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Something rather different for our latest listing of cookery and food related books.
A collection of French, North African and Russian (including Bulgarian and Belorussian).

Amongst these are a number of Ex-libris Alan Davidson.

It may well be all of them came from his library, but only a few have his label or signature.

Alan Davidson - Obituary

FOR MORE COOKERY BOOKS

JUST NEWLY CATALOGUED ITEMS - 7th February 2012

Book Nos 21915 - 22000


Art & Artists [1] B iography[1] Cookery [70] Engineering [1] Gardening [2] History [2]  Lifestyle [1] Literature [1] Music [1] Novel [1] Reference [2] Religious [1] [21915]

Worth, R. N.. History of Devonshire, A - With sketches of its leading worthies.. London: Elliot Stock, 1895. Cheap Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 347 pages. Contents detached from boards and spine, a simple job for a bookbinder. First edition 1886.  £25.00

[21916] Whicker, Alan. Whicker's War. London: Harper Collins, 2005. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Signed by Author. As New / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-00-720507-4. 255 pages. Alan Whicker travels back in time to retrace his wartime footsteps from Sicily to the Alps. First edition first printing. Signed to half title page.  £20.00


[21917] No Author. Essential Pruning and Training - The Royal Horticultural Society. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1999. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7513-0733-5. 160 pages. The indispensable, pocket-sized gardening companion to the pruning and training of ornamental shrubs, roses, trees, fruits and climbing plants.  £8.00


[21918] Bourne, Hope L.. Wild Harvest : An Essay in Self-Sufficiency. Barnstaple: Hope L. Bourne and Aycliffe Press, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-906530-01-6. 136 pages. This book is the distillation of many years' practical experience of living comfortably and happily on an incredibly small cash income.  £5.00


[21919] Anantanarayanan, M. Quintessence of Wisdom, The or The Thirty Verses of Sri Ramana. Madras: S. Viswanathan, 1955. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 62 pages. Freely rendered into English with an introduction and commentary. Small scuff mark to front cover has removed some of the title lettering.  £20.00


[21920] Cunninghame Graham, R. B.. Vanished Arcadia, A - Being Some Account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607 to 1767. London: William Heinemann, 1924. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. xiv + 294 pages + fold-out map. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. Side and bottom edges uncut.  £20.00


[21921] Lawrence, Ian. Projects in Music - Instruments - Book Four. London: Longman, 1974. Fourth Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Ex-Library. Good ISBN: 0-582-32554-4. 88 pages. School stamp to short title page.  £4.00


[21922] Oberg, Erik and Jones, F. D.. Machinery's Handbook - For Machine Shop and Drafting-Room. New York: Industrial Press, 1955. Fifteenth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. 1911 pages. Green leatherette with gilt titles.  £10.00


[21923] Nabokov, Vladimir. Gift, The. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1963. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / Poor. 346 pages. Scruffy copy, but the pages are complete and the text is clean.  £18.00


[21924] le Carré, John. Little Drummer Girl, The. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Signed by Author. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0-340-32847-9. 429 pages. Signed by author to title page. Spine of dustjacket is lightly sunned.  £60.00


[21925] Knowles, Elizabeth - Edited By. Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, The. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. Sixth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-19-860720-2. 1140 pages. 20,000 quotations for all occasions. Overseas customers please email for shipping quote, this book weighs 2kg.  £25.00


[21926] Knowles, Elizabeth - Edited By. Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Seventh Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-1992-3717-4. 1155 pages. Over 20,000 quotations for all occasions from over 3,500 authors. Overseas customers please email us before ordering, this book has a shipping weight of 2.3kg.  £25.00


[21928] Beningfield, Gordon. Gordon Beningfield the Artist. London: Viking, 1995. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-670-85197-3. 76 pages. A wonderful collection of works from this great artist.  £15.00


[21929] McLewin, Will and Chen, Dezhong. Peony rockii and Gansu Mudan. Wellesley, MA: Wellesley-Cambridge Press, 2006. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-9614088-3-9. 284 pages. An absolute must for any peony enthusiast. Overseas customers please email for shipping quote, this book weighs 1.8kg  £50.00


[21930] Rigg, Annie. Fabulous Brownies. ill. Edwards, Laura - Photography. London: Ryland Peters & Small, 2011. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-8497-5120-X. 64 pages. Satisfy your chocolate craving with this mouthwatering collection of recipes for decorated brownies  £5.00


[21931] Vickery, Phil. Britain - The Cookbook. ill. Lee, Steve - Photographs. London: Mitchell Beazley, 2007. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 1-8453-3106-0. 256 pages. Phil Vickery takes a journey through the muddy fields, wild seas, fish stocked rivers and abundant orchards of Britain and Ireland to create more than 130 irresistible recipes with our greatest traditional foods.  £8.00


[21932] Allen, Darina. Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Cookery Course. ill. Main, Ray - Photographs. London: Kyle Cathie, 2001. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85626-410-6. 639 pages. Darina Allen has organised her Ballymaloe Cookery Course to include classic and basic recipes, and also those that show how to use the very 'modern' ingredients from around the world that are readily available in super-markets today. Overseas customers please email us for shipping quote, this book weighs 2.4kg  £50.00


[21933] No Author. Dangerous Desserts : Over 200 Tried-And-Tested Recipes from BBC Good Food Magazine. London: BBC, 1998. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-563-38443-3. 176 pages. How brave are you? Glossy choc and peanut butter pie - calories - do not go there.  £10.00


[21934] Allen, Darina. Easy Entertaining : Over 250 Stress-Free Recipes and Sensational Styling Ideas. ill. Cassidy, Peter - Photography. London: Kyle Cathie, 2005. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-85626-518-8. 304 pages. Whether you want to give informal suppers or entertain your boss, this book will take the hard work of party planning and ensure that you will enjoy it as much as your guests. Overseas customers please email for shipping quote, this book weighs 1.7kg  £50.00


[21935] Conran, Caroline. Delicious Home Cooking. ill. Williams, Peter - Photography. London: Conran Octopus, 1993. Fifth Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 1-85029-671-5. 192 pages. 'This is the one British cookbook to buy for yourself and mesmerize your friends with' - Loyd Grossman.  £8.00


[21936] Boxer, Arabella. New First Slice Your Cookbook, The. London: Grub Street, 1998. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 1-898697-93-0. The original best-selling "sliced" cookbook from the sixties, now revised and updated. Spiral bound, each page is cut into three sections: starters, main courses and puddings. So simple, your selected recipes all displayed on one page.  £10.00


[21937] Hix, Mark. British Seasonal Food. London: Quadrille Publishing, 2008. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 1-8440-0622-0. 240 pages. A year round celebration of the finest produce, with inspiring recipes for every month.  £18.00


[21938] Rajah, Carol Selva. Heavenly Fragrance : Cooking with Aromatic Asian Herbs, Fruits, Spices and Seasonings. Singapore: Periplus Editions, 2007. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-7946-0353-X. 254 pages. Here we are talking not about the aromas of any one ingredient in isolation, but the expert blending of many aromas - like the blending of a fine perfume - that can be achieved in a kitchen stocked with Asian aromatics. Overseas customers please contact us for a shipping quote, this book weighs 1.9kg  £20.00


[21939] Hopkinson, Simon. Week in Week Out. ill. Lowe, Jason. London: Quadrille Publishing, 2007. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 1-8440-0502-X. 255 pages. 52 Seasonal stories - Chairn, Caponata .... Overseas customers please email before ordering, this book has a shipping weight of 1.8kg  £15.00


[21940] No Author. Hamlyn New All Colour Cookbook. London: Bounty, 2005. First Edition Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / Good. ISBN: 0-7537-1339-X. Not paginated. An updated classic for a new generation of cooks.  £6.00


[21941] Styler, Trudie and Sponzo, Joseph. Cooking from Lake House Organic Farm. London: Ebury, 1999. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Fair / As New. ISBN: 0-09-186547-6. 224 pages. This book is a snapshot of live at Lake House. It explains the ethos behind their desires to go organic and provides over 150 sensational recipes that Joseph Sponzo has developed for the family.  £12.00


[21942] Roux, Michel. Desserts : A Lifelong Passion. ill. Brigdale, Martin - Photographs. London: Conran Octopus, 1994. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Signed by Author. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 1-85029-553-0. 192 pages. From Michael Roux's introduction - "Inspired by my thoughts, my fingers model and caress her, gently dress her, apply a touch of makeup with a piping cone, ornament her hair with a sugar rose. Her beauty takes my breath away..." "What more can one say?" Top edge is dusty, not affecting contents.  £30.00


[21943] Treuille, Eric and Blashford-Snell, Victoria. Canapes. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2004. New Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-4053-0513-4. 168 pages. Entertain with style and confidence using these recipes from around the world.  £20.00


[21944] Little, Alastair and Whittington, Richard. Food of the Sun : A Fresh Look at Mediterranean Cooking. ill. Gill, David - Photographs. London: Quadrille Publishing, 1995. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-899988-05-X. 192 pages. This is a book about a journey, not a literal passage around the Mediterranean but a culinary voyage of rediscovery inspired by the foods of the sun...  £8.00


[21945] Redman, Hugh. Pasta and Risotto. London: Marks & Spencer, 1997. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. 96 pages. Over 70 original recipes.  £5.00


[21946] Tovey, John. Wicked Puddings. London: Marks & Spencer, 1988. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-86273-481-9. 143 pages. Wicked ways with chocolate. cream, liqueurs and fruits,  £6.00


[21947] Farrow, Joanna. Chocolate - Good Housekeeping Cookery Club. London: Ted Smart, 1995. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-09-180541-4. 80 pages. Chocoholic? This has to be in your collection  £5.00


[21948] Barber, Mary C. - Narlock, Lori Lyn - Corpening, Sara. Wraps : Easy Recipes for Handheld Meals. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1997. Reissue. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New ISBN: 0-8118-1812-8. 108 pages. Sample the world's cuisine in the soft folds of a wrap, and you will be amazed where your taste buds take you.  £5.00


[21949] No Author. Traditional Tarts. Sydney: acp Books, 2006. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New ISBN: 1-8639-6562-9. 128 pages. A tart is more than a pie with its top off.  £6.00


[21950] Locatelli, Giorgio and Keating, Sheila. Made in Italy : Food and Stories. ill. Lepard, Dan - Photographs. London: Fourth Estate, 2006. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 1-84115-701-5. 615 pages. Italians just want to welcome people by sharing what they have, however simple, in abundance. An Italian's role in life is to feed people, A lot. We can't help it. G.L. This book appears to be unread, but there is a small dent to the rear board. Overseas customers please email us shipping quote, this book weighs 3.8KG  £50.00

[21951] Pignolet, Damien. French. ill. Carter, Earl - Photography. Camberwell, VIC: Lantern, 2005. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. / No Jacket. ISBN: 1-920989-17-X. 402 pages. Title is slightly misleading, this is an international recipe book from an Australian chef. Overseas customers please email us for a shipping quote, this book weighs 1.7kg  £25.00


[21952] Hom, Ken. Chinese Cookery : The Comprehensive Guide from the World's Best-Selling Chinese Cook. London: BBC Books, 2009. Reissue. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 1-8460-7605-6. 276 pages. 25th anniversary edition, originally published in Ken Hom's Chinese Cookery. Classic collection from this superb chef.  £10.00


[21953] Sidwell, Peter. Simply Good Taste - Great Food for Friends and Family. ill. Faulks, Richard - Photographs. Keswick: RMC Brainwave, 2007. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. As New / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-9556-1281-0. 173 pages. Welcome to my world, Keswick, a world of mouth-watering food and breathtaking scenery - Peter Sidwell.  £20.00


[21954] No Author. Potatoes. London: Octopus, 2010. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-907428-16-X. 128 pages. Over 50 delicious recipes. A Lakeland publication by AWW Books, Sydney.  £10.00


[21955] Broon, Maw. Maw Broon's Cookbook. New Lanark: Waverley, 2007. Reissue. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-9024-0745-8. 192 pages. Original wrap-around sleeve. Yes, you guessed it, this book is covered in food stains, tea cup marks, sellotape - so what did you expect! Some very interesting recipes - Skirlie?  £10.00


[21956] Allen, Darina. Ballymaloe Cookery School, A Year at. London: Kyle Cathie Ltd, 1997. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85626-256-1. 192 pages. Containing over 100 Irish recipes using fresh ingredients, this book also records the author's energy and successes as founder of the Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork. Darina Allen makes use of the wealth of produce grown in her own vegetable, herb and fruit gardens.  £20.00

[21957] La Place, Viana. Verdura : Vegetables Italian Style. London: Grub Street, 2006. First UK Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-904943-45-4. 320 pages. Since its first publication in 1991, Viana La Place's Verdura has become a much loved classic.  £25.00

[21958] Rose, Evelyn. New Complete International Jewish Cookbook, The. London: Robson Books, 2000. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 1-86105-143-3. 701 pages. Filled with mouth-watering ideas for both family meals and those special occasions when you want to dazzle your guests without spending hours in the kitchen.  £15.00


[21959] Allen, Tim. Ballymaloe Breadbook, The. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 2001. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. As New ISBN: 0-7171-2931-4. 153 pages. The baking tradition is one of the richest and most varied aspects of Ireland's culinary heritage.  £10.00


[21960] Bissell, Frances. Times Cook Book, The. London: Chatto & Windus, 1993. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7011-4543-9. 654 pages. A real classic, with a wonderful selection of recipes.  £20.00


