Washington, Martha; Ann Parks Marshall (editor)

Martha Washington's Rules for Cooking; Used Everyday at Mt. Vernon.

Washington, DC: Ransdell Inc., 1931.

Octavo, 160 pages. Ads. Illustrated. First edition. The author claims to have copied these recipes from "a manuscript book compiled by the mistress of Monticello." The recipes are attributed to Martha Washington, Elizabeth Monroe, Dolly Madison, Martha Jefferson, and others, including some who are identified as slaves on the various plantations. Paper label pasted-down to front board over decorated cloth. A bit of soiling to cloth, otherwise very good. [Bitting, page 310; Brown 463].

Price: $100.00