Domestic

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Titles in this category include household management, cookery, midwifery, etiquette etc.

Titles

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ID Title Author Firms (City) Date Edition
6322 The lady's complete guide; or cookery and confectionary in all their branches. Containing the most approved receipts, ... To which is added, ... the complete brewer; ... also the family physician; ... By Mrs. Mary Cole, cook to the right hon. The earl of Drogheda.A new edition improved. With a list of every thing in season, several bills of fear, and an elegant collection of light dishes for supper. Cole , Mary
 George Kearsley [Ludgate Street] (London)
1789 A new edition improved
6426 The lady's complete guide; or cookery in all its branches. Containing The most approved Receipts, confirmed by Observation and Practice, in every reputable English Book of Cookery now extant, besides a great Variety of others which have never before been offered to the Public. Also several translated from the Productions of Cooks of Eminence who have published in France, particularly M. Commo's Histoire de Cuisine, M. Disang's Maitre D'hotel, M. Dupont and M. Valois, M. Troas, and M. Delatour, with their respective Names to each Receipt; which, with the Original Articles, will form the most complete System of Cookery ever yet exhibited, under the following Heads, viz. Roasting, Boiling, Made-Dishes, Frying, Broiling, Potting, Fricassees, Ragouts, Soups, Sauces, Gravies, Hashes, Stews, Puddings, Custards, Cakes, Tarts, Pies, Pasties, Cheesecakes, Jellies, Pickling, Preserving, Confectionary, &c. To which is added, In order to rander it as complete and perfect as possible, the complete brewer; Containing Familiar Instructions for brewing all Sorts of Beer and Ale; including the proper Management of the Vault or Cellar. Also the family physician; Consisting of a considerable Collection of approved Prescriptions by Mead, Sydenham, Tissot, Fothergil, Elliot, Buchan, and others, including a certain Remedy for that formidable Disorder, the Dropsy, recommended by Persons respectable in the highest Degree. By Mrs. Mary Cole, Cook to the Right Hon. the Earl of Drogheda. Cole , Mary
 George Kearsley [Fleet Street] (London)
1788
6448 The lady's complete guide; or, cookery in all its branches. Containing the most approved receipts, ... To which is added, ... The complete brewer; ... Likewise The family physician; ... By Mrs. Mary Cole, cook to the right hon. The earl of Drogheda. The third edition very much improved. Cole , Mary
 George Kearsley [Ludgate Street] (London)
1791 The third edition very much improved.
11711 The lady's economical assistant, or, The art of cutting out, and making the most useful articles of wearing apparel, without waste : explained by the clearest directions, and numerous engravings, of appropriate and tasteful patterns : designed for domestic use. By a lady. Unknown , [Woman]
 John Murray II [Fleet Street] (London)
1808
5236 The lady's present to the fair sex: Being an infallible guide for their happy deportment thro' every stage of life. Digested under several important articles hereunder mentioned, viz. Of religion. Of modesty. Of meekness. Of compassion. Of assability. The duty of virgins. Of their deportment towards male sex. Of their friendships and censure. Of vanity, affectation, pride and diversions. Of Wives. Of their household-affairs, family and children. Of widows. The whole extracted from the writings of the politest economists, philosophers, poets and divines. Unknown ,
1755
5211 The lady's present to the fair sex: shewing, the whole duty of woman. Digested under the following heads: curiosity reflection vanity knowledge ... Written by a lady, at the desire of a noble lord. Unknown , [Woman]
 1757
5436 The lady's present to the fair sex: shewing, the whole duty of woman. Digested under the following heads: curiosity reflection vanity knowledge Reputation Applause Censure Insinuation Affectation Modesty Chastity Complacence Acquaintance Friendship Elegance Fruganty Employment Virginity Marriage Education Authority Widowhood Religion Written by a lady, at the desire of a noble lord. Unknown ,
1760
2481 The lady’s assistant for regulating and supplying her table, being a complete system of cookery, containing one hundred and fifty select bills of fare, properly disposed for family dinners of five dishes, to two courses of eleven and fifteen; with upwards of fifty bills of fare for suppers, from five dishes to nineteen; and several deserts: including likewise, the fullest and choicest receipts of various kinds, with full directions for preparing them in the most approved manner, from which a continual change may be made, as wanted, in the several bills of fare: 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. The Third Edition. Mason , Charlotte
 John Walter [Homer's Head, Charing Cross] (London)
