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    By Mrs. Annie Kean; Mary Countess Lovelace [Ed.]
    London   The Chelsea Publishing Co.
    7.5" by 5" iii [1], 179 [21] pp.
    A first edition of this elegant cookery book, offering a refined selection of recipes, introduced by Mary, Countess of Lovelace, daughter-in-law of Ada Lovelace, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
    By Mrs. Annie Kean; Mary Countess Lovelace [Ed.]

    1924 Well Tried Dishes: A Cookery Book of Specially Selected Recipes for various occasions

    London   The Chelsea Publishing Co.
    7.5" by 5" iii [1], 179 [21] pp.
    A first edition of this elegant cookery book, offering a refined selection of recipes, introduced by Mary, Countess of Lovelace, daughter-in-law of Ada Lovelace, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
    £395.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 983H52
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    Description

    First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce, With Dustwrapper

    In the publisher's original vibrant blue cloth binding. 

    Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.

    First edition.

    This volume is a domestic cookery book offering a curated collection of traditional English recipes designed for “various occasions”. Recipes include: Bortsch - Russian Soup, Potage a la Milanaise, Souffle de Sole, Creme de Volaille, Ballontines de Pigeon, Mousse de Jambon en Gelee, Sheep's Head Pie, Treacle Spongue, Brown Bread Pudding, and Pouding Maltese, among many others. 

    Mary, Countess of Lovelace (1864-1941), born Mary Caroline Stuart-Wortley, was a prominent figure in social reform and rural education, and the daughter-in-law of Ada Lovelace, the famed mathematician.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Very slight rubbing to boards. Previous bookseller's discreet sticker to front paste down. Previous owner's small inscription to front free endpaper. very slight offsetting to endpapers. Dust wrapper, smart. Unclipped. Age toned with slight soiling, the odd spot, and the odd handling mark. Rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in slight loss to extremities. The odd closed tear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot.

    Very Good Indeed

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