THE HONOURS OF THE TABLE, or, Rules for Behaviour during Meals; with the whole Art of Carving, illustrated by a variety of cuts. Together with Directions for going to Market, and the Method of distinguishing good Provisions from bad; to Which is Added a Number of Hints or Concise Lessons for the Improvement of Youth, on all Occasions in Life. By the author of Principles of Politeness, &c. bound together with THE INNKEEPER AND BUTLER’S GUIDE, or, a Directory in the Making and Managing of British Wines; together with directions for the managing, colouring and flavouring of foreign wines and spirits, and for making British compounds, peppermint, anniseed, shrub, &c. Sixth edition. by (Trusler, John); Davies, J

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Gale ECCO, Print Editions. hardcover. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

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Bath: Printed by Gye and Son, for the author, and sold by J. Souter, 1805. Duodecimo (17.5 x 10.5 cm.), 72, 4, 229-240 pages. Illustrated with twenty-one wood engravings after John Bewick (see Hugo, The Bewick Collector. London, 1866-68, 3787). Advertisements for author's other publications at rear, with a twelve-page section from one of those publications, The Progress of Man. Two additional woodcuts within that sample. Stated "fourth edition". Date from external information, based on the fifth edition by the same publisher, which has a stated publication date of 1805. First issued in 1788, this juvenile etiquette manual for mealtime is best known for its extensive section on carving, well-illustrated with nineteen handsome woodcuts of carving instruction for different cuts of meat, in addition to an image of the author's coat of arms on the verso of the title page, and an illustration within the publisher's advertisements. Oxford points out that the book contains "curious information as to the… Read More

London: Printed for the author at the Literary-Press, No. 62 Wardour Street, Soho, and all Book-sellers in Town and Country, 1791. Duodecimo (16 x 10.5 cm.), 120, [4-12] pages. Illustrated with twenty-one wood engravings. Publisher's advertisements at rear. ~ Second Edition. First issued in 1788, this juvenile etiquette manual for mealtime is best known for its extensive section on carving, well-illustrated with nineteen handsome woodcuts of carving instruction for different cuts of meat, in addition to an image of the author's coat of arms on the verso of the title page, and an illustration within the publisher's advertisements. Oxford points out that the book contains "curious information as to the habits of the day. For example the custom of 'a gentleman and a lady sitting alternately around the table' had only been lately introduced." Trusler (1735-1820) was the editor of Lord Chesterfield's Principles of Politeness (1785), and has been described as an "eccentric divine, literary compiler, and… Read More