Cakes, Cake Decorations and Desserts; A Manual for Housewives
Philadelphia: Arnold and Company, 1896. First Edition. Octavo, 153, [7] pages, publisher's original gilt-lettered pink cloth covered boards. Illustrated throughout in black-and-white, including fold-out in the rear. Cakes, Cake Decorations and Desserts; A Manual for Housewives by Charles H. King is a late 19th-century American cookery and confectionery manual, published in Philadelphia in 1896, offering practical guidance on ornamental confectionery, cake decoration, desserts, sugar work, and candy-making for the home cook. Illustrated and written in a clear, instructional style, the book reflects the growing Victorian interest in elaborate domestic entertaining while also serving as a useful period reference for baking, presentation, and household culinary practice.
Provenance: From the library of Dr. William Woys Weaver, acclaimed American food historian and author, acquired directly from his historic home, Roughwood, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Minor rubbing and wear, occasional marginalia, else in very good condition. Item #279
Price: $75.00