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This selection contains 29 title(s) on 2 pages.
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WILLAN ANNE:  Great Cooks and Their Recipes
London, Elm Tree Books, 1977 This revised edition looks at some of food's most illustrious figures and some of the secrets of their success. It contains culinary history, original creations and directions for amateur chefs. A fascinating book recommended. 8vo., pp224, cloth in d/w some wear, neatly repaired Good to VG.
€ (euro) 22.00 [Appr.: US$ 32.96 | £UK 20 | JP¥ 2911] Book number: 5971
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HILL BRIAN (ED):  The Greedy Book
London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1966 First Edition. Foreword by Compton Mackenzie. An anthology of food and drink in world literature. Large 8vo., pp297. Red cloth, gilt title, page edges slightly tanned, slight chips to top and bottom of spine a little fading on top edge back cover. Cloth in d/w. VG
€ (euro) 9.00 [Appr.: US$ 13.48 | £UK 8.25 | JP¥ 1191] Book number: 5976
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CHANEY, LISA:  Elizabeth David.
London. Pan books by Macmillan, 1999. This biography has been fully revised and updated from the first edition of 1998, 'The book has a serious purpose and sense of balance of the historian infused with sympathy and warmth of admiration for what Mrs David stood for and what she achieved. It respects her without being respectful...A remarkably rounded and convincing portrait' (Guardian) 'This book has a fuller and better appreciation of Elizabeth David's work than has previously appeared anywhere.' Alan Davidson, Evening Standard. 8vo., pp482, card covers. FINE .
€ (euro) 8.00 [Appr.: US$ 11.98 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 2056
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RAY CYRIL (ED):  The Gourmet's Companion
London Eyre & Spottiswood , 1963 stories, some cooks and a vigneron, memorable meals, bottles and dishes, table talk and travellers' tales, are the stories arranged by Cyril Ray which celebrates the splendours of table and cellar. 8vo., pp505, shelf wear to bottom edge, and slight wear to d/w cloth in d/w VG.
€ (euro) 9.00 [Appr.: US$ 13.48 | £UK 8.25 | JP¥ 1191] Book number: 2811
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WEIR, ROBIN, PETER BREARS, JOHN DEITH & PETER BARHAM (CONTRIBUTORS):  Mrs Marshall the Greatest Victorian Ice Cream Maker + the Book of Ices 1885
Otley Yorkshire, Smith Settle Ltd . 1998. Fascinating material about Mrs Marshall and her cookery school, books and business empire, followed by a facsimile copy of her famous Book of Ices, including the delightful colour plates. Additional chapters by Robin Weir, Peter Brears, John Deith and Peter Barham. Produced to coincide with an exhibition at the Duke of Northumberland's Syon House and with a list of subscribers for copies of the book that reads like a minor who's who of cookery writers. Small 8vo., pp56, facsimile Book Of Ices pp68 + 4 adverts. A paper back book.. FINE. Scarce.
€ (euro) 14.00 [Appr.: US$ 20.97 | £UK 12.75 | JP¥ 1852] Book number: 2605
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DRIVER, CHRISTOPHER:  The British at Table 1940-1980
London, Chatto & Windus, The Hogarth Press. 1983. 1st edition, Written by the editor of The Good Food Guide in the 1970’s, a wonderful read about food, and an insight into a fascinating part of British social history, Ex libris library stamps to end papers 8vo., pp212, cloth, d/w GOOD.
€ (euro) 14.00 [Appr.: US$ 20.97 | £UK 12.75 | JP¥ 1852] Book number: 864
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DRIVER, CHRISTOPHER, AND MICHELLE BERRIEDALE-JOHNSON.:  Pepys at Table, Seventeenth Century Recipes for the Modern Cook.
London, Unwin Hyman, 1984. To Pepys good food was one of the great pleasures of life and he wrote often in his diary about the meals he particularly enjoyed. From these comments and descriptions the authors have compiled a seventeenth century cookery book for today's cook. Come to Pepy's market, public tavern and into his own kitchen and dining-room to enjoy the dishes that he so often described as "the best of a kind I ever had.." small 8vo., pp119, illustrated with woodcuts, from contemporary books. Original cloth in dust wrapper. Very Good.
€ (euro) 14.00 [Appr.: US$ 20.97 | £UK 12.75 | JP¥ 1852] Book number: 7145
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FOTHERGILL ,JOHN.:  An Innkeepers Diary.