[21961] No Author. Good Housekeeping Step-by-Step Vegetarian Cookbook. London: Ebury Press, 1997. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-09-185164-5. 304 pages. Superb collection of over 500 delicious, and stylish recipes drawn from a broad range of cuisines. Overseas customers please email us, this book has a shipping weight of 1.7kg.  £12.00


[21962] Verge, Roger. Roger Verge's New Entertaining in the French Style. ill. Hussenot, Pierre. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1997. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-55670-624-3. 159 pages. Originally published in 1986, now the author reinvents his classic menus.  £20.00


[21963] Knight, Katherine. Mother and Daughter Cookbook, The. London: Purnell Book Services - Book Club Edition, 1974. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 208 pages. Does exactly what the title says - a good practical cookery book for young people with a little help from an adult. Dustjacket is torn, creased and has some loss.  £8.00


[21964] Boyd, Lizzie - Edited By. British Cookery : A Complete Guide to Culinary Practice in the British Isles: Based on Research Undertaken for the British Farm Produce Council and the British Tourist Authority by the University of Strathclyde. London: Croom Helm, 1977. Revised. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / Poor. ISBN: 0-85664-851-5. 640 pages. This book contains over 2,000 domestic, regional and folk cookery recipes - it should be in every kitchen in Great Britain. This book has a shipping weight of 1.6kg, overseas customers please contact us before ordering. Top of spine is badly damaged, this does not affect the contents.  £10.00


[21965] Gray, Rose and Rogers, Ruth. River Cafe Cook Book Green. London: Ebury, 2000. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-09-186543-3. 463 pages. This book focuses on seasonal vegetables and fruits.  £20.00


[21966] Grigson, Sophie. Sophie Grigson's Country Kitchen : 120 Seasonal Recipes. London: Headline, 2005. First Edition - Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New ISBN: 0-7553-1055-1. 246 pages. Packed with colourful and imaginative dishes, and full of enticing photos to get your cookery cravings going - Oats and Honey Bread sounds wonderful.  £8.00


[21967] Liddell, Caroline and Weir, Robin. Ices : The Definitive Guide. London: Grub Street, 2003. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 1-898697-26-4. 191 pages. This comprehensive and authorative book is the most thorough work yet on the subject, covering every possible aspect of successful ice-making. Gin and Tonic Sorbet - why not! Small crease to front cover.  £10.00


[21968] Gayler, Paul. Flavours of the World. ill. Smith, Georgia Glynn - Photography. London: Kyle Cathie, 2002. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Card. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-85626-441-6. 184 pages. Magical flavours and tastes to transform your cooking,  £10.00


[21969] Bailey, Adrian and Dowell, Philip. Book of Ingredients, The. London: Michael Joseph, 1988. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-7181-3043-X. 296 pages. A fascinating guide to the raw materials of the world's cuisine,  £20.00


[21970] Dimbleby, Josceline. Josceline Dimbleby Collection. London: Sainsbury, 1990. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good 170 pages. Over 300 recipes from the Sainsbury Cookbooks. Spine is lightly sunned.  £5.00


[21971] Fairclough, Puff - Heughan, Anne - Waldegrave, Caroline. Leith's Healthy Eating. ill. Kirk, Graham - Photographs. London: Bloomsbury, 1997. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-7475-2848-9. 248 pages. Healthy food has never tasted so good.  £8.00


[21972] Maggs, Richard. Complete Book of Aga Know-How, The. Bath: Absolute Press, 2004. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New ISBN: 1-904573-23-1. 159 pages. This is a book which all Aga owners will come to regard as their comprehensive manual on how an Aga works.  £6.00


[21973] Burton-Race, John. Recipes from an English Master Chef. London: Headline, 1994. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7472-0901-4. 256 pages. Introduction by Egon Ronay. In this beautifully illustrated book, John Burton-Race has created superb seasonal menus from his extensive repertoire - and made them accessible through clear and precise descriptions.  £15.00


[21974] Theodorou, Susie. Coffee and Bites. ill. Streeter, Clive - Photography. London: Murdoch Books, 2001. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New ISBN: 1-85391-919-5. 96 pages. Onion and Mustard Seed Muffins to go with coffee?  £5.00


[21975] Berry, Mary. Real Food - Fast. ill. Piddington, Juliet. London: Headline, 2005. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-7553-1308-9. 223 pages. Over 140 delicious recipes, quickly prepared recipes, includes Aga cooking times. Yet another great classic from this cookery writer.  £18.00


[21976] Kime, Tom. Exploring Taste and Flavour. ill. Linder, Lisa. London: Kyle Cathie, 2005. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-85626-548-X. 256 pages. Using the principles of the Southeast Asian taste theory, Tom Kime shows how truly delicious and stimulating food is created when the four tastes of hot, sour, salty and sweet are in balance,. Here are 150 stunning recipes that guarantee to excite all the senses with fresh flavours, vibrant colours and contrasting textures.  £60.00


[21977] Scotto, Marianne and Michelle and Elisabeth. Taste of Europe - Le Creuset's. Cambridge: Martin, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-85941-809-X. 144 pages. Over 150 authentic recipes.  £10.00


[21978] Stewart, Martha. Martha Stewart Cookbook, The : Collected Recipes for Every Day. ill. Prato, Rodica. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1995. Reissue. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-09-182010-3. 620 pages. For those who have treasured Martha's previous titles and for new readers alike, the book will be an important additions to the kitchen library. Top edge is dusty.  £25.00


[21979] No Author. Good Housekeeping Aga Winter Cookbook . London: Ebury Press, 1999. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Fair. ISBN: 0-09-187165-4. 144 pages. Over 150 original recipes especially developed for Agas and other range ovens. Top edge of dustjacket spine is torn without loss.  £15.00


[2198] Jerome, Jerome K.. Second Thoughts of An Idle Fellow, The. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1898. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket - as issued. 5.5 x 7.75"; 360 +16pp advertisements; green cloth with black to front and gilt to spine; spine faded and bumped to edges; contents page loose, otherwise a good reading copy, top edge dusty;  £25.00


[21980] Vergé, Roger with Anglade, Martine. Roger Verge's Vegetables. ill. Touillon, Bernard. London: Mitchell Beazley, 1994. First UK Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 1-85732-455-2. 255 pages. Delicious, modern recipes from the French masterchef - a magnificent collection of vegetable recipes.  £25.00


[21981] Nairn, Nick. New Scottish Cookery. London: BBC, 2004. First Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-563-52151-1. 264 pages. 160 new and traditional recipes using the best produce from Scotland.  £10.00


[21982] Anderson, Janice - Editor. Waitrose Food for All Seasons : A Year of Delicious Recipes. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2005. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-4053-1164-9. 224 pages. Cook what's in season each month to enjoy food at its very best.  £12.00


[21983] Moine, Marie-Pierre. Secrets of French Home Cooking, The. ill. Williams, Peter - Photography. London: Conran Octopus, 1994. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Fair. ISBN: 1-85029-644-8. 176 pages. Arranged by types of ingredients, there is a total of over 150 authentic French recipes, including such favourites as Gratin Dauphinois, Choux Farci and Profiteroles, and less familiar but equally intriguing dishes like Tourte aux Lardons et aux Pommes de Terre and Clafoutis. Dustjacket is torn without loss to bottom edge of spine.  £12.00


[21984] Johnston, Mireille. Mirielle Johnston's Complete French Course. London: BBC, 1994. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-563-37014-9. 352 pages. The complete collection of recipes from the BBC series - originally published in two volumes in 1992 and 1993.  £15.00


[21985] Stein, Rick. Rick Stein's Food Heroes : Another Helping. London: BBC, 2004. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-563-48752-6. 204 pages. Not too certain how these recipes promote British and Irish foods - Risi e Bisi, Moussaka.....  £10.00


[21986] Lawrence, Sue. Sunday Times Cookbook. London: Harper Collins, 1998. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-00-414046-X. 192 pages. The Sunday Times Cookbook is a clever mix of cooking for all circumstances and acknowledges that we vary our cooking styles depending on the occasion  £12.00


[21987] Wright, Clarissa Dickson and Scott, Johnny. Sunday Roast: The Complete Guide to Cooking and Carving. London: Kyle Cathie, 2006. First Edition - Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 1-85626-672-9. 192 pages. Includes all your classic roasts as well as more unusual recipes to inspire you.  £12.00


[21988] Willan, Anne. La France Gastronomique. London: Pavilion, 1991. Fifth Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85145-165-X. 192 pages. Wonderful collection of recipes as you would expect from the author. Overseas customers please email us before ordering, this book has a shipping weight of 1.5kg  £12.00


[21989] Gibbs, Suzanne. Pressure Cooker Recipe Book, The. Camberwell, VIC: Viking, 2009. Reissue. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New ISBN: 0-6700-7318-0. 185 pages. More than 80 delicious recipes using this safe, time-saving and energy-efficient way to cook.  £10.00


[21990] Hill, Nicola (edited by). Apple Cookbook. London: Mitchell Beazley, 1994. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-85732-412-9. 64 pages. Fabulous recipes for a favourite ingredient.  £5.00


[21991] Day-Lewis, Tamasin. Good Tempered Food : Recipes to Love, Leave, and Linger Over. ill. Loftus, David (Photography). London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-297-84306-0. 286 pages. Good Tempered Food shows how to plan in advance and half-prepare a dish a day or even a week before.  £15.00


[21992] Macdonald, Clair Macdonald of. Claire MacDonald Cookbook, The. London: Bantam, 1997. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-593-04268-9. 426 pages.Whether providing ideas for informal family fare, intimate gourmet meals or special occasion dishes, Claire is a remarkably reliable source of foolproof and marvellous recipes. Overseas customers please email for shipping quote, this book weighs 1.6kg.  £50.00


[21993] Esson, Lewis with Green, Henrietta and Moine, Maarie-Pierre. Fast Food for Friends. ill. Villiers, Patrice De. London: Conran Octopus, 1996. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 1-85029-728-2. 144 pages. With over 160 delicious recipes and inspirational colour photography, Fast Food for Friends is the fun fast track to easy entertaining.  £6.00


[21994] Gayler, Paul. Passion for Potatoes, A. ill. Filgate, Gus (photographer). London: Kyle Cathie, 2001. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 1-85626-394-0. 175 pages. A Passion for Potatoes celebrates this diverse tuber with a remarkable collection that covers every culinary eventuality from breakfast to dinner, starter to dessert.  £6.00


[21995] Martin, James. James Martin's Great British Dinners. ill. Cazals, Jean. London: Mitchell Beazley, 2003. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 1-84000-728-1. 144 pages. All your favourite British classics - from the humble pork pie to the Sunday favourite of roast beef with Yorkshire pudding - made easy by one of Britain's most well-loved chefs. Not too certain about the introduction to Deep-fried Cod - Walk down the pier and sit on the seat at the end and, in the wind and cold, with your nose dripping on the fish, munch away. That’s how to eat fish and chips.  £8.00


[21996] Pastor, Carol. Pastry Magic. London: Cassell, 1995. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-304-34570-9. 96 pages. The easy way to decorative pastry for all occasions - with over 30 delicious recipes.  £5.00


[21997] Young, Lucy. Secrets of the Aga Cakes. ill. Heap, William - Photography. London: Ebury Press, 2007. Reissue. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-0919-2241-0. 160 pages. Over 100 recipes, with a foreword by Mary Berry.  £10.00


[21998] Henry, Diana. Roast Figs, Sugar Snow : Food to Warm the Soul. ill. Lowe, Jason - Photographs. London: Mitchell Beazley, 2005. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-84000-888-1. 191 pages + index. The dishes in the book use produce that can be found on our doorstep, but in ways that may be unfamiliar to us - Georgian Lamb with Damsons and Walnuts should certainly be worth trying.  £25.00


[21999] Berry, M.. Mary Berry's New Aga Cookbook. London: Headline, 1999. Reissue. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0-7472-7357-X. 240 pages. All 130 recipes include instructions for gas and electric cookers. Dustjacket is creased.  £20.00


[22000] Women's Institutes. More Best-kept Secrets of the Women's Institute. London: Ted Smart, 2003. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New / Slipcase. ISBN: 0-7432-4858-9. Four titles produced by Simon & Schuster, various authors. Chocolate - Home Cooking - Tarts - Breads and Bakes.  £15.00

Russian Books Photographs

Before and below are

Book Nos 21860 – 21914

All Cookery and [1] Poetry [highlighted in red]

Book Nos 21785 – 21812 - Mainly Cookery

Biography [1] Cookery [25] Murder Mystery & Crime [1] Reference [1],

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Book Nos 21785 – 21812 - Mainly Cookery

Biography [1] Cookery [25] Murder Mystery & Crime [1] Reference [1],

Book Nos 21550 – 21784 - Mainly Cookery Railway, Political, Medical, Religious & Travel)                       

Architecture [2] Art & Artists [3] Biography [1] Boats & Sailing [1] Business [1] Canals & Rivers [1] Childrens [4] Cookery [58] Countryside [1] Craft & Needlework [2] Dolls & Dolls Houses [1] Education [2] History [2] Irish [1] Language [1] Legal[1] Lifestyle [3] Literature [4] Maps [1] Medical [13] Murder, Mystery & Crime [3] Music [2] Naval [3] Novel [6] Photography [1] Political [23] Psychology [1] Railway [49] Religeous [13] Science [3] Sport [2] Sport - Football [1] War Sport - Horse Racing [3] Sport - Hunting [1] Topography - Reading & Berkshire [1] Travel [8] Theatre & Performing Arts [4] Transport - Motor Vehicles [1] True Crime [6] TV & Radio [2] Women [1]     

