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[004536] Lemery, L.; Hay, D. (Trans.) A Treatise of All Sorts of Foods, Both Animal and Vegetable: Also of Drinkables: Giving an Account How to Chuse the Best Sort of All Kinds Etc. Etc. London: W. Payne, 1745. Second Edition. 12mo. Hardback. Good. [4], v-xii, 372pp, [24]. Contemporary full calf boards, later rebacked, raised bands, spine in six panels, panel borders with gilt double rules, leather title label to second panel
Top corners recornered, bottom corners worn with small amounts of loss to leather, a few light scrapes to covers. Internally lightly browned with sporadic light foxing, but generally fairly clean. Small amount of loss to top margin of S6, catching a couple of letters to the final leaf of the index. Former owner’s name and address to front pastedown, another former owner’s name to head of ffep, modern book label of Jill Norman to ffep
First published in English in 1704. Bitting, page 282; Cagle 822 (calling it the Fourth Edition); Maclean, page 89 (though bearing the imprint of T. Osborne); Oxford, page 49, a “very interesting book and full of ancient lore and superstition”; Simon BG 948; see Vicaire, page 514; Wellcome III:486 (calling it a reissue of the Osborne imprint with a new title page)