1777 The Third Edition.
2489 The lady’s assistant for regulating and supplying her table, being a complete system of cookery, containing one hundred and fifty select bills of fare, properly disposed for family dinners of five dishes, to two courses of eleven and fifteen; with upwards of fifty bills of fare for suppers, from five dishes to nineteen; and several deserts: including likewise, the fullest and choicest receipts of various kinds, with full directions for preparing them in the most approved manner, from which a continual change may be made, as wanted, in the several bills of fare: 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. The second edition corrected, and considerably enlarged. Mason , Charlotte
 John Walter [Homer's Head, Charing Cross] (London)
1775 The second edition corrected, and considerably enlarged.
19563 The Linwoods; or, "Sixty years since" in America. By the Author of "Hope Leslie," "Redwood," &c. In Two Volumes. Sedgwick , Catharine Maria
 Harper and Brothers [82 Cliff Street] (New York City)
1835
19562 The Linwoods; or, "Sixty Years Since" in America. By the Author of "Hope Leslie," "Redwood," &c. In Two Volumes. Sedgwick , Catharine Maria
 Harper and Brothers [82 Cliff Street] (New York City)
1835
1698 The Maiden's prize, or, The batchelor's puzzle. Being miscellany of theological and philosophical queries, proposed to all the ingenious married men and batchelors in the Kindom of England. Mrs. Anne Ward, a beautiful young lady of five hundred pounds a year. who vows never to marry any man but him who resolves the following questions. And likewise promises the ingenious married man an hundred guineas for his trouble. Ward , Ann
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1750
1779 The Maiden's Prize; or Batchelor's Puzzle; Being a Miscellany of Theological and Philosophical Queries. Proposed to all the ingenious Married Men and Batchelors in the Kingdom of England. By Mrs. Ann Ward, a beautiful young Lady of Five Hundred Pounds a Year. Who vows never to Marry any Man but him who resolves the following Questions. She likewise promises the ingenious Married Man an Hundred Guineas for his Trouble. Ward , Ann
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1770
13623 The midwife's candid advice to the fair sex; or the pupil of nature. On the subjects of pregnancy; childbirth; the diseases incident to both; the fatal effects of ignorance and quackery; and the most approved means of promoting the health, strength and beauty of their offspring. In which the Latin Terms are entirely omitted. By Martha Mears, practitioner in midwifery, No. 12, Red Lion Square. A new edition. Mears , Martha
 Benjamin Crosby and Co. (London)
Robert Faulder (London)
1805
18205 The mirror of the graces; or, The English lady's costume. Combining and harmonizing taste and judgment, elegance and grace, modesty, simplicity, and economy, with fashion in dress; and adapting the various articles of female embellishments to different ages, forms, and complexions; to the seasons of the year, rank, and situation in life: : with useful advice on female accomplishments, politeness and manners; the cultivation of the mind and the disposition and carriage of the body: offering also the most efficacious means of preserving beauty, health, and loveliness. : The whole according with the general principles of nature and rules of propriety. By a lady of distinction, who has witnessed, and attentively studied, what is esteemed truly graceful and elegant amongst the most refined nations of Europe. Unknown , [Woman]
 Isaac Riley (New York)
1813
18206 The mirror of the graces; or, The English lady's costume. Combining and harmonizing taste and judgment, elegance and grace, modesty, simplicity, and economy, with fashion in dress; and adapting the various articles of female embellishments to different ages, forms, and complexions; to the seasons of the year, rank, and situation in life: : with useful advice on female accomplishments, politeness and manners; the cultivation of the mind and the disposition and carriage of the body: offering also the most efficacious means of preserving beauty, health, and loveliness. The whole according with the general principles of nature and rules of propriety. By a lady of distinction, who has witnessed, and attentively studied, what is esteemed truly graceful and elegant amongst the most refined nations of Europe Unknown , [Woman]