Book Nos 21436 – 21549 - Mainly (Cookery, History & Novels )

Advertising [1] Biography [1] Childrens [4] Cookery [37] Craft & Needlework [4] Fashion [1] Geography [2] History [8] Humour [1] Legal [1] Lifestyle [2] Literature [2] Medical [7] Model-Making [1] Murder, Mystery & Crime [4] Music [1] Nature [3] Novel [8] Poetry [1] Political [6] Psychology [1] Religeous [3] Sport - Hunting [1] Theatre & Performing Arts [1] Topography - Reading & Berkshire [2] Transport - Aircraft [1] Travel [2] True Crime [5] TV & Radio [1]  War [2] Women [2]

Book Nos 21304 – 21435 [mainly cookery & cookery]

Antiques & Collecting [2] Archaeology [1] Biography [2] Childrens [6] Cinema [1] Cookery [66] Crafts & Needlework [5] Dolls & Dolls Houses [1] Education [2] Engineering [3] Fashion [2] Games [1] Gardening [2] History [3] Horses [1] Irish [1] Lifestyle [1] Literature [1] Maps [1] Motor [1] Museums [6] Nature-Botony [1] Novel [7] Reading [1] Religion [1] Romance [1] Sport [2] Sport-Hunting [1] Travel [8] War [2] 

Book Nos 21200 – 21303 [more Bee-keeping 28] and General others:-

Berkshire (1) Birds (2) Biography (2) Business (1) Children (5) Cookery (2) Engineering (1) Erotica (2) Fashion (1) Forestry (1) Games (1) Gardening (9) History (2) Horses (1) Humour (1) Literature (1) Medical (5) Model Making (1) Motor Vehicles (1) Murder-Mystery & Crime (2) Museum (2) Music (2) Naval (4) Novel (5) Psychology (1) Railway (1) Ships (1) Science (1) Sport (5) Sport-Cricket (1) Sport – Hunting (1) Travel (2) War (3) Western (3)

Book Nos 20986 – 21199 [mainly cookbooks and bee-keeping]

Book Nos 20662 - 20985

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New Books - Nos 21860 – 21914

All Cookery and [1] Poetry [highlighted in red]

[21860] Grigson, Jane. Jane Grigson's Fruit Book. ill. Skargon, Yvonne. London: Michael Joseph, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Library. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7181-2125-2. 508 pages. From Apple to Water-melon, a great classic from this wonderful author. Library marks to free front endpaper and title page. Top edge dusty. £20.00

[21861] Wright, Jeni and Treuille, Eric. Le Cordon Bleu Complete Cooking Techniques. Godalming: Ted Smart, 1996. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85613-351-6. 351 pages. With over 200 basic recipes from the world's most famous cookery school. Overseas please contact us before ordering, this book has a shipping weight of 1.9kg. £15.00

[21862] France, Christine. Sauces, Salsas, Dips, Relishes, Marinades and Dressings. London: Lorenz Books, 2000. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7548-0600-6. 256 pages. Classic combinations and fabulous ideas to inspire your cooking. Overseas customers please contact us before ordering, this book has a shipping weight of 1.8kg. £12.00


[21863] Everitt-Matthias, David. Essence : Recipes from le Champignon Sauvage. Bath: Absolute Press, 2006. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Inscribed By the Author. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-9045735-2-5. 191 pages. 'David has been quietly revolutionising modern British cooking for almost a decade. a gastronomic visionary whose imagination is expressed so beautifully through his cooking. Heston Blumenthal'. Free front endpaper is inscribed Happy Cooking. D R Everitt-Mathias. £35.00


[21864] Wittington, Richard. Home Food : Exploring the World's Best Cooking. ill. Ma Siy, Brian. London: Cassell, 1999. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 1-84188-069-8. 319 pages. Home Food is a voyage around the world in one cookbook. £8.00


[21865] Various Authors. Sainsbury's Book of Parties. London: J. Sainsbury, 1990. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 1-870604-06-7. 207 pages. With contributions by Bissell, Christian, Dimbleby, Ferguson, Grigson, Holt, Lousada and Slater, this has to kitchen favourite. £8.00


[21866] Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jane and Imperial War Museum Staff. The Ministry of Food : Thrifty Wartime Ways to Feed Your Family Today. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2010. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 1-444-70035-9. 224 pages. Hands-on practical advice on growing your own veg. and 60 delicious recipes updated for the modern kitchen. £30.00


[21867] Gray, Deborah – Editor. Baker’s Bible, The : Over 350 Recipes for Breads, Tarts, Cakes, Biscuits and Pastries. London: Apple Press, 1998. First Edition. 4to – over 9¾” – 12” tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-84092-087-4. 463 pages. Includes the latest recipes for bread machines. Overseas contact us before ordering, this book has shipping weight of 2.3kg. £50.00

[21868] Koffmann, Pierre and Shaw, Timothy. La Tante Claire. Ill. Blake, Anthony – Photography. London: Headline, 1994. First Edition – Paperback. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 0-7472-7849-0. 224 pages. ‘Dazzling recipes and charming anecdotes from a chef with a Frenchman’s respect for good food’ – Daily Mail. £30.00

[21869] Davidson, Alan. Oxford Companion to Food, The. Ill. Vannithone, Soun. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. First Edition. 4to – over 9¾” – 12” tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-19-211579-0. 892 pages. ‘ This is an awe-inspiring work of love and dedication to the one thing that unites all of us human beings: food. From haute to humble, spice to ice, Asian to Inuit, cannibalism to veganism, it is all here, gathered eloquently, wittily, deliciously, and irresistibly between two covers.’ – Sophie Grigson. Overseas please contact us for shipping quote, this book weighs 3.1kg. £80.00


[21870] Lawson, Nigella. Nigella Christmas. London: Chatto & Windus, 2008. First Edition. 4to – over 9¾” – 12” tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-7011-8322-5. 277 pages. Practical yet inspiring, full of delicious, easy-to-follow recipes and reassuring advice – Nigella Christmas takes the stress out of the festive season and puts back the joy. Overseas customers please contact us before ordering, this book has a shipping weight of 1.9kg. £15.00


[21871] Beynon, Elisa. Vicar’s Wife’s Cook Book, The. London: Fourth Estate, 2009. First Edition. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Hardback. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-0072-7612-5. 330 pages. Fascinating collection of recipes from the winner of the Waitrose Food Illustrated competition. £50.00


[21872] Fearnley-Whittingstall, Hugh. River Cottage Every Day. Ill. Wheeler, Simon – Photography. London: Bloomsbury, 2009. First Edition. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Hardback. As New / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-7475-9840-1. 415 pages. ‘We all know that food can sometimes be wonderful. I think it should be wonderful every day’ H. F-W. £15.00


[21873] Pettigrew, Jane. Good Old-Fashioned Cakes. London: National Trust, 2010. First Edition. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-9054-0089-6. 96 pages. A mouthwatering selection of cakes for every occasion. £5.00


[21874] Morov, Alisa. Les Petits Plats Francais: Meringue Magic : Meringue Magic. Ill. Rooney, Deirdre – Photography. London: Simon & Schuster, 2011. First Edition. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-8572-0250-2. 72 pages. Yes a whole book devoted to meringue. £4.00


[21875] Conte, Anna Del. Amaretto, Apple Cake and Artichokes : The Best of Anna Del Conte. London: Vintage, 2006. First Edition. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-099-49416-7. 512 pages. ‘Anyone who loves food – reading about it, cooking it, eating it – should have this book’ – Nigella Lawson. £10.00


[21876] Gray, Deborah. Shakes, Sodas and Smoothies. London: Apple Press, 1998. First Edition. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-85076-781-5. 80 pages. More than 50 refreshing shakes, smoothies, sodas and coolers. £5.00


[21877] Bareham, Lindsey. In Praise of the Potato. London: Penguin, 1995. First Edition – Paperback. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy ISBN: 0-14-046969-9. 312 pages. This book has seen kitchen use, but is complete, clean and tight. The only book you will ever need for potato recipes. £4.00


[21878] Loomis, Susan Herrmann. On Rue Tatin : The Simple Pleasures of Life in a Small French Town. London: Harper Collins, 2001. Reissue. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-00-257220-6. 296 pages. On Rue Tatin is a rare delight, one of those books you will find it very difficult to put down once you have read the first page. £6.00


[21879] No Author. Little Book of Chocolate. London: Marks & Spencer, 1999. First Edition. 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket. 96 pages. Chocoholic’s heaven! £5.00


[21880] Escoffier, Auguste. Ma Cuisine. London: Hamlyn, 1989. Reprint. 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-600-32442-7. 884 pages. Food at its most superb – a guide to classic French cooking of the highest quality by one of the greatest chefs the world has known. Foreword by André L. Simon, translated from the French by Vyvyan Holland, edited by Marion Howells. £12.00


[21881] Wijey, Mrs. Mabel. Warne’s Everyday Cookery. London: Frederick Warne & Co., Revised Edition. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 374 pages. Beige cloth with brown titles. British Library lists as 1929. Economical, practical and up-to-date recipes. Title page states – Upwards of 120 illustrations of which 28 ( 8 plates ) are in full colour. £10.00


[21882] Fairclough, Margaret Alice. Ideal Cookery Book, The. Ill. Sands, A. H.. London: Blackfriars Publishing Company, 4to – over 9¾” – 12” tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. Date hand written to front endpaper 1914. With 48 coloured plates by A. H. Sands and about 250 illustrations in the text. Green buckram with gilt title and decorations to spine, a very nice clean copy of this very heavy book. Driver 372.6, Waverley copy is listed as 1911. This book is complete but would benefit from rebinding. Shipping weight is 3.5kg, please contact us for shipping cost. £40.00


[21883] Lorain, Michel and Jean-Michel. Bouquet de Bourgogne : Seasonal Recipes from La Cote St. Jacques, Joigny. London: Pavilion, 1994. First Edition. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85793-396-6. 93 pages. The wonderful flavours of Bourgogne. £4.00


[21884] Midgley, John. Goodness of Potatoes and Root Vegetables. Ill. Sidaway, Ian. London: Pavilion, 1992. First Edition. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85145-982-0. 65 pages. Thirty delicious health-giving recipes. £3.00


[21885] Midgley, John. Goodness of Olive Oil, The. Ill. Sidaway, Ian. London: Pavilion, 1992. First Edition. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85145-995-2. 65 pages. Thirty delicious health-giving recipes. £3.00


[21886] Midgley, John. Goodness of Garlic. Ill. Sidaway, Ian. London: Pavilion, 1992. First Edition. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85145-901-4. 65 pages. Thirty delicious health-giving recipes. £3.00


[21887] Midgley, John. Goodness of Peppers. Ill. Sidaway, Ian. London: Pavillion, 1993. First Edition. 12mo – over 6¾” – 7¾” tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-85793-058-4. 65 pages. Over thirty delicious health-giving recipes. £3.00


[21888] Patmore, Emma. Baking – Cookshelf Series. Bristol: Dempsey Parr, 1998. 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-84084-279-2. 256 pages. This beautifully designed cookbook features a mouth-watering range of 120 baking recipes. £4.00


[21889] Postgate, Raymond. Alphabet of Choosing and Serving Wine, An. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1961. Reprint. 16mo – over 5¾” – 6¾” tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 94 pages. Dustjacket is torn without loss to top front edge. £4.00


[21890] Vinegard, Berit. Canapes – Tempting Treats. London: Macdonald, 1991. Reprint. 24mo – over 5” – 5¾” tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-356-15651-6. 160 pages. Over 100 cocktail party recipes. £4.00


[21891] Scott, Sir Walter. Marmion – A Tale of Flodden Field. Liverpool: Edward Howell, 1854. First Edition Thus. 48mo – over 3” – 4” tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket – as issued. 302 pages. All edges gilt, Decorated embossed boards. First edition published by Constable is listed by British Library as 1808. £20.00 [POETRY]


[21892] Lawson, Tracey. Year in the Village of Eternity, A. London: Bloomsbury, 2011. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0747590362. 374 pages. High in the Italian mountains, at the top of a winding road, lies the village of Campodimele. Home to just a few hundred people, this rural idyll has attracted the interest of scientists from around the world, because its inhabitants live extraordinarily long lives. £10.00


[21893] Place, Viana La. Verdura : Vegetables Italian Style. London: Macmillan, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-333-60520-9. 386 pages. An exciting collection of nearly 300 simple, stylish recipes, inspired by the Italian passion for vegetables. £6.00


[21894] No Author. Larousse Classic Desserts. London: Hamlyn, 1979. First UK Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Good / Poor. ISBN: 0-600-35548-9. 255 pages. A classic for anyone who loves puddings. Ductkjacket is worn and creased, but complete. £12.00


[21895] Allen, Darina. Irish Traditional Cooking. London: Kyle Cathie, 1995. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. ISBN: 1-85626-137-9. 288 pages. Over 300 recipes from Ireland's heritage. Dustjacket is complete but torn to top edge. £25.00


[21896] Demetre, Anthony. Today's Special : A New Take on Bistro Food. London: Quadrille Publishing, 2009. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-8440-0614-X. 191 pages. A wonderful collection of recipes served at Arbutus and Wild Honey based on economical European dishes. £10.00


[21897] Pascale, Lorraine. Home Cooking Made Easy. London: Harper Collins, 2011. Reissue. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-00-727592-7. 255 pages. 100 Fabulous easy to make recipes - Slow Roast Pork is wonderful! £10.00


