The prudent housewife: or, Complete English cook for town and country. Being the newest collection of the most genteel, and least expensive receipts in every branch of cookery, viz. Going to Market; For Roasting, Boiling, Frying, Hashing, Stewing, Broiling, Baking, Fricasseeing. Also for Making Puddings. Custards, Cakes, Cheese-Cakes, Pies, Tarts, Ragouts, Soups, Jellies, Syllabubs, Wines, &c. To which are added, selected from the Papers of a Lady of Distinction, lately deceased, New and Infallible Rules to be observed in Pickling, Preserving, Brewing, &c. And, in order to render it still more valuable than any other Publication that hath appeared, a treasure of valuable medicines crowns the whole of this work which contains every Instruction that relates to the pleasing of the Palate, and the Preservation of that inestimable Blessing, Health. Written by Mrs. Fisher, of Richmond

People / Organizations
Imprint
London : printed by T. Sabine, No. 17, Little New-street, Shoe Lane, Fleet-street: Where Printing is expeditiously performed in all its Branches, on reasonable Terms, [between 1774 and 1779?]
Added name
Sabine, T. (Thomas), active 18th century-19th century, printer.
Publication year
1774-1779
ESTC No.
T91227
Grub Street ID
311074
Description
142 p. ; 12°.
Note
This edition has no text on title page verso. Sixth line of title ends "Gen-", A2r is not paginated and catchword on A2r is "and"

Thomas Sabine was at 17 Little New street from at least 1774 to 1779. See adverts in The Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser Nov. 10, 1774, p.4. and Oct. 1, 1779, p.4, col. 4. Cf. 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers online. First dated imprint for Thomas Sabine at this address is 1775 (ESTC N67115)

British Book Trade Index puts Thomas Sabine at 81 Shoe Lane from 1780. By 1781 he was advertising at that address in The Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser Jan. 27, 1781, p.1. Cf. 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers online

Below imprint: Price one shilling

Signatures: A-R]4] S]4(-S4?)
Uncontrolled note
Suggested year of imprint from the first reference to Thomas Sabine in Maxted. O report a plate and a final leaf with illustration, being a list and diagram of 'A course of eighteen dishes for a royal dinner at St. James's'