Sports & Pastimes
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Signed1999 Sporting Wildfowl of the British Isles: Studies in Words and PicturesHolt, Norfolk: 1999A sumptuous study of the wildfowl of the British Isles, one of only twelve review copies, sent to sporting and countryside author John Humphreys. Signed by the author and illustrator.
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1938 Larousse GastronomiqueParis: 1938The very scarce first edition of major culinary work 'Larousse Gastronomique', complete in all sixty-eight fascicules in their original paper wraps.
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1960 French Provincial CookingLondon: 1960The first edition of this important and influential volume on French cookery by Elizabeth David, illustrated by Juliet Renny.
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1926 Bien Manger Pour Bien VivreParis: 1926An interesting French essay on gastronomy and how to eat well to live a good life, by the gastronome Edouard de Pomiane.
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1933 The High Clerc Cookery BookMadras: 1933The fourth edition of this very scarce cookery booked aimed at missionaries and their families living in India.
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1922 Bordeaux et Ses VinsBordeaux: 1922An illustrated edition of the most important comprehensive guide to the wines of Bordeaux ever published.
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1861 The Cook's Guide and Housekeeper & Butler's AssistantLondon: 1861A very smart example of the scarce first edition of this guide to cookery and household management.
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1933 More Good FoodLondon: 1933The first edition of this delightful 1933 cookery work from Ambrose Heath.
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1934 Good Food: Month by Month RecipesLondon: 1934The second impression of Ambrose Heath's popular 1930s cookery book, in the scarce original dust wrapper.
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1799 The Experienced English HousekeeperLondon: 1799The important cookery work of Elizabeth Raffald, an illustrated collection of recipes, including the first known wedding cake covered in marzipan.
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1935 Good SoupsLondon: 1935An excellent example of the first edition of Ambrose Heath's guide to 'Good Soups'.
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1935 Good Potato DishesLondon: 1935The first edition of Ambrose Heath's wonderful guide to cooking with the potato.
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1919 Life in Ponds and StreamsLondon : 1919A new impression of this work on British fresh water life with eight detailed colour plates and half calf binding.
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1902 Cakes and Confections A La ModeLondon: 1902A smart sixth impression of this delightful collection of cake recipes.
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1934 Good SavouriesLondon: 1934A smart first edition of this scarce cookery book from English food writer Ambrose Heath, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1907 Sporting Days: A Book for Visitors and House PartiesLondon: 1907A printed and delightfully illustrated guest book and scrap book, with numerous mounted contemporary photographs of sporting days and equestrian activities.
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1861 The Book of Household ManagementLondon: 1861The first edition of Mrs Isabella Beeton's important cookery work, one of the most influential of its genre ever publisher, complete here with the original colour plates.
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1900-1908 Gardens Old & New: The Country House & It's Garden EnvironmentLondon: 1900-1908A wonderfully presented set of this illustrated study of country house gardens, complete in three volumes.
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1976 Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest From Alaska to Northern CaliforniaSidney : 1976The first edition of this photographic book on wild flowers by Lewis Clark in the original dust wrapper.
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1965 Flora of Japan (in English)Washington D. C.: 1965A very smart copy of this revised work on the flora of Japan, with historical and geographical commentary.
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1990 Garden Ornament: Five Hundred Years of Nature, Art, and ArtificeNew York: 1990A smart first US edition of this beautifully illustrated work on ornamental gardening.
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1940 Perfumes and Spices Including an Account of Soaps and CosmeticsMassachusetts: 1940The very scarce first edition of this unique and informative work on spices, cosmetics and perfumes by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1950 The Gourmet CookbookNew York: 1950The first edition of this expansive collection of recipes from the 'Gourmet' Magazine, a colourfully illustrated recipe book.
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1936 Lambeth Method of Cake Decoration and Practical PastriesLondon: 1936The first edition of this striking work describing the Lambeth method of cake decoration, complete with colour plates.
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1917 The General Stud Book, Containing Pedigrees of Race Horses, &c. &c.London: 1917The comprehensive account of horse breeding and racing for the year 1916.
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1927 Racing at Home & Abroad. British Steeplechasing. Racing, Steeplechasing, & BreedingLondon: 1927An impressive illustrated study on the history and popularity of steeplechasing in Britain, a limited edition of seven hundred copies.
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1985 Handbook of Cultivated SedumsMiddlesex: 1985The second impression of this uncommon illustrated botanical handbook by Ronald L. Evans.
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1974 Orchids of Greece and Cyprus: 1. The Genus OphrysKifisia: 1974The first edition of this very scarce work on orchids by Gerd Hermjakob, with vibrant photographic illustrations.
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1991 Flora of LouisianaBaton Rouge: 1991The first edition of this work on the flowers in Louisiana with Margaret Stones' beautiful watercolour illustrations.
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1902 English Pleasure GardensNew York: 1902A smart first edition of this illustrated work on the English Pleasure Garden.
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1926 The Gardens of RomeLondon: 1926A smart translated edition of this historical study of the gardens of Rome, with colour illustrations.
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1993 The Planters of the English Landscape Garden: Botany, Trees, and the GeorgicsNew Haven & London: 1993A smart first edition of this illustrated study of English landscape gardening, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1997 The Klingenberg Garden Day-Book 1659-1722Rhodos : 1997A smart copy of this detailed horticultural work, with an inscription and letter from the translator.
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1960 Italian Bouquet an Epicurean Tour of ItalyLondon: 1960The second edition of this illustrated food-focused travel work of Italy, a vivid work including a variety of popular recipes.
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1897 The Queen's Hounds and Stag-Hunting RecollectionsLondon: 1897A smart first edition of this illustrated memoir of Victorian era stag-hunting.
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1951 Thornton's Temple of FloraLondon: 1951A beautiful reproduction of Robert John Thornton's important nineteenth century botanical volume, complete with the original striking colour plates.