[21898] Fearnley-Whittingstall, Hugh and Carr, Fizz. River Cottage Family Cookbook. ill. Wheeler, Simon - Photography. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2005. Reissue. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-340-82636-3. 415 pages. This is a cookbook for everyone in the family to pick up and use. £15.00


[21899] Lawrence, Sue. On Baking. ill. Cazals, Jean. London: Kyle Cathie, 1996. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85626-221-9. 224 pages. This book embraces all aspects of baking, offering up savoury and sweet breads, scones, biscuits, cakes, loaves and tarts. £10.00


[2190] Rose, Peter Q. Ivies. Poole: Blandford, 1980. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 6 x 8.75"; 180pp; green cloth with adhesive film; dustwrapper; nice clean copy; the first comprehensive work on ivies to appear this century; illustrated; £6.00


[21900] No Author. Good Housekeeping Slimmers' Cook Book. London: Cookery Book Club, 1971. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 240 pages. Good Housekeeping's answer to one of today's urgent problems - and this was published 40 years ago - nothing changes. £8.00


[21901] Franklin, Liz. Crepes, Wraps and Rolls. London: Pavilion, 2000. Fifth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 1-86205-461-4. 120 pages. Exciting collection of recipes. We also have in stock Dips, Dollops and Drizzles. Previous owner has tried to remove a telephone number from the free front endpaper without success - this does not affect the contents of this fascinating book. £6.00


[21902] Bareham, Lindsey. Pasties. ill. Cobb, Rebecca. Plymouth: Mabecron Books, 2008. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-9532-1566-0. 96 pages. According to Rick Stein 'Lindsey Bareham's recipes always have me scribbling a shopping list.' The Priddy O £6.00


[21903] Bramley, Tessa. Instinctive Cook. London: Merehurst, 1995. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Signed by Author. Good / Fair. ISBN: 1-85391-369-3. 160 pages. Inspired recipes from a top chef that work in your kitchen. Dustjacket is creased but complete. £10.00


[21904] Rimmer, Simon. Seasoned Vegetarian, The. London: Mitchell Beazley, 2009. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1845334256. 144 pages. Recipes from 'The Greens' in Manchester. £10.00


[21905] Warner, Valentine. What to Eat Now. ill. Sooley, Howard - Photographs. London: Mitchell Beazley, 2008. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-8453-3450-7. 256 pages. Here's the seasonal food that you should be eating now - and this is how to cook it. How about Sprottled Eggs? £12.00


[21906] Hart, Carolyn. Much Depends On Dinner : A Year in the Telegraph Kitchen. London: Simon & Schuster, 2008. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-8473-7051-9. 208 pages. Great classic collection of recipes from Telegraph Magazine - how about Hinds Head Quaking Pudding - go on be brave! £8.00


[21907] Craig, Elizabeth - Edited By. Cookery Illustrated and Household Management. London: Odhams, 1936. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: . 760 pages. Front hinge is a little shaken, back hinge is detached, otherwise a good clean copy. £10.00


[21908] Famularo, Joe and Imperiale, Louise. Joy of Pasta, The. New York: Barron's, 1983. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-8120-4281-6. 200 pages. A great pasta cook book. Rear cover is creased. £6.00


[21909] Woodford, Kevin. Surprise Chefs. London: Network Books, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-563-38708-4. 192 pages. 150 recipes for easy entertaining and everyday meals. £5.00


[21910] Lord, Tony and Cox, Jill. Boozy Food. London: Headline, 1994. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-7472-4654-8. 234 pages. The cookbook for everyone who enjoys two of the greatest pleasures in life - good food and good drink. £4.00


[21911] Baker, Jenny. Kettle Broth to Gooseberry Fool : A Book of Simple English Cooking. London: Faber and Faber, 1997. First Edition - Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-571-17297-0. 270 pages. It is a book of discovery - yes, English cooking, what better! £6.00


[21912] No Author. Every Day Cakes and Cookies. Sydney: ACP Books, 2006. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New ISBN: 1-86396-536-X. 400 pages. Any cake book which starts with 'Cut and keep butter cake' must be in your kitchen. £7.00


[21913] Arnold, Hugo. Simple Suppers : The After-Work Cookbook. London: Headline, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-7472-7809-1. 216 pages. A busy life, little time to shop and you still want to eat well? £4.00


[21914] Howard, Hilary. Stones Cookbook. London: Ebury Press, 1998. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Laminated Boards. Very Good ISBN: 0-09-186548-4. 224 pages. Vegetarian recipes from Stones Restaurant In a new edition of the bestselling cookbook. £10.00

Book Nos 21785 – 21812 - Mainly Cookery [25] Others Biography [1] Murder Mystery & Crime [1] Reference [1], [21785] Restaurant Morateur. Bréviaire De La Cuisine. Lyon: Audin, Facsimile. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. As New / No Jacket - as issued. Dédié au Maître Brillat-Savarin, les reccettes qu'il contient sont inspirées de ses oeuvres. One of two thousand copies printed May, l931 in Lyon. Green card wrappers with two b/w vignettes and a full page b/w frontispiece. Bound in brown cloth with title panel to spine and gilt lettering. Originally published in Geneve by Le Comptoir Francais de la fête Internationale de Bienfaisance au Profit de de la Ligue Genevoise contre la Tuberclose.  £40.00

[21786] Dubois, Urbain. École Des Cuisinières. Paris: Ernest Flammarion, Thirteenth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 692 pages. Red cloth with gilt titles and blind stamped decorations. Limited to 3,300 editions. Front and rear hinges are loose, but book is complete with wonderful line drawings throughout. French text.  £100.00


[21787] Warner, Richard. Antiquitates Culinariae : Or, Curious Tracts Relating to the Culinary Affairs of the Old English. London: Prospect Books, 1981. Facsimile. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardback. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-907-325-04-1. 137 pages. This is a limited edition of 400 copies of which numbers 21 to 370 only are for sale. Copy Number 25.  £100.00


[21788] Pellegrino, Artusi. Art of Eating Well, The. New York: Random House, 1996. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-679-43056-3. 512 pages. This appears to be an unread book. Italy's most treasured cookbook translated by Kyle M. Phillips III.  £75.00


[21789] Nilson, Bee. Meat Cookery, The Book of. London: Spectator Publications, 1968. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 96 pages. Produced in conjunction with OXO. A great popular classic. How about Love in Disguise?  £8.00


[21790] Menon. Les Soupers De La Cour Vols. 1-4. Paris: Soete, 1978. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full-Leather. As New / No Jacket - as issued. 460 + 367 pages. Both books would appear to be unread. French text throughout. Cagle 344 refers to the first editions.  £500.00


[21791] Gouffé, Jules. Des Soupes et Des Potages, Le Livre. Paris: Libraire Hachette, 1875. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 260 pages. Contenant plus de quatre cent recette de pottage français et étrangers. French text throughout.  £30.00


[21792] Baker, Charles H. Jnr.. Gentleman's Companion, The - Volume I and II. New York: Crown Publishers, 1946. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 220 + 216 pages. Originally published by Derrydale Press in 1939, Axford page 179. Three recipes for turtle, and how about Morning "Doctor" to follow!!  £200.00


[21793] Miller, J. Innes. Spice Trade of the Roman Empire 29 B.C. - A.D. 641, The. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-19-814264-1. 294 pages. This book should be of interest to historians, and also to botanists, geographers, physicians, and the housewife. Dustjacket has been priceclipped by the publisher.  £80.00


[21794] Auricoste de Lazarque, E.. Cuisine Messine. Marseille: Laffitte Reprints, 1979. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Limited Edition. Very Good / Very Good. 375 pages. Limited edition of 500, of the 5th edition published in Nancy, first edition dated 1890. Bitting page 276 - The author was a physician and at one time was president of the Academy of Metz. His book is most interesting as he has included history, legends, and anecdotes in accounts of the dishes, as well as recipes, though he confesses a horror of cooking.  £100.00


[21795] Vanel, Charlotte. La Bonne Cuisine Des Montagnes Savoie-Dauphine. Paris: Solar, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 158 pages. French text throughout.  £15.00


[21796] Parenti, Giovanni Righi. La Cucina Toscana, La. Roma: Newton & Compton, 1995. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 88-8183-057-4. 608 pages. I piatti tipici e le ricette tradizionali provenienti da tutte le province toscane, per riscoprire i sapori gunuini di una delle più gustose e fantasiose gastronomie d'Italia che trae le sue oringini dall civiltà etrusca. Italian text throughout. Dustjacket spine is sunned. For the benefit of Amazon customers, this is a hardback book - not as they describe.  £60.00

[21797] Artusi, Pellegrino. La Scienza in Cucina e L'arte Di Mangiar Bene. Firenze: R. Bemporad & Figlio, 1924. Twenty Eighth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 615 pages. Rebound in red cloth with gilt Artusi to spine. Italian text throughout. Manuale pratico per le famiglie compilato da Artusi Pellegrino (790 ricette) e un appendixce 'La cucina per gli stomachi deboli'.  £100.00


[21798] Nignon, Edouard. Les Plaisirs de la Table. ill. Grignon, P. F. . Paris: Chez L'Auteur et Chez Lapina, 1930. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Full-Leather. Limited Edition. Very Good / No Jacket. 339 pages. Number 571 of 2105 copies. Préface de Robert de Flers. Où, sous une forme nouvelle, l'Auteur a dévoilé maints délicieux secrets et recettes de bonne Cuisine, transcrit les précieux avis de Gourmets fameux et de fins Gastronomes, conseillers amiables et sûr en l'Art du Bien-Manger. french text throughout.  £200.00


[21799] Spoerlin, Marguerite. La Cuisinière du Haut-Rhin. Luzarches: Morcrette, 1981. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full-Leather. Limited Edition. As New / No Jacket - as issued. This is number 150 of 350 copies, initialled DM - Daniel Morcrette - as new, does not appear to have been read. Most wonderful gilt and colour illustrations to boards, all edges gilt. French text throughout. à l'usage des ménagères et des jeunes personnes qui desirent acquérir les connaissances indispensables à une maitresse de maison, dans l'art de la cuisine, de la pâtisserie et des confitures.  £110.00


[21800] Gouffé, Jules. Le Livre De Cuisine. Paris: Hachette, 1881. Fifth Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 861 pages. 4 chromolithgraphs and 182 wood engravings. French text throughout. Free front endpapers are inscribed with sixteen recipes in English with the most beautiful handwritten script for Manila Receipts - Bicho-Bicho, Pansit.... Rebound with grey cloth to boards, beige cloth to spine and original title label to spine.  £300.00


[21801] Dubois, Urbain. La Cuisine d'Aujourd'hui - Ecole Des Jeunes Cuisiniers. Paris: Flammarion, Fourteenth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. 800 pages + xxvi préface et tables des additions. French text throughout. Rebound in red cloth with black/gilt title to spine. Originally published in 1889. Bitting page 131.  £300.00


[21802] Carter, Charles. Complete Practical Cook - Or, a New System of the Whole Art and Mystery of Cookery. London: Prospect Books, 1984. Facsimile. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Slipcase. ISBN: 0-907325-20-3. 60 fold-out plates. Wonderful facsimile of this book first published in 1730. Oxford page 61.  £50.00

[21803] Bachmann, Walter. Professional Knowledge - The Art of Cookery - Volumes I, II and III. London: Maclaren & Sons, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 316 + 368 + 400 pages. Volume I is bound in blue cloth with gilt titles - published 1951. Volume II is bound in red cloth with gilt titles - published 1951/1952. Volume III is bound in black cloth with gilt titles - published in 1952. For the Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Trade. Overseas customers please email us for a shipping quote, these three books weigh 4.5kg.  £200.00

[21804] Dubois, Urbain. Cuisine De Tous Les Pays - Études Cosmopolites. Paris: E. Dentu, 1888. Fifth Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Full-Leather. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 741 pages. French text throughout. With almost 400 engravings, one in colour. Vicaire lists the first edition as 1868.  £300.00


[21805] Dubois, Urbain. Cuisine Artistique - Volumes I and II. Paris: Soete, 1978. Facsimile. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 300 + 424 pages. French text throughout. Red cloth with black/gilt title label to spine. This is a facsimile of the third edition, first edition was published by E. Dentu, Paris in 1872-74. Volume I has a small ink mark to bottom of spine. Overseas customers please email us before ordering, these books have a shipping weight of 6kg.  £200.00


[21806] Dubois, Urbain et Bernard, Emile. La Cuisine Classique. Paris: E. Dentu, 1890. Fifteenth Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Half-Leather. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 431 + 507 pages. Red Cloth with red leather spines and gilt titles. French text throughout. Overseas customers please email us for a shipping quote, these books weigh 7kg.  £300.00


[21807] Hartley, Dorothy. Food in England. London: Little Brown, 1996. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-316-87900-2. 676 pages. Red cloth with gilt title to spine.This book is for English cooks, and belongs to English kitchens. The black and white plates have been slightly damaged - publishers fault? - otherwise this book is clean and bright.  £15.00


[21808] Kiros, Tessa. Apples for Jam : Recipes for Life. Millers Point, NSW: Murdoch Books, 2006. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-74045-748-X. 417 pages plus index. With this, her third book, Tessa Kiros leads us once again into a world where preparing and eating food is a joy. Peppermint crisp pie has got to be a joy for anyone. Overseas customers please email us before ordering, this book has a shipping weight of 1.8kg.  £25.00


