Food and drink.- M. (W.) The Queens Closet Opened: Incomparable Secrets in Physick, Chyrurgery, Preserving, Candying, and Cookery, 2 parts in 1, fourth edition, engraved portrait frontispiece (fore-edge a little chipped), small hole in O1, with loss of 2 words, [Cagle 838; Oxford pp.26-27; Wing M98; cf. Bitting p.595], Printed for Nathaniel Brooks at the Angel in Cornhill, 1658 bound with The Compleat Cook: expertly prescribing the most ready wayes, whether Italian, Spanish, or French, for dressing of Flesh, and Fish, Ordering of Sauces, or Making of Pastry, 14pp. advertisements at end, [Cagle 835; Oxford pp.26-27; Wing M90; cf. Bitting p.595], printed by E.B. for Nath. Brook at the Angel in Cornhill, 1658, together 2 works in 1 vol. (as often), stubs and front free endpaper from a contemporary work, bookplate, contemporary calf, lower joint splitting at head, 12mo. ⁂ A scarce edition. The Queen alluded to is Henrietta Maria, the French wife of Charles I. Provenance: R. Jourdain (bookplate to pastedown and pencil inscription to endpaper); The Cetus copy, sold Bloomsbury Auctions, 22nd September 2011, lot 240.
Food and drink.- M. (W.) The Queens Closet Opened: Incomparable Secrets in Physick, Chyrurgery, Preserving, Candying, and Cookery, 2 parts in 1, fourth edition, engraved portrait frontispiece (fore-edge a little chipped), small hole in O1, with loss of 2 words, [Cagle 838; Oxford pp.26-27; Wing M98; cf. Bitting p.595], Printed for Nathaniel Brooks at the Angel in Cornhill, 1658 bound with The Compleat Cook: expertly prescribing the most ready wayes, whether Italian, Spanish, or French, for dressing of Flesh, and Fish, Ordering of Sauces, or Making of Pastry, 14pp. advertisements at end, [Cagle 835; Oxford pp.26-27; Wing M90; cf. Bitting p.595], printed by E.B. for Nath. Brook at the Angel in Cornhill, 1658, together 2 works in 1 vol. (as often), stubs and front free endpaper from a contemporary work, bookplate, contemporary calf, lower joint splitting at head, 12mo. ⁂ A scarce edition. The Queen alluded to is Henrietta Maria, the French wife of Charles I. Provenance: R. Jourdain (bookplate to pastedown and pencil inscription to endpaper); The Cetus copy, sold Bloomsbury Auctions, 22nd September 2011, lot 240.
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