EARLY COOKERY. A closet for ladies and gentlewomen, or the art of preserving, conserving and candying, with the manner how to make diverse kindes of syrupes and all kinde of banqueting stuffes. Arthur Johnson 161- (the last digit is unreadable).

Bound as often with Hugh Platt, Delights for Ladies, to adorne their persons, tables, closets and distillations. Arthur Johnson 1617.

Both books are defective:

Closet lacking page 47/8 and pages 143-174 (32 pages) with loss to edge of title page and page 175/6.

Delights lacks 3 leaves: D4, F4 and F9. Contemporary limp vellum. Sold with all faults, not subject to return.