{"product_id":"op-the-compleat-cook-and-a-queens-delight","title":"OP: The Compleat Cook and A Queens Delight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProspect Books, London, 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1655, \u003cem\u003eThe Queens Closet Opened\u003c\/em\u003e—comprising three volumes titled \u003cem\u003eThe Pearl of Practice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Queens Delight\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Compleat Cook\u003c\/em\u003e—was transcribed from the recipe books of Queen Henrietta Maria, widow of Charles I, of England. Despite being published during the English Civil War(s) while the Queen was in exile in her native France, the book saw some nine editions in twenty-five years—one of the most popular cookery books of its time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1984 facsimile reprint produced by Prospect Books omits the medical volume (\u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e) and offers the culinary texts on their own—\u003cem\u003eThe Compleat Cook\u003c\/em\u003e on savory dishes and \u003cem\u003eA Queens Delight\u003c\/em\u003e on confectionery—their first reprint in over 200 years. A wonderful reference for early-modern royal dining habits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur copy is Near Fine, handsomely bound in blue cloth with the title in gilt along the spine (4.25” x 7”).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KNOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41933343228037,"sku":"W.M.","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/5046\/0549\/files\/wm_compleatcook.jpg?v=1790345861","url":"https:\/\/www.kitchenartsandletters.com\/products\/op-the-compleat-cook-and-a-queens-delight","provider":"Kitchen Arts \u0026 Letters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}