[Mary L. Allen]

Five-O&Apos;Clock Tea

London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co, 1886. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Mary L. Allen's delightful recipe collection for five o'clock tea. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.A charming Victorian work on the custom of five o'clock tea, containing recipes for the perfect tea.Written by Mary L. Allen.Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. Light marks to the front pastedown and front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with odd spots and marks. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 742P55

Catalogus: Cookery

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M L Allen

Savouries and Sweets Suitable for Luncheons and Dinners

London, Crosby Lockwood and Son , L M Allen . Paperback. A later edition of this scarce pocket sized cookery book by Miss Allen in its original publisher's wraps. The thirtieth edition of this scarce pocket sized cookery book by M. L. Allen. Containing various recipes ideal for lunch and dinner. Published in 1906. With nine leaves of advertisements. In two parts: 'Savouries' with recipes such as tongue squares, iced parmesan pyramids, chicken creams, and Scot woodcock; and 'Sweets,' with classics such as the Christmas pudding, lemon dumplings, and cheese cakes, as well as more unusual desserts such as rice snowballs or an excellent German pudding. In the original publisher's wraps. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally smart with only minor shelf wear some chipping to the head of the spine as well as some loss to its tail. With some faint handling markings to the front wrap particularly. Internally, firmly bound. With a faint minor scattered spotting to the first and last few leaves only; otherwise, the pages are generally bright and clean throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 774A47

Catalogus: Cookery

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M. L. Allen; Aunt Chloe

Three Cookery Books: One Hundred and One Methods of Cooking Poultry with Hints on Selection, Trussing, and Carving; Savouries and Sweets Suitable for Luncheons and Dinners; Breakfast Dishes for Every Morning of Three Months

London, H. Virtue and Co.; Crosby Lockwood and Son , 188-1915. Paperback. A scarce later edition set of these cookery book by Miss Allen and Aunt Chloe, presenting various savoury and sweet dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Three pocket sized volumes filled with many recipes and techniques. Each volume is a scarce later edition. Including a book by Aunt Chloe detailing the various ways one can cook poultry, with hints on selecting, carving, and trussing. The second edition of 1888. Looking at all various types of poultry such as chicken, ducks, geese, and more. A charming cookery book by Miss M. L. Allen, containing various recipes ideal for lunch and dinner. The twenty seventh edition of 1900. In two parts: 'Savouries' with recipes such as tongue squares, iced parmesan pyramids, chicken creams, and Scot woodcock; and 'Sweets,' with classics such as the Christmas pudding, lemon dumplings, and cheese cakes, as well as more unusual desserts such as rice snowballs or an excellent German pudding. And Miss M. L. Allen's recipe book for breakfast dishes. The twenty fourth edition of 1915. Containing various breakfast recipes and including a detailed menu for breakfast for six people every day for three months. Each volume is in the original publisher's wraps and contains various leaves of advertisements. In the original publisher's illustrated wraps. Externally sound with some shelf wear and some significant loss to the spine to Savouries and Sweets volume, as well as a minor loss to the spine to the other volumes. With a damp stain to the rear wrap which caused minor chipping to the Savouries and Sweets volume, and some minor handling marks to the front and rear wraps of Breakfast Dishes. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are clean though slightly tone aged, as usual due to the type of paper used and with the occasional minor odd spotting. With some loss to the gutters to the last few leaves due to possible damp damage, affecting minor parts of the text of the Savouries and Sweets book, which has a blank page tipped in to page 96 to stop the damage from spreading to the front pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 774A27

