12mo (184 x 105 mm). (Some marginal chipping, spotting, staining or browning.) Contemporary half calf (rebacked). 

Fifth edition. The stereotype plates set for this fifth edition would be used for later printings through 1860. Mary Randolph's husband, David Randolph, was appointed federal marshal for Virginia by George Washington, of whom Mary was a distant relation. When the Randolphs fell on hard times, Mary opened a boardinghouse in their home. She published this collection of recipes, drawn primarily from African American and Southern cooking, but also including recipes from a broader influence, such as "gaspacho." Her motto on the title reveals: "Method is the Soul of Management. Bitting, p.388; Lowenstein 228.  See Cagel and Stafford 628-631.