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ID Title Author Firms (City) Date Edition
14370 The Frugal Housewife. Dedicated to those who are not ashamed of economy. By Mrs. Child, author of the "Mother's Book," the "Little Girl's Book," etc. Ninth edition. Corrected and arranged by the author. To which are added, Hints to persons of moderate fortune. Some valuable receipts, etc. etc. Child , Lydia Maria Francis
T. T. and J. Tegg (London)
Nathaniel Hailes [168 Piccadilly] (London)
Richard Griffin and Co. [115 Buchanan Street] (Glasgow)
Bowdery and Kerby (London)
1832 Ninth edition. Corrected and arranged by the author.
14365 The Frugal Housewife. Dedicated to those who are not ashamed of economy. By the author of Hobomok. Third edition. Corrected and arranged by the author. To which is added Hints to Persons of Moderate Fortune. Child , Lydia Maria Francis
Carter and Hendee (Boston)
1830 Third edition. Corrected and arranged by the author.
24940 The Gentleman’s Recreations: in Three Parts. The first part contains a short and easie introduction to all the liberal arts and sciences, &c. The second treats of horsemanship, hawking, hunting, fowling, fishing, agriculture, &c. Done from the most Authentick Authors, especially several lately Printed at Paris, as may be seen in the Preface; with great Enlargements, made by those well Experienced in the respective Recreations. The third is a compleat body of all our forest, chace, and game-laws, as they are at this Time. The whole illustrated with near an hundred copper-cuts relating to several Subjects, particular all Sorts of Nets, Engines, Traps, &c. are added for the Taking of Wild-Beasts, Fowl, Fish, &c. not hitherto Publish'd by any. The Second Edition Corrected, with near one half of additions. Rebecca Bonwicke (London)
John Walthoe I (London)
William Freeman (London)
Timothy Goodwin (London)
Matthew Wotton (London)
Benjamin Tooke I (London)
John Nicholson (London)
Samuel Manship (London)
Richard Parker (Cornhill)
Ralph Smith III (London)
1709 The Second Edition Corrected, with near one half of additions.
4063 The history of Mary Wood the house-maid; or, The danger of false excuses. More , Hannah
1795
3970 The history of Mary Wood, the house-maid; or, the danger of false excuses. More , Hannah
1797
4149 The history of Mary Wood, the housemaid, or, The danger of false excuses. More , Hannah
1798
4432 The house-Keeper's pocket book, and complete family cook. Containing several hundred curious receipts in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving Pickling, Brewing, Baking, Made Wines, &c. With Plain and Easy Instructions for preparing and dressing every thing suitable for an elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten, &c. To which is Added. Every Man his own Doctor, shewing the Nature and Faculties of the different sorts of Foods, whereby every Man and Woman may know what is Good or Hurtful to them. Glasse , Hannah
1783
7406 The house-Keeper's pocket-book, and compleat family cook: containing about twelve hundred curious and uncommon receipts in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &c. With Plain and easy Instruction for Preparing and Dressing every Thing suitable for an Elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten, &c. and Directions for ranging them in their proper Order. Also a copious and useful Bill of Fare, of all Manner of Provisions in Season, for every Month in the Year; so that no Person need be at a Loss to provide an agreeable Variety, at a moderate Expence. Together with Directions for making all Sorts of Wine, Mead, Cyder, Shrub, &c. and Distilling Strong-Waters, &c. after the most approved Methods: For Brewing Ale and Small-Beer in a cleanly, frugal Manner: And for Managing and Breeding Poultry to Advantage. Likewise several useful Family Receipts for taking out Stains, preserving Furniture, cleaning Plate, taking Iron-Moulds out of Linen, &c. As also easy Tables, of sums ready cast up, from one farthing ot one pound, for the use of those not conversant in arithmetic: and tables shewing the interest of money from 3, 3 1/2, 4, and 5 per cent. from one day to a year. The whole is so contrived as to contain as much as any book of double the price; and the excellency of the receipts renders it the most useful book of the kind. By Mrs Sarah Harrison, of Devonshire. The eighth edition, revised and corrected, to which are now added several modern receipts, by very good judges of the separate articles, particularly to dress turtle, &c. Also, every one their own physician: a collection of the most approved receipts for the cure of most disorders incident to human bodies. Carefully compiled by Mary Morris. Harrison , Sarah