Catalogus: Cookery

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Kingsley Amis

On Drink

New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. First edition. Hardback. A witty, informative, handbook for the amateur and professional drinker. The work looks into alcoholic literature and provides drink recipes. The first U.S edition of this work. With a publisher's note not found in the U.K edition of this work. This work is informative as it provides information on equipment, home bars as well as hangovers, the 'Boozing Man's Diet' and 'How Not To Get Drunk&apos. Amusingly illustrated by Nicholas Bentley. Noted to the flyleaf as being 'an ideal gift for the drinking man, public or private, occasional or dedicated. It is as pleasing as a well-made cocktail.' Bookplate to the front pastedown for Rolland L Comstock, a successful attorney from Missouri and renowned book collector. Comstock had a two-story library addition to his house to display his 50,000 books, many of which were first editions. In a 1996 profile for News-Leader he stated 'I feel closer to [an author] if I've got the first edition, I want to get as close as possible to the writer so that he becomes a part of my biography. I've chosen him to be part of me&apos. At the age of 16 Comstock opened a used book store near Commercial Street which he used to further expand his own reading knowledge. Nicholas Basbanes wrote about Comstock in the 'Madness Redux' section of Patience and Fortitude. Following the murder of Comstock in 2007, the Basbanes family helped to sell his vast collection. His collection was not just for show and he once said in interview 'Sometimes, people ask 'How many of these books have you read?' and I tell them that I've read every one and I'm down to the G's going around the second time.' Sir Kingsley Amis was a popular English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He wrote in many genres including comedy, science fiction and mystery. He was regarded as one of the finest English comic novelists of the second half of the twentieth century. Amis won many awards during his time, including the Booker Prize, which he was shortlisted for three times before finally winning in 1986. In the original quarter cloth binding and held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with minor bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed to the head and tail of spine as well as to the extremities. Bookplate to the front pastedown for someone for the 'Comstock' family. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Nicolas Bentley. Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 583L9

Catalogus: Cookery

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M. C. Angwin

Simple Hints on Choice of Food with Tested and Economical Recipes

Sheffield, Parker Bros, 1894. Cloth. A scarce collection of recipes by M. C. Angwin; an early edition. Containing such recipes as scalloped oysters, scrap bread pudding, potato surprise, fried ox kidney, baked crab, fig pudding, soda pudding and potato cheesecake, to name a few.The fifth thousand of this scarce work.Written by M. C. Angwin.With an advertisement for Liebig's Company Extract of Beef to the front pastedown, and for Bovril and Cadbury's Cocoa to the front blank. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with a tidemark to the front board. Some small perforations to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 802R18

Catalogus: Cookery

Trefwoorden: Simple Hints on Choice of Food Cookery Cookery Books Recipes Cookery None

Anon.

The Brewer a Familiar Treatise on the Art of Brewing

London, W. R. Loftus, c1877. Cloth. A scarce new edition on this informative guide to the art of brewing, illustrated throughout. A new edition, first published in 1858. Undated, dated from Jisc. The publisher, Loftus was a manufacturer of Hydrometers, saccharometers and gauging instruments, with this work containing a charming 24 page catalogue of their products to the rear of the work. A fascinating and practical guide to nineteenth century brewing, including pale ale and bitter, alongside problem diagnostics and bottling. An interesting and unusual work. In the publisher's black cloth binding. Externally smart with rubbing to the extremities and boards. Front free endpaper has been removed. Front hinge slightly strained but firm. Internally generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages generally bright and clean with scattered spotting and age toning. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 833K17

Catalogus: Cookery

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Anon

Economic Cookery

London, South Metropolitan Gas Company, c1930. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce cookery pamphlet published by the South Metropolitan Gas Company, with tipped-in illustrations in colour. Produced by the South Metropolitan Gas company to encourage housewives to switch to cooking by gas in order to preserve coal.Containing general hints for cookery and recipes for invalid cooking and dainty fare, as well as a handful of recipes for fish, joints, sweets and savouries.With four tipped-in illustrations in colour depicting the publisher's gas cookers, as well as the recipes within.A scarce pamphlet. In the original paper wraps. Externally generally smart, with slight edge wear, in particular to the lower extremity. Firmly bound. Pages are occasionally slightly spotted, but generally bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 779R8

Catalogus: Cookery

Trefwoorden: Cookery South Metropolitan Gas Company Economic Cookery Tipped-in Illustrations South Metropolitan Gas Company Not Stated

Anon

Good Things to Cook and Eat

Tipton, Revo Electric Co. Ltd, 1936. Brochure/Pamphlet. A delightful little cookery guide to the Revo electric cooker. With recipes for ice creams, jam, soups, meat, stuffings, cakes, puddings and breads.Produced by Revo Electric Cookers, a Staffordshire-based company.Undated; dated from copies on Jisc.Illustrated with the odd vignette illustration. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally very smart, with just some slight discolouration and wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages have just the odd spot, with an annotation to page 41. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 802R19