Chatto & Windus, London, 1934. First published in 1931, a great insight into the vagaries of inn-keeping in the early part of the 20th century. A small 8vo., pp xi + 294, cloth, VG.
€ (euro) 8.00 [Appr.: US$ 11.98 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 1990
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GERBER, HILDA:  Cape Cookery Old and New
Southern and East Africa, Howard Timmins Publishers, 1982 There are over 900 traditional recipes including a comprehensive chapter on diet cookery revised by Lynn Bedford Hall. These recipes were not only those dishes which the early Dutch and French settlers brought to the Cape from Europe, but include also the contribution the Eastern slaves made to the cuisine of their masters. The food customs of Batavia were copied by the settlers at the Cape. Contains chapters on The Art of Garnishing; Suggestions for Buffet Supper and Cocktail Party, The School-child's Lunch-box; Table Decorations and Dishes for Various Occasions, Christmas, Easter, Lent, Passover; Menu Making; A chapter of useful hints; Confectionery, including cakes, cookies, macaroon and yeast mixtures, cake fillings etc.; Hors D'Oeuvres; Soups; Fish and Shellfish; Entrees; Meat Dishes; Herbs; Salads and Salad dressings; Sauces; Egg and Dairy Dishes; Desserts; Icecreams; Fruit Dishes and Preserves; Beverages; Diet Cookery; For the unexpected guest; Children's Party Dishes; What to do with Left-overs; Index. 12 colour photographic plates. Some spotting to a few pages and page edges, photographic cloth in colourful d/w VG
€ (euro) 11.00 [Appr.: US$ 16.48 | £UK 10 | JP¥ 1456] Book number: 3979
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GERBER, HILDA:  Traditional Cookery of the Cape Malays
Amsterdam/Cape Town, Balkema, 1959 3rd edition. Food, customs and 200 Old Cape recipes. Small 8vo., pp127 with drawings by Katrine Harries. The authors of many recipes are acknowledged in the text and include such interesting ones as Boboti, Buriyani (Malay style), Carrot bredie, Turkey Pie and Sweet Potato Cake. Corners bumped and scuffed a little other wise clean and bright throughout. Card wraps, paperback book. Good - VG
€ (euro) 12.00 [Appr.: US$ 17.98 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1588] Book number: 6330
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MACDONOGH GILES:  Brillat-Savarin the Judge and His Stomach,
Chicago, U.S.A., Ivan R. Dee, 1992 First US edition. A life of the great French gastronome, author of The Physiology of Taste (La Physiologie du Gout) An excellent absorbing and very amusing book also very well written the author has produced a fascinating account…" Literary Review, 8vo., viii, pp248. , previous owner's inscription Original purple cloth and boards, dust wrapper. FINE
€ (euro) 11.00 [Appr.: US$ 16.48 | £UK 10 | JP¥ 1456] Book number: 5975
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GRIGSON, JANE:  English Food
London , Penguin books, 1981 1st edition drawings by Gillian Zeiner, this is the classic book on this subject in recent times 8vo., pp322, some yellowing of paper, paper back, card covers. VG
€ (euro) 9.00 [Appr.: US$ 13.48 | £UK 8.25 | JP¥ 1191] Book number: 2509
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GRIGSON, JANE:  Good Things
London, Penguin Books.1973. This adaptation of articles from her series in the Observer colour magazine puts forward the thesis that we should enjoy “the type of food which ancestors perfected and enjoyed and unless there is a demand and fight for this type of food it will be unknown to our grandchildren”, 8vo., pp380, the inevitable slight yellowing of pages, card covers Paper back book. VG .
€ (euro) 9.00 [Appr.: US$ 13.48 | £UK 8.25 | JP¥ 1191] Book number: 3617
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GRIGSON, JANE (ED):  The World Atlas of Food.
London, Spring Books, 1974 1st edition, Good book with several eminent contributors, in fact the list reads like a who's who of cookery writers of the period. Illustrated in colour a good reference for the serious cook. Large 4to., pp319. Blue cloth, title to spine and cover. Cloth in d/w. VG.
