RAFFALD, Elizabeth (1733-81). The Experienced English Housekeeper, London, 1775, 8vo, 2 plates only (of 3), contemporary calf. Fourth edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

RAFFALD, Elizabeth (1733-81).  The Experienced English Housekeeper, for the Use and Ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, Wrote purely from Practice ... The Fourth Edition. London: Printed for the Author, and Sold by R. Baldwin, 1775. 8vo (195 x 125mm). 2 folding engraved plates only ([?]of 3, lacks all before title, one plate torn without loss, variable spotting, staining and browning throughout). Contemporary calf (worn, covers detached). Provenance: "Froude" (old signature on front pastedown); from the Collection of the late Professor Bernard Nevill (1930-2019). SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON B1. A printed note at the foot of the title reads: "N. B. No Book is genuine but what is signed by the Author." The title page also calls for "Three Copper Plates of a curious new-invented Fire Stove, wherein any common Fuel may be burnt instead of Charcoal, and Two Plans of a Grand Table of Two Covers." The present copy contains the two table plans only; it is not clear whether these are included in the "Three Copper Plates" or are additional to them, although other editions are recorded as being complete with a total of 3 plates. Bitting p. 387 (second edition); Cagle 944-953 (various editions); Vicaire 727.