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Illustrated by Illustrated. Very good (see full description); An important and influential 19th-century cookbook, popular in both England and the U.S. Original blindstamped brown cloth; gilt on spine. Light wear at extremities, else a very good copy, clean and tight. Only one copy of this edition located in the U.S. First published in 1845, this cookbook went through many editions. Mrs. Sarah Joseph Hale published a revised edition for American audiences as early as 1845. Lowenstein lists nine American editions of this work before 1860. It was a favorite of Elizabeth David who once ranked it as the greatest cookbook in the English language. John and Karen Hess echo this opinion, calling it "one of the finest cookbooks in the English language" (The Taste of America. New York, 1977). Especially noteworthy is the clear, orderly and detailed recipe writing style. Full title and pagination: Modern Cookery, in All Its Branches: Reduced to a System of Easy Practice, for the Use of Private Families. Illus. with engravings on steel and numerous woodcuts. Seventh edition, to which are added, Directions for Carving. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans..., 1847. xlviii, 608 p. + [4], 32 pages of publisher's ads., 8 leaves of plates.; 8vo; xlviii, 608 pp pages.