[21809] Murdoch Books Staff. Cooks Books : Mayonnaise, Hollandaise and Bearnaise. Millers Point, NSW: Murdoch Books Pty Limited, 2005. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-74045-643-2. 224 pages. With a few fresh ingredients you can make a sublime sauce that will transform a simple meal into something quite out of the ordinary.  £7.00


[2181] Clarke, Mary and Vaughan, David (editors). Encyclopedia of Dance & Ballet, The. London: Peerage Books, 1977. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0907408-63-X. 7.5 x 10"; 376pp; red illustrated cloth with white; dustwrapper; very good copy with very minor foxing to page edges not affecting contents; fully illustrated; former owners inscription to free front endpaper;  £12.00


[21810] Roget, Peter Mark. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases 150th Anniversary Edition. London: Penguin Books, 2002. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-141-00442-8. 1232 pages. One of the English language's greatest achievements. Overseas customers please contact us before ordering, this book has a shipping weight of 1.6kg.  £18.00


[21811] Bradley, Alan. A Red Herring Without Mustard. London: Orion, 2011. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-752-89715-2. 397 pages. Sorry, this is not a cookery book, but one of the Flavia de Luce Mysteries.  £8.00


[21812] Sinden, Donald. A Touch of the Memoirs. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. First Edition - Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Inscribed By the Author. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-340-26235-4. 256 pages. Title page is inscribed 'For John Bedford best wishes Donald Sinden, 23-3-82. Dustjacket has been priceclipped by publisher.  £15.00

[Book Nos 21550 – 21784 - Mainly Cookery Railway, Political, Medical, Religious & Travel)

Architecture [2] Art & Artists [3] Biography [1] Boats & Sailing [1] Business [1] Canals & Rivers [1] Childrens [4] Cookery [58] Countryside [1] Craft & Needlework [2] Dolls & Dolls Houses [1] Education [2] History [2] Irish [1] Language [1] Legal[1] Lifestyle [3] Literature [4] Maps [1] Medical [13] Murder, Mystery & Crime [3] Music [2] Naval [3] Novel [6] Photography [1] Political [23] Psychology [1] Railway [49] Religeous [13] Science [3] Sport [2] Sport - Football [1] War Sport - Horse Racing [3] Sport - Hunting [1] Topography - Reading & Berkshire [1] Travel [8] Theatre & Performing Arts [4] Transport - Motor Vehicles [1] True Crime [6] TV & Radio [2] Women [1]

 21550] Axline, W. Andrew. Caribbean Integration : The Politics of Regionalism. London: Frances Pinter (Publishers), 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-903804-39-5. 233 pages. In this book regional integrations is studied within the broader context of development.  £15.00

[21551] McEwen, A. C.. International Boundaries of East Africa. London: Oxford University Press, 1971. First Edition. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-19-821664-5. 321 pages. Frontispiece together with 15 map illustrations. This book examines the status, in relation to international law, of the boundaries of the three East African states, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.  £30.00


[21552] Brimmell, J. H.. Communism in South East Asia - A Political Analysis. London: Oxford University Press, 1959. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 415 pages plus fold-out map to rear. Some marginal lines not affecting text.  £10.00


[21553] Harrison, Horace V.. Role of Theory in International Relations, The. Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1964. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 118 pages. The expanded and revised essays in this volume are based on papers presented in a symposium at the University of Maryland. Dustjacket is dusty.  £5.00

[21554] Peterson, M. J.. General Assembly in World Politics, The. London: Allen & Unwin, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-04-327079-4. 320 pages. In this book, the author examines the ways in which the existence and procedures of the General Assembly influence interactions among states, and the foreign policy choices in individual states.  £10.00

[21555] Friedman, Julian R. - Bladen, Christopher - Rosen, Steven. Alliance in International Politics. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1970. First Edition. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Paperback. Good 383 pages. This volume grew out of a desire for a suitably challenging topic to serve as the rationale for a course in international relations.  £15.00


[21556] Shlaim, Avi - Jones, Peter - Sainsbury, Keith. British Foreign Secretaries Since 1945. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7153-7381-1. 267 pages. Bevin, Morrison, Eden, Macmillan, Lloyd, Douglas-Home, Walker, Stewart, Brown - what an assortment!  £6.00


[21557] Soward, F. H. And McInnis, Edgar. Canada and the United Nations. New York: Manhattan Publishing Company, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 285 pages. This is one of a series of National Studies on International Organization. Dustjacket is chipped and dustjacket spine is faded.  £30.00


[21558] Fowler, Norman. After the Riots : The Police in Europe. London: Davis-Poynter, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7067-0101-1. 197 pages. This is the first book to compare so comprehensively the police forces of the Common Market.  £8.00


[21559] Saunders, Christopher T.. Regional Integration in East and West. London: Macmillan, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good ISBN: 0-333-31871-4. 272 pages. Glassine cover. The book derives from papers and contributions to the discussions presented at the seventh workshop on East-West European Interaction organised by the Vienna Institute for Comparative Economic Studies.  £20.00


[21560] Stanford J. K.. Complex Gun, The. London: Pelham, 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 160 pages. A great classic from Colonel J. K. Stanford.  £8.00


[21561] Abercrombie, Patrick. Greater London Plan 1944. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1944. Preliminary Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Good 217 pages plus two fold-out maps. This limited edition was circulated for official purposes only. Final map includes details of proposed 'motor ways' including the M25, which was proposed in 1905, but not completed until 1986. Not too certain about some of the other motor ways proposed. Covers are damaged. The final version including coloured maps will be put on sale to the public as soon as war-time printing exigencies permit.  £30.00


[21562] No Author. Shopping Centre Progress 1987. London: British Council of Shopping Centres in Conjunction with Estates Gazette, 1987. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Laminated Card. Good 108 pages. Promotional brochure issued by Estate Gazette.  £25.00


[21563] Larn, Richard and Bridget. Charlestown. Penryn: Tor Mark Press, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-85025-350-0. 32 pages. Fully illustrated in black and white.  £4.00


[21564] No Author. Contemporary Calligraphy - Modern Scribes and Lettering Artists II. London: Trefoil, 1988. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-86294-072-9. 168 pages. A remarkable collection of the finest modern calligraphy from all over the world.  £12.00


[21566] Ingram, Derek. Imperfect Commonwealth, The. London: Rex Collings, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-86036-049-0. 165 pages plus fold-out map to rear.  £5.00


[21567] Kumar, Mahendra. Theoretical Aspects of International Politics. Agra: Shiva Lal Agarwala & Company, 1967. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 487 pages. The study of current international relations can be of academic significance only if it helps us to make generalizations about behaviour of states.  £10.00


[21568] Carter, Jimmy. Blood of Abraham, The. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1985. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-283-99261-1. 257 pages. Carter untiringly pursued the question of peace in the Middle East.  £10.00


[21569] Birrenbach, Kurt. Future of the Atlantic Community, The. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1963. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 94 pages. Toward European-American Partnership.  £20.00


[21570] No Author. Iran : The Shah's Empire of Repression. London: Committee Against Repression in Iran, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-9505266-0-6. 39 page booklet. Black and white illustrations.  £8.00


[21571] McGuigan, Paul and Hewitt Paolo. Greatest Footballer You Never Saw - The Robin Friday Story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 1997. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 1-85158-909-0. 192 pages. Robin Friday was a unique individual, a man who would not bow down to anyone.  £6.00


[21572] Huebener, Theodore. How to Teach Foreign Languages Effectively. New York: New York University Press, 1965. Revised. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 240 pages. Brown cloth with red and purple titles.  £10.00


[21573] Swaffer, Hannen. Stranger than Truth. St. Leonards: Oak Tree Books, 1947. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 260 pages. Best short stories. blue cloth with gilt title to spine.  £6.00


[21574] Northedge, F. S. and Donelan, Michael D.. International Disputes: The Political Aspects. London: Europa Publications, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-900-36236-7. 349 pages. Based on a study of fifty international disputes between 1945 and 1970, the book deals in turn with the nature of disputes, their origins, development and solution.  £10.00


[21576] Brentano, Heinrich Von. Germany and Europe - Reflections on German Foreign Policy. London: Andre Deutsch, 1964. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 223 pages. This book is important to an understanding of Germany's policies since the war, her aims, her attitude to problems we now face, and the principles which guide her, particularly in the clash of ideologies between West and East.  £8.00


[21577] Jowell, Roger and Hoinville, Gerald. Britain into Europe : Public Opinion and the EEC, 1961-75. London: Croom Helm, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-85664-264-9. 128 pages. This book examines how the European debate was conducted from 1961-1975.  £8.00


[21578] El-Ayouty, Yassin. United Nations and Decolonization, The: The Role of Afro-Asia. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy ISBN: 90-247-5021-0. 286 pages. We have described this as a good reading copy because of the underlining and marginal notes, these do not affect the text.  £30.00


[21579] Shepherd, Robert. Public Opinion and European Integration. Farnborough: Saxon House, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-347-01053-9. 249 pages. The author presents a very coherent assessment of the nature of public opinion, and tests a series of propositions using data from polls on a cross-national basis over a lengthy time-span.  £10.00


[21580] Frazer, J. Ernest. Manual of Embryology, A - The Development of the Human Body. London: Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, 1940. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Libris Keeler Ivan Pain. Good / No Jacket. 523 pages. Red buckram with gilt title to spine. Illustrated. Usual private library marks.  £35.00


[21581] Rodger, F. C. and Sinclair, H. M.. Metabolic and Nutritional Eye Diseases. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Libris Keeler Ivan Pain. Inscribed By the Author. Good / Good. 419 pages. Inscribed - To Ivan Pain and my friends who are his friends. With kindest regards F. C. Rodger. Usual private library marks.  £25.00


[21582] Havinden, M. A.. Estate Villages - A Study of the Berkshire Villages of Ardington and Lockinge. Reading: University of Reading, 1966. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. 210 pages plus index. Contributions by D. S. Thornton and P. D. Wood. Maps to endpapers. This book sets out to show how a famous Victorian country estate was built up by the eminent banker, Lord Overstone, and his son-in-law Lord Wantage; what effect its creation has on the lives of its inhabitants, and how it is adapting itself to the radically changed conditions of today.  £100.00


[21583] Anderson, M. D.. Choir Stalls of Lincoln Minster, The. Lincoln: Friends of Lincoln Cathedral, 1951. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Card. Good 52 pages including covers. Forty-five illustrations. Small tear to bottom edged of front cover.  £4.00


[21584] Green, Roger Lancelyn. Tale of Ancient Israel, The. ill. Keeping, Charles. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-460-05079-6. 178 pages. Illustrated with 4 colour plates, 2 maps and over 25 pages of black and white drawings. Dustjacket spine is lightly sunned.  £20.00


[21586] Hislop, Dr. John S.. My Baba and I. Prasanthis Nilayam: Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 81-7208-050-6. 282 pages plus publishers advertisements. Who is Sathya Sai Baba of India? Who is this holy man whom millions of Indians believe to be an Avathar, and embodiment of God? Not dated, but from publishers advertisements would appear to be early 1990.  £6.00


[21587] Solovyev, Vladimir. Russia and the Universal Church. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1948. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 214 pages. Blue boards faded and sunned, with gilt title to spine. Contents clean and tight.  £20.00


[21588] Beaverbrook, Lord - William Maxwell "Max" Aitken. Divine Propagandist, The. London: Heinemann, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Inscribed By the Author. Good / New. 77 pages. Ex-libris John Elliot. Loosely inserted to the front, once secured by sellotape, is a letter from Lord Beaverbrook to Sir John Elliot, 10 Mayfair Place, London, W.1. - signed Max. The title page has been inscribed - To John from Max. We were colleagues. I would like to be again before I am 84. May 1962. Beaverbrook died in June 1964.  £100.00


[21589] Wuerl, Donald W.. Church, The: Hope of the World - John Cardinal Wright Looks at the Church. Kenosha, WI: Prow Books, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 192 pages. This book is a collection of Cardinal Wright's talks, given in Europe and in the States.  £5.00


[21590] No Author. British Pharmaceutical Codex 1968. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Libris Keeler Ivan Pain. Good / Fair. 1513 pages. Loosely inserted to front is Names of Substances pamphlet. Overseas customers please contact us before ordering, this book has a shipping weight of 2kg.  £30.00


[21591] Culp, William J. And Ochoa, José. Abnormal Nerves and Muscles As Impulse Generators. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-19-502936-4. 750 pages. The result of a very successful collaboration between clinicians and basic scientists, this book will be of particular interest to neurologists, neuroscientists, and membrane physiologists.  £50.00


[21592] Ikeda, Daisaku. Creative Family, The - Life-force of the New Society. Tokyo: Nichiren Shoshu International Center, 1978. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: . 158 pages. Before considering whether one is male or female, parent or child, the urgent need is to cultivate a spirit of human independence.  £25.00


[21593] No Author. Picture Book of Stowe, A. Stowe: The Stoic, 1957. Revised. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. Not paginated. A series of black and white illustrations, with frontispiece of JFR - J. F. Roxburgh founder of Stowe in 1923. Boards are bowed, but contents are clean and bright with maps to endpapers.  £8.00


[21596] Bishop, George W.. My Betters. London: Heinemann, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 282 pages. Page edges and dustjacket are browned. His memories are as wide and as varied as the world of entertainment itself.  £6.00


[21597] Barrymore, Ethel. Memories - An Autobiography by Ethel Barrymore . New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 310 page. Dustjacket in protective sleeve, Numerous black and white illustrations,  £15.00


[21598] Whitelaw, David. Corpus Delicti. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1936. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 255 pages. An enquiry into the Various Methods by which Famous Murders have Disposed of the Bodies of their Victims. Black and white illustrations,  £20.00


[21599] Masters, David. Crimes of the High Seas. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1936. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 280 pages. Sixteen sea based crimes. Black and white illustrations. Free front endpaper has been neatly removed.  £6.00


[21600] Ellis, J. C.. Black Fame. London: Hutchinson & Co, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 320 pages. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. British Library give a publication date of 1926. Former owners name to free front endpaper is dated May 1928.  £8.00


[21601] Harrison, Richard. Foul Deeds Will Rise. London: John Long, 1958. First Edition. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 175 pages. Here are stories old and new, familiar and unfamiliar, of men and women against the law. Dustjacket has 'ring' marks to front and rear, not affecting contents.  £10.00


[21602] Coit, Stanton George. Social Worship - For Use in Families Schools and Churches - Two Volumes. London: West London Ethical Society, 1913. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 653 + 259 pages. Very faded blue cloth with gilt titles to front boards and spines. Frontispiece depicts view of interior of the Ethical Church, Queens Road, Bayswater, London , W. 1913. These books have a shipping weight of 4kg, overseas customers please contact us before ordering.  £150.00


[21603] Edwards, T. G.. Guestchamber, The. London: Church Book Room Press, 1945. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 83 pages. Green cloth with gilt titles. Inscription from Philip Lord, Vicar of Christ Church Croydon to free front endpaper.  £5.00


[21604] No Author. Hermit of the Hills and Other Stories. Edinburgh: W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 64 pages. Not dated but inscription to free front endpaper is dated August 17th 1895. Front board depicts young girl rowing a boat.  £6.00


[21605] Fisher, J. H. W.. History and Guide - St. Mary the Virgin, Berkeley. Berkeley: St. Mary the Virgin, 1956. Fifth Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Card. Good 8 page illustrated guide. Covers are a little dusty.  £5.00


[21606] Barker, Richard. Fatal Caress, The - ...and Other Accounts of English Murders from 1551 to 1888. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1947. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 210 pages. Boards are slightly faded. Twenty accounts of murder, starting with Mistress Arden 1551, and finishing with Jack the Ripper 1888.  £8.00


[21607] Jesse, F. Tennyson. Murder and Its Motives. London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1952. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 222 pages. red cloth with faded gilt title to spine. First published in 1924.  £10.00


[21608] Partridge, Kathleen. Paths of Peace. London: Methuen, 1946. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good 64 pages. A wonderful collection of short writings, including A Wayard Offspring, Present Times. Our Loss.....  £8.00


[21609] Wild, Roland. Crimes and Cases of 1933. London: Rich & Cowan, 1934. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 290 pages. Faded green cloth with black titles to spine. Contents clean and complete.  £8.00


[21610] Kotmair, Arlene Rita. Catechist Manual - Methods for Communicating the Catholic Faith. Arlington, VA: Notre Dame Apostolic Catechetical Institute, 1987. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 183 pages. Black and white illustrations with typewritten text.  £10.00


[21611] No Author. Retreat with Our Lady, A. Wantage: Community of St Mary the Virgin , 1954. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / No Jacket. Not paginated. Foreword by L. Cary S.S.J.E., each illustration is marked with the letters C.S.M.V. - Community of St Mary the Virgin . Printed at the University Press, Oxford. Blue cloth with gilt title and decoration to front board.  £75.00


[21612] Edwards, E. J.. These Two Hands. Dublin: Burns Oates & Washbourne, 1945. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 141 pages. Green cloth with faded gilt title to spine. Former owner's inscription to front pastedown.  £5.00


[21613] Smith, Warren J.. Modern Optical Engineering - The Design of Optical Systems. New York: McGraw Hill Book Company, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 476 pages. A reference book for the practicing engineer or scientist who requires a broad knowledge of optical engineering and design. Book is slightly cocked, and dustjacket is torn, contents are complete and clean.  £25.00

[21614] Smythe, R. H.. Vision in the Animal World. London: Macmillan, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Libris Keeler Ivan Pain. Good / Poor. ISBN: 0-333-18034-8. 165 pages. This book will not only prove invaluable to the student of biology, veterinary science and ophthalmology, but will provide interesting reading for all who love animals and are interested in their ways of life and their ability to view the world around them.  £12.00


[21615] Davis, George E.. Practical Microscopy. London: David Bogue, 1882. Second Edition. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Hard Cover. Reading Copy / No Jacket. 335 pages. Blue cloth with gilt titles. A well shaken book, but complete and clean.  £20.00


[21616] Mathieu, Dr, G.. L'Héliothérape A L'Altitude. Nancy: M. Colin, 1922. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Libris Keeler Ivan Pain. Good / No Jacket. 325 pages. Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. Importance des rêsultats obtenus par L'Héliothérapei a l'Altitude dans le traitment de la tuberculose et spécialement de la Tuberculose dite Chirurgicale. French text throughout.  £60.00


[21617] Bluett, Frederick J.. Defective Vision : Its Cause and Cure. London: Frederick J. Bluett, 1904. Eleventh Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Libris Keeler Ivan Pain. Good / No Jacket. 95 pages. Red cloth with black decorations and gilt titles. So have the design of glasses really changed in the last 100 years?  £10.00


[21618] Higgens, Charles. Hints on Ophthalmic Out-Patient Practice. London: J. & A. Churchill, 1877. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Libris Keeler Ivan Pain. Good / No Jacket. 87 pages. Red embossed buckram with gilt titles. This is a well shaken book, but complete and clean.  £12.00


[21619] No Author. Pharmacopoeia of the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital. London: Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, 1933. Twelfth Edition. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Buckram. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 38 pages. Not too certain what Mistura Nucis Vomica would do for you, but perhaps we should not ask!  £20.00

[21620] No Author. Pharmacopoeia of the Central London Ophthalmic Hospital. London: Cental London Ophthalmic Hospital, 1903. First Edition. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Buckram. Ex-Libris Keeler Ivan Pain. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 50 pages together with fold-out Diet List - not too certain how Bread and Butter Gruel would cure an eyesight problem - try asking your optician next time he recommends an expensive pair of spectacles.  £20.00

[21621] No Author. Lens Forms. London: Information Council of the Optical Industry, 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 39 pages. Green buckram with gilt title to front. Would appear to be 1960's.  £5.00


[21622] Ellis, Richard and Boulay, Christine Du. Partnering - The Fundamentals of Pas de Deux. London: C. W. Beaumont, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / Fair. 63 pages. Illustrated in black and white line drawings. Dustjacket has been covered in a film wrap.  £5.00


[21623] Falzon, Dan; Marshal, Myfawny. My Diary - Intimate Secrets of Neighbour Dan Falzon. London: Boxtree, 1995. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-7522-0113-1. 95 pages. Fully illustrated.  £5.00


[21624] Collier, Constance. Harlquinade - The Story of My Life. London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1929. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 294 pages. With a preface by Noel Coward and twenty illustrations. Faded blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Front and rear hinges together with endpapers have been neatly repaired with tape.  £15.00


[21628] Ainsworth, William Harrison. Hilary St. Ives. London: Chapman and Hall, 1878. New Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Half-Leather. Fair / No Jacket. 380 pages. Spine with raised bands is almost detached, and some minor loss. First published in 1870.  £30.00


[21629] Bacon, Francis. Essays, or Counsels, Civil and Moral. London: A. Millar, 1755. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall. Disbound. Fair / No Jacket. 306 pages plus index. Originally leather bound, now lacks front board, and rear board is detached, contents are complete and clean.  £50.00


[21630] No Author. Handbook for Travellers, A - Central Italy. London: John Murray, 1853. Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 356 pages. Part I Southern Tuscany and Papal States. With a Travelling map. Pockets to front and rear endpapers, rear endpaper has the travelling map, not too certain if there should be another map in the front pocket, but similar versions of this work only call for one map.. Fold-out map of the Environs of Rome follows index.  £70.00


[21631] No Author. Directory of Chasers and Hurdlers - 1988 Edition. Oswestry: Aesculus Press, 1988. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall. Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 1-871093-05-8. 1433 pages. Page edges are lightly stained, but contents are clean and tight.  £10.00


[21632] No Author. Raceform 1985 Flat Annual. London: Raceform, 1985. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall. Paperback. Good 1489 pages. Edges of spine lightly scuffed, otherwise a nice tight clean book.  £12.00


[21633] Garbett R. N., Captain H.. Royal Navy Handbooks - Naval Gunnery. London: George Bell and Sons, 1897. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 360 pages. Blue cloth with embossed and gilt titles, small water stain to rear board not affecting contents. 113 illustrations.  £50.00


[21634] Armstrong - Late R.N., Lieut. G. E.. Royal Navy Handbooks - Torpedoes & Torpedo-Vessels. London: George Bell and Sons, 1896. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 287 pages. Blue cloth with embossed and gilt titles. 52 illustrations. Good tight clean book.  £80.00


[21636] Prout, Ebenezer. Applies Forms; A Sequel to 'Musical Form'.. London: Augener, 1895. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Inscribed By the Author. Good / No Jacket. 292 pages. Dark red cloth with embossed and gilt titles. Inscription to free front endpaper reads - To his pupil, Jessie Monique Le Saye, With kind regards from The Author. May 18?5.  £30.00


[21637] Fairfax, Kay. Homemade Christmas : Lovely Things to Eat and Make at Home. Wellingborough: Equation, 1987. Revised. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 1-85336-010-4. 112 pages. There is nothing more fulfilling than making your own decorations and cooking something special at Christmas time.  £10.00


[21638] N., E.. Life of a Midshipman, The - A Tale Founded on Facts. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1829. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full-Leather. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket - as issued. 264 pages. Intended to correct and injudicious predilection in boys for the life of a sailor. This book is in need of complete rebinding - both boards are detached, spine is missing, and appears to lack free front endpaper. Contents complete.  £50.00


[21639] Gray, Berkeley. Mr. Mortimer Gets the Jitters. Bombay: Wm. A. Collins, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 198 pages. A White Circle Mystery Novel. Not dated, but British Library gives 1938 for a version published by Collins in London. Pages are tanned as you would expect for a paperback of this age.  £10.00


[21640] David, Elizabeth. Cooking with Le Creuset & Cousances. Andover: Clarbat, 1969. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spiral Binding. Good ISBN: B001WUDV94. 38 pages. Card covers with ring binding.  £6.00


[21642] Hussey, Margaret. Essex Cookery Book. Chelmsford: Essex Education Committee, 1939. Fifteenth Revised and Enlarged. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 56 pages. Corners lightly bumped. Good basic recipes. First published in 1922.  £8.00


[21643] No Author. Brownie Stories of the World, The. London: World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Card. Good 20 pages. Number 3 : Norway, United States of America, The Netherlands. Some light staining to front cover.  £5.00


[21644] Lamb, Venice. Home Book of Turkish Cookery, The. London: Faber and Faber, 1978. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-571-10390-1. 168 pages. In her long history Turkey has assimilated the cooking patterns of many different cultures that surround her, both Asiatic and European, so that the variety of dishes is a constant astonishment and delight to the traveller. Covers are lightly tanned.  £4.00


[21647] Hutchinson, Lt.-Colonel G. S.. Hiking in the High Alps - Told By a Scout. London: David Allen & Sons, 1925. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Card. Good 48 pages. Being the log of the King's Hall Troop, Rovers, Southall, and some others. Switzerland - Italy - August 1925. With some suggestions to travellers off the beaten path. Black and white illustrations.  £20.00


[21648] Schuster, Claud. Peaks and Pleasant Pastures. Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1911. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 227 pages. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Front board has been water damaged, this does not affect the contents which tight and clean.  £15.00


[21649] Good Housekeeping Institute. Best of Good Housekeeping, The. ill. Evans, Chris. London: Ebury Press, 1973. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-85223-041-9. 288 pages. This title conjures up a vision of tables groaning with delicious aromatic food....  £15.00


[21650] Rowe, Jennifer. Commonsense International Cookery Book. London: Angus & Robertson, 1978. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-207-13857-5. 136 pages plus glossary and index. Unusual, authentic and delicious recipes from 16 countries.  £6.00


[21652] No Author. Countryman, The - Vol. VI. No. 1. Kingham: J. W. Robertson Scott, 1932. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy 272 pages. Complete tight book, covers are chipped with large tear to front, but complete. An interesting look at countryside living in the 1930's.  £10.00


[21653] No Author. Through the Year. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / Slipcase. This a board book with 8 colour illustrated pages. Illustrated front board with blue cloth spine and rear board, which has a small label mark. Illustrations would suggest that this book is of European origin, the children appear to be wearing clogs. Two numbers appear on the front board B 2038 and N/1266. Photographs available.  £8.00


[21654] No Author. Reading's Ratler. Reading: University of Reading Students Rag Committee, 1962. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Good 48 pages. Do you remember the Rag Weeks??? Wonderful collection of advertisements from the period, unfortunately most of them no longer exist in Reading.  £10.00


[21655] Thomas, Pamela. From the Garden to the Table : Growing and Cooking with Vegetables. New York: Crescent, 1991. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-517-03749-1. 128 pages. Fresh sweet corn, un-ripened tomatoes, tender asparagus.....  £8.00


[21656] Shoppell, R. W.; Davis, Frances A.. Turn-of-the-Century Houses, Cottages and Villas. New York: Dover Publications, 1984. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-486-24567-5. 120 pages. Fascinating insight into house design in the American late Victorian period - how would you cope with six bedrooms and one bathroom? Floor plans and line illustrations of 118 homes from Shoppell's Catalogs.  £10.00