€ (euro) 12.00 [Appr.: US$ 17.98 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1588] Book number: 1291
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SHARP ILSA:  There Is Only One Raffles
London Souvenire Press, 1981 First Edition. The story of one of the most famous hotels in the world, Raffles in Singapore. Includes a selective bibliography, colour plates, b & w photos., drawings, recipes from the Bar and Restaurant of the great hotel. Black cloth, silver-gilt titles, 8vo., pp143, d/w VG-FINE
€ (euro) 9.00 [Appr.: US$ 13.48 | £UK 8.25 | JP¥ 1191] Book number: 2783
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LANCHESTER JOHN:  The Debt to Pleasure
London, Macmillan , 1996 First Edition. The author was at the time of publication the Deputy Editor of the London Review of books, and this is his first book. For once I agree with the jacket of this book which states "Poisonously funny and opinionated, Tarquin travels from despised England through Brittany to his beloved Midi, as his mediations on North and South, HP Sauce and garlic, the raw and the cooked, creation and imagination, art and violence move towards their sublime conclusion. A great read. Inscription on dedication page, other wise in new and unused condition. 8vo., pp232, cloth in d/w. FINE
€ (euro) 8.00 [Appr.: US$ 11.98 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 6338
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MACKENZIE, COMPTON:  The Savoy of London
London, George Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1953. 1st edition. Enchanting story of the hotel, covers the periods 16th century to the Second World War. Colour lithographs, colour and b/w illustrations, and colour photographs. 8vo., pp141, paper covered boards, clear d/w as issued, closed tear mended neatly. .VG
€ (euro) 10.00 [Appr.: US$ 14.98 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1323] Book number: 2586
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MACLEAN, VIRGINIA.:  Short Title Catalogue of Household and Cookery Books
London, UK., Prospect Books. 1981. Many entries (more than 300) a very useful reference for anyone interested in the history of cookery books. Large 4to., xxiv, pp197, cloth, d/w FINE.
€ (euro) 15.00 [Appr.: US$ 22.47 | £UK 13.75 | JP¥ 1985] Book number: 1310
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MENNELL, STEPHEN .:  All Manners of Food; Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present.
Oxford, UK. Blackwell, 1985. 1st edition of a most interesting book. A great work of reference for food historians. 8vo., pp380. Illustrated with line drawings and black and white photographs. cloth, in dust wrapper. FINE.
€ (euro) 34.00 [Appr.: US$ 50.93 | £UK 30.75 | JP¥ 4499] Book number: 7123
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MORRAH, PATRICK.:  Andre Simon.
London, Constable, 1987. The autobiography of the famous writer,gourmet and wine lover, first edition, 8vo., pp224, cloth d/w FINE.
€ (euro) 10.00 [Appr.: US$ 14.98 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1323] Book number: 2606
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MAYLE PETER:  Bon Appetit
London, Little, Brown & Co. 2001 " their stomachs ye shall know them. From the thigh-tasters of Vitel to the truffle mass of St Antoine, the French are revealed in all their gastronomic glory by Peter Mayle, who shows how and why the French spend a greater proportion of their income on food and drink than any other nation." Large 8vo., pp233., cloth in d/w. VG-FINE
€ (euro) 9.00 [Appr.: US$ 13.48 | £UK 8.25 | JP¥ 1191] Book number: 5176
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PULLAR, PHILIPPA:  Consuming Passions
London, Penguin Books, 2001 Being an Historic Inquiry into Certain English Appetites, a re-issue , of the 1970 publication which was so popular. 8vo., pp296, a lovely book and a delight to read, paper back book FINE.
€ (euro) 10.00 [Appr.: US$ 14.98 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1323] Book number: 2288
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QUENNELL, NANCY (ED).:  The Epicure's Anthology.
London, Golden Cockerel Press,1936. First edition, with an essay on The Epicure and the Epicurean by A.T.A. Symons, 8 illustrations by Osbert Lancaster. a bright copy in original pink cloth, spine a little faded, and slightly rubbed at head & tail. 8vo., pp.188. VG .
€ (euro) 11.00 [Appr.: US$ 16.48 | £UK 10 | JP¥ 1456] Book number: 4513
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RICHARDSON, PAUL:  Cornucopia - a Gastronomic Tour of Britain
London: Little, Brown and Company, 2000 First Edition. Food says the author is big business in Britain now, it is fashion, politics and art as well. He chats to foodies all over Britain, a charming account with wit on the current state of the art of food in the UK. A great read. 8vo - pp278, cloth in d/w FINE.
€ (euro) 9.00 [Appr.: US$ 13.48 | £UK 8.25 | JP¥ 1191] Book number: 4062
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SASS, LORNA.:  To the King's Taste.
New York,The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1976. Feasts and recipes adapted for modern cooking,a great reference for banquets from earlier times. ex libris, tall 8vo., paper covered boards, no d/w. Very Good.
€ (euro) 22.00 [Appr.: US$ 32.96 | £UK 20 | JP¥ 2911] Book number: 7122
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