Catalogus: Cookery

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Anon

One Hundred Useful and Inexpensive Cookery Recipes

Not Stated, Bile Bean Manufacturing Co. 1909. Brochure/Pamphlet. A fascinating little pamphlet cookery work published by Bile Bean Manufacturing Co. Containing simple recipes, handy measurements and advice on various illnesses and how to avoid and cure them.This work is effectively an advertisement for the company that produced it, Charles Forde's Bile Beans for Biliousness. It contains testimonials from people who were crippled by all sorts of afflictions, seemingly 'cured' by Bile Beans.First produced in the late 1890s, Bile Beans were a laxative and tonic. The creator, 'Charles Forde', claimed to use ingredients sourced from a previously unidentified vegetable known to Aboriginal Australians. The Bile Beans purported to purify the blood and disperse unwanted fat. However, in reality it contained common pharmaceutical ingredients such as menthol and liquorice. They were found to be fraudulently advertised during a Scottish court case in 1905; however, they were sold until the 1980s.A fascinating piece of advertising - and false medicinal - history. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally generally smart, with a little discolouration to the covers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are a touch age-toned, but clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 778R59

Catalogus: Cookery

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Anon

The Queens Closet Opened, in Three Parts Part I Containing Above Five Hundred Choice Physical and Chirurgical Receipts

London, W Taylor, 1713. Cloth. An 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. Rhese recipes were purported to be from the kitchen on Henrietta Maria, the wife of King Charles I. It was originally published following the execution of Charles I, and six years after Henrietta Maria fled England during the interregnum. These recipes are 'incomparable secrets in Physick, Chirurgery, Preserving and Candying, &c. Which were presented unto the Queen by the most experienced persons of the times&apos. Being all three parts in one. 'The Queens Closed Opened&apos. 'A Queens Delight or the Art of Preserving&apos.. and 'The Compleat Cook&apos. When this work was first published, Cromwell had been in charge for six years, and the riches of the old aristocracy were a subject of fascination. These recipes provided insight into the ingredients found in royal and aristocratic pantries and cabinets. Noted recipes include 'The Kings Medicine for the Plague' and 'A salve for the eyes made by Sir Edward Spencer&apos. Collated, being parts I and II only. Lacking B12 (P23-24). Smartly bound in a cloth binding. Binder"s stamp to the front pastedown, Foyle Ltd. Binders London. ESTC reference no: N473935. A very scarce household work, which forms as an historical source of court life during the Stuart reign. In a full cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Small loss to the spine label. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with the occasional light spots. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 714L28

Catalogus: Cookery

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Anon

The Queens Closet Opened Incomparable Secrets in Physick Cyrugery Preserving and Candying Etc.

London, Obadiah Blagrave , 1683. Leather. An 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. With an illustrated frontispiece of Henrietta Maria. ESTC records show that this is the ninth edition overall of this work. ESTC reference no R21760. Collated, Lacking pags 108-180, i.e F-H12 to part I.  Lacking pages 30-53, i.e. L2-L12, of part II. Lacking pages 107-108, i.e S11, of part III. With separate title pages to parts II and III. Though the pagination differs, the register is continuous.  These recipes were purported to be from the kitchen on Henrietta Maria, the wife of King Charles I. It was originally published following the execution of Charles I, and six years after Henrietta Maria fled England during the interregnum. These recipes are 'incomparable secrets in Physick, Chirurgery, Preserving and Candying, &c. Which were presented unto the Queen by the most experienced persons of the times&apos. Being all three parts in one. 'The Queens Closed Opened&apos. 'A Queens Delight or the Art of Preserving&apos.. and 'The Compleat Cook&apos. When this work was first published, Cromwell had been in charge for six years, and the riches of the old aristocracy were a subject of fascination. These recipes provided insight into the ingredients found in royal and aristocratic pantries and cabinets. Noted recipes include 'The Kings Medicine for the Plague' and 'A salve for the eyes made by Sir Edward Spencer&apos. A very scarce household work, which forms as an historical source of court life during the Stuart reign. Held in a custome cloth chemise and slipcase. With the contemporary calf boards and spine present. The original binding has failed, leaving this work disbound. Extenally, the original boards and backstrip are rubbed. Gatherings are loose. Pages are bright. Tape repairs to the edges of many pages throughout. Collated, Lacking pags 108-180, i.e F-H12 to part I.  Lacking pages 30-53, i.e. L2-L12, of part II. Lacking pages 107-108, i.e S11, of part III.  Tidemark to the head of most pages, though this is very light and doesnt affect the readability of text. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 714L31