Catherine and Richard Ware II (London)
1764 The eighth edition, revised and corrected
7425 The house-keeper's pocket-book, and compleat family cook: containing above twelve hundred curious and uncommon receipts ... By Mrs. Sarah Harrison, ... The seventh edition, revised and corrected. To which are now added several modern receipts, ... Also, Every one their own physician: ... compiled by Mary Morris. Harrison , Sarah
Catherine and Richard Ware II (London)
1760
7527 The house-keeper's pocket-book, and compleat family cook: containing above twelve hundred curious and uncommon receipts in cookery, pastry, preserving, picking, candying, collaring, &c. with plain and easy instructions for preparing and dressing every thing suitable for an elegant entertainment, from two dishes to five or ten, &c. and directions for ranging them in their proper order. Also a copious and useful bill of fare, of all manner of provisions in season, for every month in the year; so that no person need be at a loss to provide an agreeable variety, at a moderate expence [sic]. Together with directions for making all sorts of wine, mead, cyder-shrub, &c. and distilling strong-waters, &c. after the most approved methods: for brewing ale and small-beer in a cleanly, frugal manner: and for managing and breeding poultry to advantage. Likewise several useful family receipts for taking out stains, preserving furniture, cleaning plate, taking iron-moulds out of linen, &c. As also easy tables, of sums ready cast up, from one farthing to one pound, for the use of those not conversant in arithmetic: and tables shewing the interest of money from 3, 3 1/2, 4, and 5 per cent. from one day to a year. The whole is so contrived as to contain as much as any book of double the price; and the excellency of the receipts renders it the most useful book of the kind. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison, of Devonshire. The sixth edition, revised and corrected. To which is now added several modern receipts, by very good judges of the separate articles, particularly to dress turtle, &c. Also, Every one their own physician ; A collection of the most approved receipts for the cure of most disorders incident to human bodies. Carefully compiled by Mary Morris. Harrison , Sarah
Richard Ware I (London)
1755 The sixth edition, revised and corrected.
7471 The house-keeper's pocket-book, and compleat family cook: Containing above twelve hundred curious and uncommon receipts in cookery, pastry, preserving, pickling, candying, collaring, &c. with plain and easy instructions for preparing and dressing every thing suitable for an elegant entertainment, from two dishes to five or ten, &c. also a copious and useful bill of fare, of all manner of provisions in season, for every month in the year. Together with directions for making all sorts of wine, mead, cyder, shrub, distilling strong-waters, &c. for brewing ale and small-beer in a cleanly, frugal manner: and for managing and breeding poultry to advantage. Likewise several useful family receipts for taking out stains, preserving furniture, cleaning plate, taking iron-moulds out of linen, &c. as also easy tables, of sums ready cast up, from one farthing to one pound, for the use of those not conversant in arithmetic: and tables shewing the interest of money from 3, 3 1/2, 4 and 5 per cent. from one day to a year. The whole is so contrived as to contain more than any book of double the price; and the excellency of the receipts renders it the most useful book of the kind. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison. The ninth edition, revised and corrected. To which are now added several modern receipts, by very good judges. Also, every one their own pysician: a collection of the most approved receipts for the cure of the disorders incident to human bodies. Harrison , Sarah
John Rivington and Sons [or J. F. and C. Rivington] (London)
Stanley Crowder (London)
Samuel Bladon [Paper Mill, Paternoster Row] (London)
Thomas Lowndes [77 Fleet Street] (London)
Bedwell Law [13 Ave Maria Lane, 1767-1790, 1794-1795] (London)
Richardson and Urquhart (Cornhill)
Richard Ware I (London)
Richard Horsfield (London)
