Mrs. Black [Margaret Black] — Superior Cookery

London, William Collins, Sons, and Company, Limited , c1900. Cloth. A smart copy of this uncommon cookbook from Margaret Black, illustrated with colour plates. The twentieth thousand edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with eight colour plates. Collated, complete. A terrific collection of recipes exploring methods of "superior" cooking, including soups, salads, fish, omelettes, cakes and preserves. With dishes as varied as lobster soup, crab pie, marrow toast, ginger cream and bread jelly.  Compiled by food historian and leading food writer, Margaret Black. With advertisements to the pastedowns and free endpapers. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the rear board and a few small marks to the front. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers and the occasional spots or handling marks. Ownership bookplate of ones Martin and Pamela Finch to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .