Cookery
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1902 The Book of the HomeLondon: 1902A beautifully illustrated set of works which offer an encyclopedia of all matters relating to the home, with a gilt binding design by Talwin Morris.
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1939 Gourmet's Guide to New OrleansNew Orleans: 1939A fascinating, fifth edition copy of this collection of gourmet recipes collected locally from New Orleans, signed by the author. -
1904 Household HintsLondon: 1904A cookery book from the Queen series cookery books compiled and described by S. Beaty-Pownall, no. 14.
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1898 The Trout: with Chapters on Breeding and CookeryLondon: 1898A well illustrated first edition copy of the trout, including chapters of breeding and cookery, bound in half-morocco with illustrated plates.
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1765 The Art of Cookery Made Plain and EasyLondon: 1765The ninth edition of Hannah Glasse's influential and important cookery work, this being an authorised edition with a facsimile of her signature.
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1959 Cheesemaking Bulletin No. 43London: 1959A charming pamphlet on the production of cheese published for the British Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
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1948 A Date with a DishNew York: 1948A scarce signed second printing of Freda De Knight's popular cookery book of African American recipes, considered the first of its kind. -
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1973 The Subtle Alchemist, A Book of WineLondon: 1973A signed edition of George Rainbird and Ronald Searle's delightful guide to wine, signed by both the author and illustrator. -
1929 The Week-End BookLondon: 1929A wonderful and colourfully illustrated anthology, which includes poetry, plays, and meditations on leisure activities from the 1920s.
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1909 Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household ManagementLondon: 1909A smart new edition of Mrs. Beeton's renowned cookery book, illustrated with colour plates throughout.
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1892 Hints on Cooking by Gas with RecipesHammersmith: 1892A scarce cookery book guiding the reader on gas cookery, written by Helen Edden.
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1936 Good Things to Cook and EatTipton: 1936A delightful little cookery guide to the Revo electric cooker.
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1894 Simple Hints on Choice of Food with Tested and Economical RecipesSheffield: 1894A scarce collection of recipes by M. C. Angwin; an early edition.
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1868 The Invalid's CookLondon: 1868A scarce cookery book for invalids written by Guila for George Routledge's Household Manuals.
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1894 Liebig Company's Practical Cookery BookLondon: 1894A delightful little cookbook produced by Liebig's Extract of Meat Company, with lovely vignette illustrations.
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1967 Kenya Fly Fishers' Club: Annual DinnerNairobi: 1967A very scarce menu of the Kenya Fly Fishers' Club annual dinner of 1967, held at the New Stanley Hotel.
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1831 Mackenzie's Five Thousand Receipts In All the Useful and Domestic ArtsPhiladelphia: 1831A fascinating early nineteenth-century work on the domestic arts, including cookery, agriculture, gardening, amateur medicine, dyeing, and more. Bound in contemporary half calf.
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1986 Something In The CellarLondon: 1986A humorous exploration of the Wine Ceremonies of the world from comic illustrator Ronald Searle, here in the first edition, first impression.
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c1880 The Kitchen Garden; or, The Culture in the Open GroundLondon: c1880A delightful little nineteenth century handbook to growing one's own vegetables and herbs by E. S. Delamer.
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1909 Il Chianti VinicoloSancasciano val di Pesa: 1909A very scarce Italian work on the production of Chianti wine, a wonderful volume complete with illustrations throughout.
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1905 The Cult of the Chafing DishLondon: 1905A decoratively bound general cookery book by Frank Schloesser, illustrated with decorative headpieces.
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1855 Modern Cookery for Private FamiliesLondon: 1855A newly revised and illustrated edition of this cookery book by Eliza Acton, one of Britain's first cookery books for the domestic reader.
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1896 Cassell's New Universal Cookery BookLondon, Paris and Melbourne: 1896A Bayntun-Riviere bound late Victorian cookery book, illustrated with twelve colour plates. Remarkably smart for a cookery book.
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c1949 Mrs. Beeton's Household ManagementLondon and Melbourne: c1949A brightly illustrated mid twentieth century edition of Isabella Beeton's renowned Victorian era recipe book.
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1923 Mrs. Beeton's Household ManagementLondon and Melbourne: 1923A brightly illustrated 1920s edition of Isabella Beeton's renowned work.
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1925 The Physiology of TasteLondon: 1925A deluxe limited edition of Brillat-Savarin's famous work on gastronomy, issued in occasion of the first centenary from its publication.
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1905 A Practical Guide to Cookery in West Africa and the TropicsLondon: [1905]A very scarce cookery book containing West African recipes and recipes from the tropics. The first edition.
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1944 50 FaggotsLondon: 1944An uncommon first edition calendar describing the nature of Sussex, complete with an excellent dust wrapper.
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1925 Modeko, Modern Decorative Art in ConfectioneryNordhausen: 1925A delightful work celebrating confectionery art. Complete with recipes, instructions and tools for making these delicious desserts.
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2011 Fit for a "FID"Not Stated : 2011A lovely copy of this amusing cookery book for travellers and explorers, inscribed by the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust to Kenn Back.
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c1886 Sylvia's The Book of Family ManagementLondon: c1886A very scarce Victorian work on proper household management, a lovely work containing many recipes and notes, illustrated with colour plates.
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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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1869 The Book of Household ManagementLondon: 1869An early edition of Isabella Beeton's important Victorian cookery work, one of the most influential of its genre ever publisher, complete with colour plates.
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1923 Mrs Beeton's Household ManagementLondon and Melbourne: 1923A later edition of Mrs. Beeton's renowned cookery book, complete with thirty-two colour plates.
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1888 L'Economie CulinaireGand [Ghent]: 1888A very scarce signed French language cookery book, with illustrations. -
1923 Mrs Beeton's Household ManagementLondon and Melbourne: 1923A new edition of Mrs. Beeton's celebrated cookery and household work, illustrated with thirty-two colour plates.