W. Hayes (London)
1777 The ninth edition, revised and corrected.
7442 The house-Keeper's pocket-book, and compleat family cook: containing above twelve hundred curious and uncommon receipts in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &c. With Plain and easy Instructions for Preparing and Dressing every Thing suitable for an Elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten, &c. and Directions for ranging them in their proper Order. Also a copious and useful Bill of Fare, of all Manner of Provisions in Season, for every Month in the Year; so that no Person need be at a Loss to provide an agreeable Variety, at a moderate Expence. Together with Directions for making all Sorts of Wine, Mead, Cyder, Shrub, &c. and Distilling Strong-Waters, &c. after the most approved Methods: For Brewing Ale and Small-Beer in a cleanly, frugal Manner: And for Managing and Breeding Poultry to Advantage. Likewise several useful Family Receipts for taking out Stains, preserving Furniture, cleaning Plate, taking Iron-Moulds out of Linen, &c. As also easy Tables, of Sums ready cast up, from one Farthing to one Pound, for the Use of those not conversant in Arithmetic: And Tables shewing the Interest of Money from 3, 3 1/2, 4, and 5 per Cent. from one Day to a Year. The Whole is so contrived as to contain as much as any Book of double the Price; and the Excellency of the Receipts renders it the most useful Book of the Kind. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison, of Devonshire. The sixth edition, revised and corrected. To which are now added several modern receipts, by very good Judges of the separate Articles, particularly to dress Turtle, &c. Also, Every one their own physician: A Collection of the most appro[priate] Receipts for the Cure of most Disorders incident to Human bod[ies] Carefully compiled by Mary Morris. Harrison , Sarah
Richard Ware I (London)
1757 The sixth edition, revised and corrected.
24313 The house-keeper's pocket-book, and compleat family cook. Containing above three hundred curious and uncommon receipts in cookery, pastry, preserving, pickling, candying, collaring, &c. With plain and easy instructions for preparing and dressing every thing suitable for an elegant entertainment, from two dishes to five or ten, &c. And directions for placing them in their proper order. Concluding with many excellent prescriptions of the most eminent physicians, of singular efficacy in most distempers incident to the human body: and to the whole is prefix'd, such a copious and useful bill of fare of all manner of provisions in season for every month of the year, that no person need be at a loss to provide an agreeable variety of dishes. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison of Devonshire. Harrison , Sarah
Thomas Worrall [Judge Coke's Head, Fleet Street] (London)
1733
22903 The house-keeper's pocket-book; and compleat family cook. Containing above seven hundred curious and uncommon receipts, in cookery, pastry, preserving, pickling, candying, collaring, &c. With plain and easy instructions for preparing and dressing every thing suitable for an elegant entertainment, from two dishes to five or ten, &c. And directions for ranging them in their proper order. To which is prefix'd, such a copious and useful bill of fare of all manner of provisions in season for every month of the year, that no person need be at a loss to provide an agreeable variety of dishes, at a moderate expence. With directions for making all sorts of wines, mead, cyder, shrub, &c. and distilling strong-waters, &c. after the most approv'd method. Concluding with many excellent prescriptions, of singular efficacy in most distempers incident to the human body; extracted from the writings of the most eminent physicians. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison, of Devonshire. Harrison , Sarah
Richard Ware I (London)
1739
22186 The house-keeper's pocket-book; and compleat family cook. Containing above seven hundred curious and uncommon receipts, in cookery, pastry, preserving, pickling, candying, collaring, &c. with plain and easy instructions for preparing and dressing every thing suitable for an elegant entertainment, from two dishes to five or ten. &c. and directions for ranging them in their proper order. To which is prefix'd, such a copious and useful bill of fare of all manner of provisions in season for every month of the year, that no person need be at a loss to provide an agreeable variety of dishes, at a moderate expence. With directions for making and breeding poultry to advantage. Concluding with many excellent prescriptions, of singular efficacy in most distempers incident to the human body; extracted from the writings of the most eminent physicians. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison, of devonshire. Harrison , Sarah
