Cookery
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1869 The Royal Cookery BookLondon: 1869An uncommon, copy of this popular Victorian cookery book. Edited by the pastry chef to Queen Victoria Alphone Gouffe.
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c1760 The Complete ConfectionerLondon: c1760A very scarce first edition, early impression of this cookery work by the prolific author in this field, Hannah Glasse.
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1962-9 The Compleat ImbiberLondon: 1962-9The first edition of volumes five and ten in Cyril Ray's 'The Compleat Imbiber', beautifully illustrated throughout.
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1960-9 The Compleat ImbiberLondon: 1960-9A collection of six first editions of Cyril Ray's popular magazine 'The Compleat Imbiber', focusing on alcohol, illustrated throughout.
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1714 A Collection of Above Three Hundred Receipts in Cookery Physick and SurgeryLondon: 1714An extremely scarce, first edition copy of Mary Kettilby's important cookery book. Containing the first printed recipe for orange marmalade.
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1753 The Compleat Housewife or Accomplish'd Gentlewoman's CompanionLondon: 1753A scarce, early edition of Eliza Smith's important work, 'The Compleat Housewife'. This cookery book was extremely popular, and was the first to be pulbished in the American colonies.
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1749 English HousewiferyLeedes: 1749A very scarce and very early edition of Elizabeth Moxon's popular housekeeping guide.
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1683 The Queens Closet Opened Incomparable Secrets in Physick Cyrugery PreservingLondon: 1683An extremely scarce, very early edition of this important work regarding the customs and kitchens of the old aristocracy. This work was first published during Cromwell's Commonwealth.
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1789 English HousewiferyLondon: 1789A rebound copy of this influential housekeeping guide by Elizabeth Moxon.
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1790 The Housekeeper’s InstructorLondon: 1790A scarce, first edition of William Augustus Henderson’s important guide to Household management.
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1713 The Queen’s Closet Opened in Three PartsLondon: 1713An early edition of this anonymously written work regarding the customs and kitchens of the old aristocracy. This work was first published during Cromwell's Commonwealth.
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1732 The Compleat City and Country Cook or Accomplish’d HousewifeLondon: 1732A beautifully rebound, first edition copy of this scarce cookery book by an accomplished author of this subject, Charles Cook.
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1879 Facts About ChampagneLondon: 1879A very scarce first edition of Henry Vizetelly's fascinating in-depth work on champagne, illustrated with many plates and in-text engravings.
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1902 Modern French and English Cookery For Private FamiliesLondon: 1901A very scarce copy of A. Bautte's vast collection of French and English recipes, illustrated throughout.
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Sold1908 The Household Gas Cookery Book With Numerous RecipesLondon: 1908An uncommon work containing advice on how to cook on a gas stove, written by Helen Edden and N. Moser.
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1873 Facts and Hints for Every-Day Life A Book for the HouseholdLondon: c1873A comprehensive guide to household living from the late nineteenth century. In a bright condition, presented in a dictionary format, with topics in alphabetical order.
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1899 Dainty Meals For Small HouseholdsLondon: 1899A very scarce first edition of Marguerite Ninet's collection of recipes for small and moderate households.
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1887 The Modern Cuisine and Book of Household ReceiptsNottingham: 1887A very scarce signed copy of Nina Bingham's collection of recipes and bills of fare for families and households. -
1893 Our Daily Fare and How to Provide itLondon: 1893A very scarce work, consisting of a variety of menus for different families throughout the year, showing a great variety of bills of fare.
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1860 The Dictionary of Daily WantsLondon: c1860A very smart daily handbook which includes recipes, diseases, scientific theories, medical advice and other important information.
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1893 Tinned Foods and How to Use Them Containing Menus For All MealsLondon: 1893A very scarce work on the subject of cooking with tinned foods, illustrated throughout.
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1935 The Ideal Cookery BookLondon: 1935A nicely bound copy of M. A. Fairclough's extensive and essential cookery work, containing over three thousand recipes. Illustrated with colour plates.
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1879 Warne's Model Cookery with Complete Instructions in Household ManagementLondon: C1879A new edition of this impressive guide to cookery and housekeeping, expanded to include over two thousand eight hundred recipes.
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Sold1889 Warne's Every-Day Cookery containing One Thousand and Nine Hundred ReceiptsLondon: 1889A collection of nineteen hundred recipes written in full detail for inexperienced cooks.
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Sold1893 Our Viands Whence The Come and How They Are CookedLondon: 1893A very scarce copy of Anne Walbank Buckland's interesting history of food and the habits of people with food.
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1887 Practical Dinners. With Plain Directions For Their PreparationLondon: 1887A very scarce second edition of Victor Chevalley De Rivaz's cookery work that offers recipes for each month and season of the year.
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1879 Warne's Model Housekeeper: A Manual of Domestic Economy in all its BranchesLondon: c1879An expansive collection of information successful housekeepers of the day need know.
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1910 Cookery Up-to-Date a Practical Handbook of What to EatLiverpool and Llandudno: c1910A revised edition of May Little's collection of essential recipes for any kitchen, continuing over six hundred in total.
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Sold1886 Handbook of Practical CookeryLondon: 1886An enlarged edition of Matilda Lees Dods' cookery work, with this new edition focussing more on sweet treats, and food for the sick room. Illustrated throughout.
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Sold1880 The Cook's Oracle Containing Receipts For Plain CookeryLondon: 1880A revised edition of William Kitchiner's popular and influential cookery work, which contains one of the earliest references to crisps.
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1809 The Imperial and Royal CookLondon: 1809The first edition of Frederic Nutt's popular cookery work, containing numerous recipes, intended for use in opulent occasions. Illustrated with a frontispiece.
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1847 A New System of Domestic CookeryLondon: 1847A nicely rebound copy of Maria Rundell's popular and influential cookery work, here edited by E. Birch. Illustrated throughout.
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1838 The New Family Cook, or, The Housekeepers' GuideLondon: 1838A vanishingly scarce cookery work not on Copac, written anonymously, looking in detail at the cookery of meat and fish.
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1866 The American Family Receipt BookLondon: 1866An uncommon copy of this American cookery work, which contains a variety of recipes that had not been previously printed in England
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1835 The New London Cookery Adapted to the Use of Private FamiliesLondon: 1835Rare in any edition and here in the original boards is an eighth edition of this anonymously written cookery work offering a wide range of recipes, with a special focus on meat recipes.
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1831 Modern Practical Cookery, Pastry, Confectionery, Pickling, and PreservingEdinburgh: 1831An excellent copy of this attentive work from Mrs Nourse, a teacher of the arts of cookery.