Catalogus: Cookery

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Anon

Savings and Savoury Dishes

Edinburgh, The Patriotic Food League, 1916. Paperback. Published by the Patriotic Food League, a cookery book intended to guide Scottish people to cooking on a budget during the First World War. Published in 1916 during the First World War, this work contains all manner of hints on how to save economically on food preparation.With recipes such as pot haggis, tripe, red pottage, invalid rabbit broth, mulligatawny soup, gruel and bird's nest pudding.The third impression of this work.Other pamphlets published by the Patriotic Food League include 'Hay Box Cookery', 'Simple Recipes for Open Fires', 'Diet for Children', 'Hints to Housewives', 'Cereal Food Preparations' and 'Peas, Beans and Lentils&apos.A scarce work. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, a trifle worn; with some stains to the covers and a gift inscription to the head. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally clean, with the occasional spot, annotations and underlining. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 779R9

Catalogus: Cookery

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Anon

Savings and Savoury Dishes

Edinburgh, The Patriotic Food League, 1916. Paperback. A fantastic Scottish recipe book, published by the Patriotic Food League during the Great War. Published in 1916 during the First World War, this work contains all manner of hints on how to save economically on food preparation.With recipes such as pot haggis, tripe, red pottage, invalid rabbit broth, mulligatawny soup, gruel and bird's nest pudding.Other pamphlets published by the Patriotic Food League include 'Hay Box Cookery', 'Simple Recipes for Open Fires', 'Diet for Children', 'Hints to Housewives', 'Cereal Food Preparations' and 'Peas, Beans and Lentils&apos.The third impression of this work.A scarce work. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally generally smart, with some stains to the covers and some bumping to the extremities and head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with a few stains. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 778R52

Catalogus: Cookery

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Anonymous

The Little Book of Salads and Savouries and the Little Book of Simple Remedies

London, George Newnes Ltd. 1912 . First edition. Cloth. The first editions of two charming miniature volumes from the early twentieth century, concerning home remedies and salad recipes. Two delightful volumes published by George Newnes in the years prior to the First World War.The first volume present is 'The Little Book of Simple Remedies&apos. Including treatments for apoplexy, constipation, epilepsy, measles and scarlet fever, this provides insight into the treatment of common illnesses in the period. The second work is 'The Little Book of Salads and Savouries', with recipes for dressings, condiments, salads and savoury snacks.Undated; both volumes dated 1912 via Jisc.With a single advertisement page to the rear of each volumeInscription to verso of 'Salad' volume front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Bumping to spine heads and tails, with fading and light marks to the front board of each volume. Inscription to verso of 'Salads' front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 846F19

Catalogus: Cookery

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Anonymous

The Modern Family Cook; or, Housekeeper&Apos;S Instructor

London, T. Goode, c1880 . Cloth. An exceptionally scarce late nineteenth century miniature cookery work, 'compiled with a view to enable every person to obtain a knowledge of this useful art&apos. A very scarce work, in the publisher's original cloth binding.A delightful and detailed guide to cooking, with recipes for bread, 'refreshing summer drinks', confectionary, pickling, home made wines, pies and sauces, with discussion of boiling and roasting.Undated; date c1880 via WorldCat, with record of only one institutionally held copy.With the inscription of C. J. Smith to front free endpaper.A detailed late nineteenth century cookery work, with 'upwards of three hundred' recipes. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, and board perimeters. With rubbing and fading to boards, and head and tail of front joint starting. Boards holding firm. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages significantly age toned, with handling marks throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 846F20

Catalogus: Cookery

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