Sutton

1888 · rif. 961H19 — London: Hamilton Adams & Co. 1888. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A scarce first edition of this charming cookery book with practical instructions for the preparation and cooking of a variety of vegetables from seed-selling market giants Sutton & Son Bound in the original publisher's gilt decorated cloth. This work is a first edition first impression of the work. With three pages of original publisher's advertisements and a monochrome plate illustration of Sutton & Sons' Seed Establishment Reading at the rear of the work. This is a distinctive Victorian-era culinary guide that reflects the domestic efficiency of this period. This copy offers practical instructions for the preparation and cooking of a variety of vegetables including artichoke beetroot cabbage celery and more.Sutton & Sons has been a major producer of flower and vegetable seeds since the nineteenth century. Sutton & Sons has played a significant role in supporting the British agricultural industry during the First World War with Suttons' staff being deemed indispensable enough so as to be disqualified from National Service by the Board of Agriculture. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally generally smart with some minor handling marks. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities. Evidence of damp staining particularly to rear board. Cockling to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Some damp staining to the fore edge of the final leaves stained pink by the red pigment of the cloth. Otherwise bright clean pages with slight age toning and the odd spot throughout heavier to the first and last few leaves. Scattered spotting to the half-title page. Very Good Hamilton, Adams & Co. hardcover