Briggs (Richard) The New art of cookery; according to the present practice; being a complete guide to all housekeepers, on a plan entirely new, 'Second American edition, improved', 24 pp. of typographic bills of fare, first two quires and final f. detached (some ff. connected to detached covers), title with chipping to upper and inner margins, affecting part of 1 letter, 2A6 tear to lower corner within text, but without loss, 2F6 small piece torn away from outer margin, not affecting text, foxing and staining, mostly lightly browned throughout, contemporary calf, spine gilt and with red morocco label, covers detached, spine ends little worn, some staining, marked and rubbed, [Bitting p.60 (note); Evans 33458; Lowenstein 25; Maclean pp.15-16; cf. Oxford pp.115-116], large 12mo, Boston, Printed [?by Samuel Ethridge (suggested by Evans)], for W. Spotswood, 1798.

⁂ Rare at auction. The first (1792) and second American editions (1798) were first published in Philadelphia.