Woolley (Hannah) The Queen-like closet: or, Rich cabinet, stored with all manner of rare receipts for preserving, candying and cookery, 3 parts in 1, including supplement, fifth edition, initial imprimatur f. ('Licensed Nov.16. 1669. Roger L'Estrange'), general title within double filet border, lacking additional pictorial title (supplied in facsimile), imprimatur f. with marginal tears and laid down, title closely trimmed at outer margin (just touching small part of border at head) and with lower corner repaired, just touching small part of border and slightly fading a few letters of imprint, all to B11 with small repair to lower marginal corners, decreasing in size as proceeds, final f. with marginal repairs and mounted on stub, some mostly marginal water-staining, occasional spotting or staining, lightly browned throughout, new endpapers, contemporary speckled calf, sympathetically rebacked, spine in compartments and with burgundy leather label, [Bitting 504; Oxford p.35 (note); Hunt 371; Wing W3286 & W3288; cf. Vicaire 878 (first edition); Cagle 1062-1064 (first, third & fourth editions); Simon BG 1628 (first & other editions); & Simon Vinaria p.214 (second edition)], large 12mo, Printed for R. Chiswel, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, and T. Sawbridge at the Three Flower-de-Luces in Little-Britain, 1684.*** Early editions of Hannah Woolley's work are rare at auction, and are often found incomplete, or in poor condition. Woolley was possibly the first woman to earn a living from writing books on household management, and sought to address servants for the first time. She introduced unfashionable ingredients into her dishes, including anchovies and capers, and helped bring pumpkins and molasses from the New World. She was highly-regarded by André Simon, who said of her that she was 'an industrious woman whose book of recipes, menus and directions to servants is well put together'.