [ads] pp. with the frontispiece and extra title page vignette, both steel engravings, and 12 full-page plates, all wood engravings. In the publisher's brown vertical fine-ribbed cloth binding, with blind-stamped ruled borders, gilt-stamped ornamental frame with vignette of a man with deer and basket of game birds, and women with basket of produce on the front panel; gilt-stamped rules, and ornamental compartments with vignettes of cooked dishes, and titling on the spine; and blind-stamped ruled borders on the rear panel. The frontispiece and extra title page vignette are toned; the remainder of the contents are clean and bright. The front hinge is just starting and still quite sound. Light toning and a small bit of tarnishing to the gilt on the spine; otherwise very good. Provenance: from the Publishers' Bookbindings collection of Ellen K. Morris and Edward S. Levin.