Cookery
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1912 The Little Book of Salads and Savouries and the Little Book of Simple RemediesLondon: 1912The first editions of two charming miniature volumes from the early twentieth century, concerning home remedies and salad recipes.
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1900 Sweet Dishes: A Little Treatise on Confectionary on Entremets SucresMadras: 1900An uncommon edition of this recipe book by Brigadier General Arthur Robert Kenney-Herbert
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c1904 20vol Cassell's New Dictionary of CookeryLondon: c1904A very scarce complete collection of periodicals of the illustrated dictionary of cookery, from Cassell.
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c1880 Cassell's Household Guide to Every Department of Practical LifeLondon: c1880A beautifully illustrated Victorian guide to housekeeping complete in four volumes in two uniform bindings.
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1879 Warne's Model HousekeeperLondon: [1879]A bright rebacked copy of this very scarce first edition household manual by Ross Murray, adorned with beautiful chromolithographic plates.
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c1880 Gunter's Modern ConfectionerLondon: c1880A smart copy of the illustrated seventh edition of William Jeanes's practical guide to confectionary and desserts.
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1844 The Italian Confectioner; or, Complete Economy of DessertsLondon: 1844A revised and enlarged mid nineteenth century edition of confectioner William Alexis Jarrin's illustrated work consisting of nearly six hundred delicious recipes.
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1815 The Complete ConfectionerLondon: 1815The scarce seventh edition of Frederick Nutt's illustrated guide to confectionary, enlarged and improved by J. J. Machet.
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1893 The Art of Pastry MakingLondon: 1893The very scarce first edition of pastrycook-confectioner Emile Herisse's illustrated work on the art of pastry making, 'according to the French and English methods'.
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1894 Cassell's New Universal Cookery BookLondon: 1894A scarce first edition Cassell's extensive cookery book adorned with coloured plates.
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1882 Cookery and HousekeepingLondon: 1882A very scarce first edition of this cookery book by Mrs Henry Reeve.
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1872-1874 How to Cook, A Woman's Work, Scamper Across Europe, History of the AbbeyLondon and Edinburgh: 1872-1874Four interesting and uncommon works by Nichols bound together as one in leather binding.
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1858-1859 The Household Encyclopaedia; or Family DictionaryLondon and Winchester: 1858-1859The scarce first edition of this extensive home economics guide from the mid nineteenth century complete in two volumes.
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1948 Aphorismes du ProfesseurSaint-Haff: 1948A very scarce pamphlet containing a series of aphorisms from Brillat-Savarin famous work 'Physiologie du Gout' in the original French .
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1855-56 Government Reports on the Adulteration of Food and Public HealthLondon: 1855-56A collection of five scarce British government reports on food regulation and public health from the mid nineteenth century, bound together in a single large volume.
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1820 A Treatise on Adulterations of Food and Culinary PoisonsLondon: 1820The first edition of this important nineteenth-century culinary treatise, one of the earliest culinary works on the chemistry of cooking and adulteration of food.
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1637 The English House-WifeLondon: 1637An early edition of Gervase Markham's seventeenth century work on housewifery, a scarce work in any edition.
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1830 The Cook's Dictionary, and House-Keeper's DirectoryLondon: 1830A scarce first edition of Richard Dolby's important cookery and housekeeping book, notable for being the first to be arranged in an alphabetical order.
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1917 Chocolate and Confectionery ManufactureLondon: 1917A scarce illustrated first edition of this work on the manufacturing of chocolate and confectionery.
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1969 Cooking With Le CreusetLondon: 1969An illustrated promotional pamphlet for Le Creuset with tips and recipes.
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1950 The British Food Fair Catalogue and Cookery BookLondon : 1950A very scarce catalogue from the 1950 British Food Fair, containing recipes, articles, advertisements, and information about the event
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1888 Entrees a la ModeLondon: 1888A cookery book by prolific cookbook author Harriet Anne de Salis, the fifth edition.
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1914 Evaporation in the Cane and Beet Sugar FactoryLondon: 1914A theoretical and practical treatise on the application of evaporation in the cane and beet sugar industry.
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1935 Modelling and Moulding and Mixed Cape RecipesLondon: 1935A very scarce work on confectionary and cake decoration from John Boyd
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1910 Many Ways of Cooking BananasLondon : 1910A charming volume of banana recipes with colour illustrations.
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c1880 Gunter's Modern ConfectionerLondon : c1880A comprehensive volume of recipes for the modern confectioner. with illustrations.
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1875 A Treatise on Food and DieteticsLondon: 1875In this scarce work, 19th century physician and physiologist Frederick William Pavy offers dietary advice for diabetics
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1847 Physiologie du Gout, ou Meditations de Gastronomie TranscendanteParis: 1847An interesting French volume exploring taste and gastronomy.
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1884 Handbook on the Principles of CookingLondon : 1884A scarce pamphlet on the principles of cooking.
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1912 Mrs. Beeton's Family CookeryLondon : 1912A very bright and smart copy of Mrs. Beeton's Family Cookery, with colour plates.
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1854 A Practical Treatise on the Choice and Cookery of FishLondon: 1854The second edition of this interesting treatise on the different methods of preparing and cooking fish.
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1868 Letter on Corpulence William BantingPhiladelphia: 1868The fifth edition of William Banting's popular booklet on dieting and weight loss
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1923 Praktische Konditorei-Kunst "Pra-Ko-Ku" Das Grosse Konditoren-Fachwerk der WeltDresden: 1923An impressive work on confectionary, a beautiful volume with ninety striking colour plates showing various designs for confectionary.
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1733 The Modern CookLondon: 1733The first volume only of the very scarce three volume first edition of Vincent La Chapelle classic eighteenth-century guide to the culinary arts.
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1854 Modern Domestic CookeryLondon: 1853A smart mid nineteenth century edition of this immensely popular Victorian era cookery book.