[21657] Bartholomew John. Oxford Advanced Atlas. London: Oxford University Press, 1924. Second Edition, Revised. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 96 pages of maps plus 31 pages of index. Wonderful colour illustrations of maps. Overseas customers please contact us before ordering, this book has a shipping weight of 1.4kg  £20.00


[21659] Findlay, Arthur. On the Edge of the Etheric. London: Psychic Press, 1957. Fifty-eighth Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 202 pages. Blue cloth with gilt titles to faded spine.  £8.00


[21660] Seagrave, Sterling. Soong Dynasty, The. London: Corgi, 1997. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-552-14108-9. 532 pages. The extraordinary story of one family's domination of China in the 20th century.  £5.00


[21661] No Author. Dutch Course - Vocabularies and Text of Sounds Recording. London: Linguaphone Institute, 1978. Ninth and Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 111 pages. Covers are dusty, and lightly creased.  £10.00


[21662] Sherman, Stuart. Crtitical Woodcuts. ill. Zadig, Bertrand. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 348 pages. Frontispiece together with 14 woodcut illustrations. Page edges foxed, not affecting contents.  £10.00


[21663] Knox, Collie. Radio. ill. Caney, Clifford. London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Card. Good Reading Copy 32 pages including covers. Illustrated. Not dated, but would appear to be 1940's. Covers are dusty with some juvenile pencil marks throughout, not affecting text..  £15.00


[21664] Bloy, Tamsyn - Co-ordination. Britannia House. ill. Kolesnikow, Andrew. London: AMREF, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good 24 pages. Illustrated. Original cardboard model of Britannia House in plastic sleeve loosely inserted to front, as new. AMREF invite you step inside Britannia House leaflet loosely inserted to rear.  £50.00


[21665] Meik, Colvin and Mary. SAFARI Room, The - Cook Book No. 1. Bridport: The Safari Room, 1963. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 44 pages. There are two important things to note about this book - the first is that no quantities are given in any recipes, the other is that nearly every dish is capable of being prepared in two - or even more - phases. Good luck you brave cooks!  £10.00


[21666] Heron, John. Vegan Protein Nutrition. London: Vegan Society, 1959. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 12 pages. Staples are rusty. Reprinted from the Summer 1959 issue of The Vegan.  £5.00


[21667] No Author. Prewett's Old English Millstone Flour and Wholemeal. Horsham: W. Prewett Ltd., 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy 8 pages. Not dated, but would appear to be 1930's, the telephone number for Prewett's is given as Horsham 8.  £5.00


[21668] No Author. Bake it yourself with Royal Baking Powder. Liverpool: Standard Brands, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 64 pages. Interesting collection of recipes from the 1960's.  £5.00


[21669] Howell, Myfanwy - Editor. Amser Te - Tea Time Recipes. Hereford: Television Weekly, Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy 32 pages. Ponthwfa Tart, Cynolwyn's Cakes - this booklet has to be a must for any Welsh foodie. Book is complete, but spine is slightly split and covers are dusty.  £12.00


[21670] Leitch, J. Neil. First Steps in Dietetics. London: London School of Dietetics, Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Inscribed By the Author. Good 40 pages. The articles appearing in this booklet are reprinted from The Nursing Mirror. Would appear to be 1960's. Front cover is inscribed 'With the author's compliments'.  £5.00


[21671] Montaigne. Essais. Paris: T. Rombaldi, 1927. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 167 pages. French text throughout.  £12.00


[21672] Christie, Agatha. Death in the Clouds. London: Crime Club Collins, 1935. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Signed by Author. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 252 pages. Contents good, but boards are waterstained, some careful restoration would make this a very collectable book. Inscription to free front endpaper reads 'From Agatha Christie March 1936'.  £100.00


[21673] Wise, Robin. Marriage Made Marvellous - In Six Easy Lessons. ill. Fitz. London: Hutchinson & Co, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 103 pages. This has to be the ultimate present to the bride/groom!  £15.00


[21674] Hickey, T. F. W.. Bulldog Sheila or The Gang. ill. Unwin, Nora S.. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1936. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 281 pages. Red cloth. lightly stained and sunned, contents good and clean.  £38.00


[21675] Lover, Samuel. Handy Andy - A Tale of Irish Life. ill. Brock, H. M.. London: Macmillan and Co, Ltd., 1896. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 522 pages. It would appear that this book has never been read as the pages are still joined at the top edge. Publishers leaflet loosely inserted to front.Dustjacket with some minor loss is now in protective wrap.  £100.00


[21676] Austen, Jane. Mansfield Park. ill. Lydon, A. F.. London: Groombridge and Sons, Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 440 pages. British Library give a date as 1875. All edges gilt,  £100.00


[21677] Homer. Burlesque Translation of Homer. London: S. Hooper, 1770. Third Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Full-Leather. Good Reading Copy 293 + 280 pages. Fold-out frontispiece to volume I. Published in two volumes - Third edition, greatly enlarged and improved. Both volumes are in need of rebinding.,  £200.00


[21678] Ainsworth, William Harrison. Rookwood - A Romance. London: Milner & Co., 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 320 pages. Red cloth with gilt titles and black decorations to front board, gilt to spine.  £20.00


[21679] Atkinson, E.. Elementary Treatise on Physics. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1873. Sixth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full-Leather. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 859 pages. Translated and edited from Ganot's Éléments de Physique. 4 coloured plates and 746 woodcuts.  £30.00


[2168] No Author. Principles of Modern Building - 2 Volumes. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1962. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 6.25 x 9.75"; 302 + 189pp; blue cloth with gilt on red; dustwrappers with small stain to vol.1; foxing and dust to both top edges; produced by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (Building Research Station);  £20.00


[21680] Mabey, Richard. Food for Free - A Guide to the Edible Wild Plants of Britain. London: Collins, 1974. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-00-211246-9. This book is an account of over 300 species - their local and scientific names, appearance, history and nutritional and gastronomic value.  £8.00


[21681] Breen, Dan. My Fight for Irish Freedom. Dublin: Talbot Press, 1924. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 258 pages. A well read book, complete with 8 plates. Both front and rear hinges have been repaired with black tape.  £90.00


[21682] Rumney Ashley (editor). Racehorse Record - Jumps 1999-2000. Newbury: Raceform, 2000. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Card. Good ISBN: 1-901100-52-9. 773 pages.  £8.00


[21683] Ridgway, Judy. Making the Most of Cheese. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Card. Good ISBN: 0-7153-8376-0. 48 pages. Here are scrumptious cheese recipes for every taste, occasion and pocket.  £5.00


[21684] No Author. Great British Afters - Brown & Polson. London: CPC (United Kingdom) Ltd., 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good 13 pages. A must for any pudding lover.  £3.00


[21685] No Author. Great British Afters - Brown & Polson. London: CPC (United Kingdom) Ltd., 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good 13 pages. A must for any pudding lover.  £3.00

[21686] McLeavy, Shirley and Crossley, Maureen. Party Time. Swindon: St. Ivel Ltd., 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Card. Good 12 pages including covers. Typical recipes from the 1970's?  £3.00


[21687] No Author. British Beef with Confidence. London: Dewhurst, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good 12 pages. Dewhurst your master butcher, but along came the supermarkets, a little nostalgia with some interesting recipes.  £3.00


[21688] Mills, John. Carpets in Pictures. London: National Gallery, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good 48 pages. Themes and Painters in the National Gallery Series 2 Number 1. Rear cover is creased.  £6.00


[21689] Tyndall, Audrey. Claude and the Poussins. London: National Gallery, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good 48 pages. Themes and Painters in the National Gallery Series 2 Number 4.  £6.00


[21690] Beard, James. Delights and Prejudices. ill. Thollander, Earl. London: Victor Gollancz, 1964. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. 337 pages. Two hundred and fifty recipes, and countless tips on buying, preparation and eating food, make this epicurean journal a classic cook book. Dustjacket is in protective sleeve. Former owners gift inscription to free front endpaper.  £10.00


[21691] Whatman, Susanna. Housekeeping Book of Susanna Whatman, The. ill. Martin, Frank. London: National Trust, 2000. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-7078-0331-4. 60 pages. In 1776 Susanna married James Whatman of Turkey Court in Kent. During the first year of her marriage she wrote detailed household instructions for her servants, adding to them as necessary during the years that followed.  £3.00

[21692] Chaplin, Caroline and Pascal, Evelyn. L' Art de Recevoir : The Art of Entertaining. Milton Keynes: Harland Publishing, 1996. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-9517776-0-2. 334 pages. This book covers every formal occasion one is faced with during one's lifetime ( engagement, marriage, christening, anniversaries, etc. ). Overseas customers please contact us before ordering, this book has a shipping weight of 1.2kg. Corner edges are lightly bumped.  £10.00

[21693] Spry, Constance and Hume, Rosemary. Constance Spry Cookery Book. London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1961. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 1235 pages. Good working copy. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece, plates, and diagrams, Any cookery book that starts with 'The Cocktail Party' has got to be good! Original glassine cover has loss to top and bottom edges affecting text. Spine and top edge of front board are sunned. Contents clean and complete.  £30.00


[21694] Montignac, Michel. Montignac Recipes and Menus. London: Montignac Publishing, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 2-906236-62-4. 285 pages. Gourmet meals from France for healthy eating.  £5.00


[21695] Grieve, Guy and Miers, Thomasina. Wild Gourmets, The : Adventures in Food and Freedom. ill. Reade, Dawn. London: Bloomsbury, 2007. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7475-9157-1. 318 pages. Peter Rabbit and Squirrel Nutkin, this is not the cookery book for you! Dustjacket in protective sleeve. Overseas customers please email us before ordering, this book has a shipping weight of 1.3kg.  £10.00


[21696] Landemare, Georgina. Recipes From No. 10. ill. Nankivell, Selma. London: Collins, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 191 pages. Wonderful collection of recipes. With an introduction by Lady Churchill. Some foxing to dustjacket and page edges, not affecting contents.  £40.00


[21697] White, Marco Pierre. Marco Made Easy : A Three-Star Chef Makes It Simple. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2010. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-297-85651-0. 190 pages. Another masterpiece from this great chef. In more than 100 recipes he takes simple, fresh ingredients and cooks them in different ways, quickly and easily. Pages 133-136 have a small closed tear to top edge, not affecting contents.  £10.00


[21698] No Author. Good Housekeeping Cookery Compendium, A. London: Waverley, 1955. Revised. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: B000M0AZ4Y. 640 pages. A combination of three of the most popular Good Housekeeping titles from the 1950's Part I Basic Cookery, Part II Picture Cookery, Part III Cake Making. Shipping weight of 2kg.  £30.00


[21699] No Author. Edinburgh Book of Advanced Cookery Recipes. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1933. Revised and Enlarged Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. 265 pages. Nice collections of recipes from the 1930's.  £8.00


[21700] Ayrton, Elisabeth. Cookery of England, The. London: Purnell Book Services - Book Club Edition, 1975. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 547 pages. Being a collection of recipes for traditional dishes of all kinds from the 15th century to the present day, with notes on their social and culinary background. Overseas customers please email us before ordering, this book has a shipping weight of 1.6kg.  £12.00


[21701] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. Southern Main Lines - East Croydon to Three Bridges. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-53-3. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £8.00


[21702] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. Branch Lines to East Grinstead. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-07-X. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £8.00


[21703] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. South Coast Railways - Chichester to Portsmouth. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-14-2. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £7.00


[21704] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. Branch Line to Hayling - Including the Isle of Wight Train Ferry. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-12-6. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £15.00


[21705] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. Southern Main Lines - London Bridge to East Croydon. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-58-4. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £7.00


[21706] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. Southern Main Lines - Haywards Heath to Seaford - Including the Horsted Keynes Branch. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-28-2. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £7.00


[21707] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. Branch Lines to Horsham. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-02-9. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £7.00


[21708] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. Southern Main Lines - Epsom to Horsham. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-30-4. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £5.00


[21709] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. Southern Main Lines - Victoria to East Croydon. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1987. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-40-1. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £8.00


[21710] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. Southern Main Lines - Crawley to Littlehampton. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-34-7. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £7.00


[21711] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. West Sussex Railways in the 1980s. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1989. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-70-3. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £5.00


[21712] Hay, Peter. Steaming Through West Sussex. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1987. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-50-9. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £5.00


[21713] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. Branch Lines to Midhurst. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-01-0. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £15.00


[21714] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. Branch Line to Selsey. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-04-5. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £10.00


[21715] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. South Coast Railways - Worthing to Chichester Via Littlehampton and Bognor. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-06-1. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £7.00


[21716] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. South Coast Railways - Eastbourne to Hastings. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-27-4. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £8.00


[21717] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. South Coast Railways - Brighton to Eastbourne. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1985. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-906520-16-9. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £8.00


[21718] Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. South Coast Railways - Brighton to Worthing. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press, 1985. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-09065203-7. Fully illustrated. We have a further 17 titles in this series in stock, if you wish to order more than one title, please contact us as we may be able to offer a better price.  £5.00


[21719] Varende, Jean de La. Cherish the Sea - A History of Sail. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1955. First UK Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Poor. 348 pages. An historical panorama of boats and ships. Dustjacket is scuffed to edges, with 2cm closed tear to top front edge.  £5.00