Richard Ware I (London)
1745 The fourth edition, corrected and improv'd, with the addition of four hundred genuine receipts, sent to the author by several worthy persons. To which is added, easy tables of sums ready cast up,
7429 The house-Keeper's pocket-book; and compleat family cook. Containing above seven hundred curious and uncommon receipts, in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &c. With plain and easy Instructions for preparing, and dressing every Thing suitable for an Elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten, &c. And Directions for ranging them in their proper Order. To which is prefix'd, Such a copious and useful Bill of Fare of all manner of Provisions in Season for every Month of the Year, that no Person need be at a Loss to provide an agreeable Variety of Dishes, at a moderate Expence. With Directions for making all Sorts of Wines, Mead, Cyder, Shrub, &c. and distilling Strong-Waters, &c. after the most approved Method. And Directions for managing and breeding Poultry to Advantage. Concluding with many excellent Prescriptions, of singular Efficacy in most Distempers incident to the Human Body; extracted from the Writings of the most eminent Physicians. By Mrs. Sarah Harrison, of Devonshire. The fifth edition, corrected and improv'd, with the addition of four hundred genuine receipts, sent to the author by several worthy persons. To which is added, Easy Tables of sums, ready cast up, from one farthing to a pound, for the use of those not conversant in arithmetick. Also tables shewing the interest of money from 3, 3 and half, 4, and 5 per cent. from one day to a year. Harrison , Sarah
Richard Ware I (London)
1751 The fifth edition, corrected and improv'd
5588 The housewife. Being a most useful assistant in all domestic concerns, whether in a town or country situation. Containing, bills of fare for every month in the year, with Rules for Marketting. General Rules in Cookery. Directions for dressing all Kind of Fish, Flesh and Fowl, with their proper Sauces. Method of making Ragouts, Soups, Broths, Pottages, Cullisses; and dressing all Sorts of Kitchen-Garden Stuff Forms for making Jellies, Pies and Puddings. Pickling, Collaring, Potting and Preserving. Instructions for making Butter and Cheese. Rules for setting out Dinners, Suppers, &c. To make Beer, Ale, English Wines, Mead, Metheglin, Cyder, and Shrub. A curious Method of preserving Eggs fresh, either for Eating or Hatching a Twelvemonth; not to be found in any other Work of the Kind. Variety of receipts in physic, which comprize cures for most of the ailments, Accidents and Indispositions with which the human Body is chiefly amicted. Particularly, new and approved Recipes for the Recovery of Consumptive, Gouty, and Rheumatic Persons. By Lætitia Montague Sometime Companion to a Lady in one of the first Families in the Kingdom. Montague , Laetitia
James Dixwell (London)
1781
3039 The husband. In answer to The wife. Haywood , Eliza
Thomas Gardner (London)
1756
20895 The Intellectual regale; or Ladies' tea tray. Unknown ,
1815
1643 The ladies best companion; or, A Golden Treasure for the Fair Sex. Containing the whole arts of Cookery, Pastry, Confectionary, Potting, Pickling, Preserving, Candying, Collaring, Brewing, &c. With plain Instructions for making English Wines, from Fruits, Flowers, &c. To which is added The art of preserving Beauty. Containing the best and easiest Methods of preparing and making Washes, Essences, and Perfumes, &c. for the Hands, Neck, Face and Hair, in such a Manner as in a great Measure to delay the Ravages of Time on the Features of the Fair Sex. Likewise Directions for sweetening the Breath, curing the Tooth-ache, preserving the Teeth and Gums, &c. With many other Articles equally useful to the Fair Sex in general By Mrs. Amelia Chambers. To which are added Every Lady her own and Family's Physician. Consisting of approved physical Receipts for most Disorders that grown People and young Children are subject to. Also the Family Instructor. Containing Directions for cleaning Silks, Lace Chambers , Amelia
John P. Cooke [17 Paternoster Row] (London)
1775
