Research Catalog

Title

The Virginia house-wife / by Mary Randolph ; with historical notes and commentaries by Karen Hess.

Author

Randolph, Mary, 1762-1828

Publication

Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, ©1984.

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Details

Additional Authors

Hess, Karen

Description

xlv, 370 pages : illustrations; 18 cm

Subject

• Cooking > Virginia
• Cooking, American > Early works to 1800

Genre/Form

• Cookbooks.
• Early works.

Note

• "A facsimile of the first edition, 1824, along with additional material from the editions of 1825 and 1828, thus presenting a complete text."
• Original edition (facsimile, p. [1]-225) published: Washington : Printed by Davis and Force, 1824.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-321) and index.

Contents

Historical notes and commentaries on The Virginia House-wife -- The facsimile of The Virginia House-wife (1824) -- Appendixes: I. Bibliographical notes on The Virginia House-wife -- II. Recipes that first appeared in the 1825 edition -- III. Plans for home refrigerator and tub, with accompanying explanations, from the 1825 edition, in facsimile -- IV. Recipes that first appeared in the 1828 edition -- Chart from Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book, 1766-1824 -- Historical Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

Call Number

*KF 1824 86-57

ISBN

• 0872494233
• 9780872494237

LCCN

83019869

OCLC

10021401

Author

Randolph, Mary, 1762-1828.

Title

The Virginia house-wife / by Mary Randolph ; with historical notes and commentaries by Karen Hess.

Imprint

Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, ©1984.

Edition

1st ed.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-321) and index.

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Added Author

Hess, Karen, writer of added commentary.

Research Call Number

*KF 1824 86-57