 Isaac Riley (New York)
1815
1655 The Modern Art of Cookery Improved; or, Elegant, Cheap, and Easy Methods, of preparing most of the Dishes now in Vogue; In the Composition whereof Both Health and Pleasure have been consulted, By, Mrs. Ann Shackleford, of Winchester. To which is added, an Appendix; Containing a Dissertation on the different Kinds of Food, their Nature, Quality, and various Uses. By a Phycisian [sic]. And a Marketing Manual, And other useful Particulars. By the Editor. Shackleford , Ann
 Francis Newbery (London)
John Newbery (London)
1767
1778 The modern art of cookery improved: or, elegant, cheap, and easy methods, of preparing most of the dishes now in vogue; In the Composition whereof Both Health and Pleasure have been consulted. By, Mrs. Ann Shackleford, of Winchester. To which is added, an appendix; containing a dissertation on the different kinds of food, their nature, quality, and various uses. By a physician. And a marketing manual, And other useful Particulars. By the editor. Shackleford , Ann
 William Colles [19 Dame Street] (Dublin)
1767
6573 The mointress; or, The Πconomy of female life. In a series of letters. From Mary Daws Blackett, to her daughter, Blackett , Mary Dawes
 1791
23657 The mother's Legacy to her unborn child. Jocelin , Elizabeth
 1722
24227 The Mother's Legacy to her Unborn Child. Jocelin , Elizabeth
 Joseph Downing (London)
1724
4461 The new art of cookery, made plain and easy; which far exceeds any thing of the kind ever yet published; ... By a lady. Glasse , Hannah
 John Exshaw I [Cork Hill] (Dublin)
1753
4493 The new art of cookery, made plain and easy; Which far exceeds any thing of the kind ever yet published; being enriched with a great variety of receipts from the best treatises on this subject. Glasse , Hannah
 1773
3456 The new book of cookery; or, every woman a perfect cook: containing the greatest variety of approved receipts in all the branches of cookery and confectionary, viz. Boiling, Roasting, Broiling, Frying, Stewing, Hashing, Baking, Fricassees, Ragouts, Made-Dishes, Soups and Sauces, Puddings, Pies and Tarts, Cakes, Custards, Cheesecakes, Creams, Syllabubs, Jellies, Pickling, Preserving, Candying, Drying, Potting, Collaring, English Wines, &c. &c. &c. &c. &c. To Which are Added, The best Instructions for Marketing, and sundry Modern Bills of Fare; also Directions for Clear Starching, and the Ladies’ Toilet, or, Art of preserving and improving Beauty: Likewise a Collection of Physical Receipts for Families, &c. The Whole calculated to assist the prudent Housewife and her Servants, in furnishing the cheapest and most elegant Set of Dishes in the various Departments of Cookery, and to instruct Ladies in many other Particulars of great Importance too numerous to mention in this Title Page. By Mrs. Eliz. Price, of Berkeley-Square, Assisted by others who have made the Art of Cookery their constant Study. A New Eeition [sic] for the Present Year, with great Additions. Price , Elizabeth
 1785 new
3443 The new book of cookery; or, every woman a perfect cook: containing the greatest variety of approved receipts in all the branches of cookery and confectionary, viz. Boiling, Roasting, Broiling, Frying, Stewing, Hashing, Baking, Fricassees, Ragouts, Made-Dishes, Soups and Sauces, Puddings, Pies and Tarts, Cakes, Custards, Cheesecakes, Creams, Syllabubs, Jellies, Pickling, Preserving, Candying, Drying, Potting, Collaring, English Wines, &c. &c. &c. To Which are Added, The best Instructions for Marketing, and sundry Modern Bills of Fare; also Directions for Clear Starching, and the Ladies’ Toilet, or, Art of preserving and improving Beauty: Likewise a Collection of Physical Receipts for Families, &c. The Whole calculated to assist the prudent Housewife and her Servants, in furnishing the cheapest and most elegant Set of Dishes in the various Departments of Cookery, and to instruct Ladies in many other Particulars of great Importance too numerous to mention in this Title Page. By Mrs. Eliz. Price, of Berkeley-Square, Assisted by others who have made the Art of Cookery their constant Study. A New Edition for the Present Year, with great Additions. Price , Elizabeth
 1780 new

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