6497 The ladies complete cookery; or, Family pocket companion, made plain and easy; Being the best collections of the choicest and least extravagant receipts in every branch of cookery, pastry, preserving, candying, pickling, collaring, &c. with plain and easy directions for marketing, with the seasons of the year for butcher's meat. poultry, fish, &c. &c. Also the art of making wines, brewing, making French bread, &c. To which is added, family receipts for the cure of several disorders incident to the human body. By Mrs. Mary Wilson, of Hertfordshire. Wilson , Mary
1770
7079 The ladies handmaid: Or, A compleat system of cookery; on the principals of elegance and frugality. Wherein the useful art of cookery is rendered plain, easy and familiar: containing the best approved, yet least expensive receipts in every branch of housewifry, viz. roasting, boiling, made-dishes, soups, sauces, jellies, ragouts, fricasses, tarts, cakes, creams, custards, pastry, pickling, jarring, &c. And every other branch of cookery and good housewifery, too tedious to be enumerated in a title page. Together with instructions for carving and bills of fare for every month in the year. Embellished with variety of curious copper-plates, representing the genteelest method of disposing or placing the dishes, trussing fowls, &c. Also the best approved method of clear-starching. By Mrs. Sarah Phillips, of Duke-Street. Phillips , Sarah
John Coote (London)
1758
14935 The ladies most elegant and convenient pocket book, for the year 1790. Being the Second after Leap Year. Embellished with the fashionable Dresses of the Year 1789, and a beautiful View of the Front of Carlton-House. Containing, Amongst a great Variety of useful, ornamental, and instructive Articles, the following: The necessary Pages for Engagements, Memorandums, and Expences, ruled in a more plain and familiar Manner than any yet adapted for the Use of the Ladies; Tables of all the moveable and immoveable Feasts, Fasts, and Holidays in the Year; Days and Hours for buying, accepting, or transferring Stock, and receiving Dividends; Holidays at the Public Offices; Royal Family of Great Britain; Regal Table; Sovereigns of Europe's Birth Days; Perpetual Diary; Interest Table; Essay on Ceremony; Reflexions on Forethought; on the Advantage of Society; A Lady's Choice in Matrimony; Ode to Sleep; A Nuptual Card; On a Watch; Receipts in Cosmetics and Medicine; The favourite Songs and Country Dances for the Year; New Rates of Coachmen and Watermen; with several useful Particulars, necessary Marketing Tables, &c. Compiled at the Request of several Ladies of Quality. Unknown ,
Elizabeth Newbery (London)
1790
2424 The ladies' assistant for regulating and supplying the table, being a complete system of cookery, &c. Containing the most select Bills of Fare, properly disposed, for Family Dinners of Five Dishes to Two Courses of Eleven and Fifteen ; with Bills of Fare for Suppers, from Five Dishes to Nineteen ; and several deserts : including the fullest and choicest receipts of various kinds, and full directions for preparing them in the most approved manner, by which a continual change may be made, as wanted, from the several Bills of Fare. Likewise Directions for Brewing, Making English Wines, Raspberry, Orange, and Lemon-Brandies, &c. Also Remarks on Kitchen-Poisons, and necessary cautions thereon. Originally published from the manuscript collection of Mrs. Charlotte Mason, A Professed Housekeeper, Who had upwards of Thirty Years Experience in Families of the first Fashion. A new edition, enlarged, corrected, and improved, to the present time. Mason , Charlotte
John Walter [Homer's Head, Charing Cross] (London)
1786 A new edition, enlarged, corrected, and improved, to the present time.
2482 The ladies' assistant for regulating and supplying the table; Being a complete system of cookery, &c. Containing the most select bills of fare, properly disposed, for family dinners of five dishes to two courses of eleven and fifteen; with bills of fare for suppers, from five dishes to nineteen; and several deserts: including the fullest and choicest receipts of various kinds, and full directions for preparing them in the most approved manner, by which a continual change may be made, as wanted, from the several bills of fare. Likewise directions for brewing, making English wines, raspberry, orange and lemon-brandies, &c. Also remarks on kitchen-poisons, and necessary cautions thereon. Originally published from the manuscript collection of Mrs. Charlotte Mason, a professed housekeeper, who had upwards of thirty years experience in families of the first fashion. Sixth edition, enlarged, corrected, and improved to the present time. Mason , Charlotte
John Walter [Homer's Head, Charing Cross] (London)
1787 Sixth edition, enlarged, corrected, and improved to the present time.