[2172] Clifton-Mogg, Caroline. Sanderson Home Guide, The. London: Sanderson & Sons, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Good 8.5 x 11"; 93pp; paperback; good copy; colour illustrations; making colour and pattern work for you. Not dated but appears c1975.  £4.00


[21720] Williams, Alan and Percival, David. British Railways Diesel Locomotives. London: Ian Allan, 1974. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-7110-0539-7. 56 pages. British Railways diesel locomotives are listed in this publication in numerical order and classified by make.  £5.00


[21721] Fairclough, Tony and Wills, Alan. Southern Steam in Works - Brighton Ashford Eastleigh. Truro: D. Bradford Barton, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-85153-342-6. 96 pages. Black and white photographs throughout.  £7.00


[21722] No Author. Weber Carburettors - The Complete Tuning Manual. Bologna: S.p.A. E. Weber, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Laminated Card. Good 63 pages plus 4 pages of illustrations of production facilities. Technical guide to tuning carburettors.  £10.00


[21723] Cooper, Peter. London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Stock Book - LBSCR. Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing, 1990. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 1-870754-13-1. 64 pages. The preserved locomotives, carriages and wagons of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.  £8.00


[21724] Reed, M.J.E. Island Terriers, The. Southampton: Kingfisher Railway Productions, 1989. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-946184-46-1. 48 pages. The LBSCR Terrier class on the railways of the Isle of Wight.  £8.00


[21725] Burtt, Frank. Locomotives of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, 1839-1903, The. Hassocks: Branch Lines, 1975. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0-901759-87-2. 245 pages. First published in 1903 - This notable book has stood the test of time as the definitive work of reference on the locomotives of the LB&SCR through to 1903. It remains the great classic of Brighton locomotive history. Loosely inserted to front are two colour photographs of a railway station and a LB&SCR plate mounted in the brickwork.  £60.00


[21726] Puttock, A. G.. Practical Caravanning. London: Frederick Muller, 1952. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 67 pages plus index. Yes, this was how caravans looked 60 years ago. Would make an ideal present for someone about to buy their first caravan! Dustjacket is scuffed and chipped.  £15.00


[21727] DuVal, Captain Miles P. Jr.. And the Mountains Will Move. Stanford CA: Stanford University Press, 1947. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 374 pages. A fascinating insight into this monumental construction. 27 illustrations.  £20.00


[21728] Elliott, R. J.. Preserved Locomotives of the Southern Railway and British Railways Standard Classes. Buckfastleigh: Dumbleton Hall Preservation Society, 1977. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-9505827-1-9. 32 pages. Black and white illustrations.  £3.00


[21729] No Author. ABC London Transport Railways. London: Ian Allan, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good 72 pages. Not dated, but foreword states 'The information in this book is correct to December 1, 1962. Black and white illustrations.  £15.00


[21730] Sampson, Henry and Yarwood, J. K.. Dumpy Pocket Book of Locomotives, The. London: Sampson Low, 1961. First Edition. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 189 pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Dustjacket is torn but complete.  £5.00


[21731] No Author. Locoshed Book 1982. London: Ian Allan, 1982. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-7110-1198-2. 79 pages. Black and white illustrations. All BR motive power with depot allocations.  £6.00


[21732] No Author. Locoshed Book 1978. London: Ian Allan, 1978. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-7110-1198-2. 79 pages. Black and white illustrations. All BR locomotive power with depot allocations.  £7.00


[21733] Fox, Peter. Steam Loco Pocket Book. Sheffield: Platform 5 Publications, 1980. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-906579-10-4. 64 pages. Illustrated, Front cover has a crease to bottom edge.  £5.00


[21734] Williams, Alan and Percival, David. British Railways Electric Locomotives and Multiple-Units. London: Ian Allan, 1974. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-7110-0537-0. 64 pages. Black and white illustrations.  £4.00


[21735] Kichenside, G. M.. ABC - British Railway Coaches. London: Ian Allan, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good 64 pages. Black and white illustrations.  £5.00


[21736] No Author. Southern Locomotives. Shepperton: Ian Allan, Illustrated Laminated Card. Good 48 pages. Complete list of all S. R. engines in service in 1942,  £6.00


[21737] Hoare, John. Sussex Railway Architecture : An Historical Survey. Hassocks: Harvester Press, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-85527-249-X. 109 pages. Black and white illustrations throughout.  £8.00


[21738] Conolly, W. Philip. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. London: Ian Allan, 1976. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-71109-0320-3. 84 pages. Wonderful maps before Beeching!  £5.00


[21739] Gage, Bill - Harris, Michael - Sullivan, Tony. Going off the Rails : Country Railway in West Sussex. Chichester: West Sussex County Council, 1997. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 0-86260-400-1. 96 pages. Black and white illustrations throughout.  £10.00


[21740] Welsh, Michael S.. Rails to Sheffield Park. Southampton: Kingfisher Railway Productions, 1988. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-946184-48-8. Not paginated. Better known as the Bluebell Line. Fully illustrated with black and white illustrations throughout.  £10.00


[21741] Kichenside, G. M.. Railway World - 1967. London: Ian Allan, 1967. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 558 pages. All twelve issues from 1967 bound in red leatherette. This book has a shipping weight of 1.9kg, overseas customers please contact us before ordering.  £25.00


[21742] Harris, Michael (editor). Railway World - 1979. London: Ian Allan, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 666 pages. All twelve issues from 1979 bound in black leatherette. This book has a shipping weight of 1.9kg, overseas customers please contact us before ordering.  £25.00


[21743] Kichenside, G. M.. Railway World - 1967. London: Ian Allan, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 558 pages. All twelve issues from 1966 bound in red leatherette. This book has a shipping weight of 1.9kg, overseas customers please contact us before ordering.  £25.00


[21744] Allen, Cecil J.. Railway Planning & Making - Trains and Their Control - 2 Volumes. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1928. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 132 + 144 pages. Price is for both volumes. Numerous plates throughout.  £25.00


[21745] Kalla-Bishop, P. M.. Railway Directory and Year Book 1978. London: IPC Transport Press, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 552 pages + 104 pages advertisements + 44 pages of advertisements in text. Normal library label and stamps.  £12.00


[21746] Kalla-Bishop, P. M.. Railway Directory and Year Book 1979. London: IPC Transport Press, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 699 pages. Normal library label and stamps.  £12.00

[21747] Gray, Adrian. Railways of Mid-Sussex, The. Blandford: Oakwood Press, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good 82 pages. Black and white illustrations.  £6.00

[21748] Gray, Adrian. London to Brighton Line 1841-1977, The. Blandford: Oakwood Press, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Card. Good 127 pages. Black and white illustrations.  £5.00

[21749] Perryman, A. C.. Brighton Baltics, The. Lingfield: Oakwood Press, 1973. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good 64 pages. Black and white illustrations. Number Sixty-Four in the Locomotion Papers series.  £6.00


[21750] Sidney, Samuel. Extracts from 'Gauge Evidence', 1845 and the History and Prospects of the Railway System. Wakefield: S. R. Publishers and Turntable Enterprises, 1971. Reissue. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0-85409-723-6. Not paginated. Dustjacket is slightly faded. First published in London in 1846.  £12.00


[21751] Bradley, D. L.. Locomotives of the L.B. & S.C.R. Parts 1 + 2 + 3. London: The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Laminated Card. Good 179 + 123 + 156 pages. Publication dates - Part 1 - 1969, Part 2 - 1972, Part 3 1974. Black and white illustrations.  £50.00


[21752] Williams, Alan and Percival, David. British Railways Locomotives and Other Motive Power. London: Ian Allan, First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-7110-0670-9. 252 pages. Fully illustrated. Free front endpaper has been clipped to top corner.  £5.00


[21753] Williams, Alan and Percival, David. British Railways Locomotives and Other Motive Power. London: Ian Allan, 1973. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-7110-0444-7. 252 pages. Fully illustrated. Front and rear boards are creased.  £5.00


[21754] No Author. Hints for Holidays in Southern Sunshine - 1947 Edition. London: Southern Railway of England, 1947. First Edition. Illustrated Card. Good 368 pages, Where to go, where to stay - fully illustrated. Wonderful collection of advertisements. Small mark to title page, not affecting text.  £20.00


[21755] Price, J. H.. Thomas Cook Continental Timetable - November 1981. Peterborough: Thomas Cook, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 496 pages. Railway and local shipping services guide.  £5.00


[21756] No Author. ABC Railway Guide and Hotel Guide - November 1958. London: Thomas Skinner & Co. (Publishers), 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy 660 pages. A well used copy. Those were the days before Beeching, when trains went almost everywhere.  £8.00


[21757] No Author. Passenger Services Timetable Main Line and Suburban 15th June to 6th September 1964. London: British Railways Southern Region, 1964. First Edition. Paperback. Good 1032 pages plus fold-out map to rear.  £16.00


[21758] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Snacks & Canapés. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1981. Fourth Impression. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0607-5. 176 pages. Pictorial hardback in good condition. Half book is dedicated to fully illustrated methods of preparation and half to recipes covering Spreads, Dips, Sauces, Eggs, Vegetables, Pastries, Breads, Sandwiches.  £10.00


[21759] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Fish & Shellfish. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1985. Fifth Impression. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0593-1. 184 pages. Pictorial hardback in good condition; half book is dedicated to fully illustrated methods of preparation and half to recipes for freshwater fish, herring, cod, flat fish, mackerel, bonito, tuna, swordfish, sharks, skates, rays, crustaceans, squid, cuttlefish, octopus, shellfish, combined seafood dishes and standard preparations, with metric and imperial measurements.  £10.00


[21760] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Vegetables. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1984. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0592-3. 176 pages. Pictorial hardback in good condition; half book is dedicated to fully illustrated methods of preparation and half to recipes for leaf vegetables, cabbage, roots, tubers, pods, seeds, vegetable fruits, squashes, stalks, shoots, thistles, onions, mushrooms, mixed vegetables and standard preparations, with metric and imperial measurements.  £12.00


[21761] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The -Terrines, Pates and Galantines. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1985. Fourth Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0606-7. 184 pages. Terrine of 'Whatever You Like' sounds interesting.  £10.00


[21762] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Desserts. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1980. Sixth Impression. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0595-8. 176 pages. Pictorial hardback in good condition. Half book is dedicated to fully illustrated methods of preparation and half to recipes for fruit desserts, jellies, custards, creams, cheese desserts, souffles, puddings, crepes, fritters, frozen desserts, assemblies and standard preparations, with metric and imperial measurements. Boards are a little scuffed to edges.  £10.00


[21763] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Grains, Pasta & Pulses. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1988. Sixth Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0599-0. 176 pages. Pictorial hardback in good condition, half book is dedicated to fully illustrated methods of preparation and half to recipes for grains, meals, couscous, pasta, dumplings, pulses, peas, beans, lentils and standard preparations, with metric and imperial measurements.  £10.00


[21764] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Pork. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1987. Seventh Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0596-6. 176 pages. Wonderful collection of pork recipes from around the world.  £10.00


[21765] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Offal. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1981. Fourth Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0611-3. 176 pages. Offal recipes from around the world. Some interesting sausage recipes, and for the really brave a collection 'pigs ear' recipes.  £12.00


[21766] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Sauces. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1985. Third Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0613-X. 176 pages. Nice collection of sauce recipes from the simple Mint Sauce to Peach Leaf Custard.  £10.00


[21767] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Poultry. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1988. Seventh Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0590-7. 176 pages. Half of book is dedicated to fully illustrated methods of preparation and half to recipes for chicken, turkey, pigeon squab, guinea-fowl. duck, goose, sauces and stuffings and standard preparations, with metric and imperial measurements.  £10.00


[21768] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Salads & Cold Hors-d'Oeuvre. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1985. Eighth Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0598-2. 176 pages. Pictorial hardback in good condition; half book is dedicated to fully illustrated methods of preparation and half to recipes for vegetables, eggs, grains, pasta, meats, poultry, seafoods, jellies, moulds, mousses and standard preparations, with metric and imperial measurements.  £8.00


[21769] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Hot Hors-d'Oeuvre. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1984. Third Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0603-2. 176 pages. Pictorial hardback in good condition Half book is dedicated to fully illustrated methods of preparation and half to recipes covering Pies and Tarts, Little Stews, Stuffed Presentations, Custards and Soufflés, Fries, Gratins and Grills.  £10.00


[21770] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Beef & Veal. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1989. Seventh Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0591-5. 176 pages. Pictorial hardback in good condition, half book is dedicated to fully illustrated methods of preparation and half to recipes for beef, veal and standard preparations, with metric and imperial measurements.  £10.00


[21771] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Fruits. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1985. Third Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0615-6. 176 pages. Love Puddings?, this is the book for you. Why not try Prunes with Apples and Sherry, not too exciting, but the creator recommends that you serve this with separate bowls of brown sugar and double cream - Oh no!  £10.00


[21772] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Preserving. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1987. Sixth Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0615-6. 176 pages. This has to be one of most interesting in The Good Cook series - why not try English Catchup? or Ada Gail's Authentic Jewish Pickled Cucumber.  £10.00


[21773] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Game. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1987. Fourth Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0608-3. 176 pages. Wonderful selection of recipes for the game connoisseur. Includes the great classic Royal Hare Stew.  £35.00


[21774] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Patisserie. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1985. Fourth Impression. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0612-1. 176 pages. This has to be the cake lovers' heaven. Moroccan Tea Cakes and Pear Turnovers!  £10.00


[21775] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Outdoor Cooking. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1985. Fourth Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0616-4. 176 pages. Angolan duck with grilled papaya sounds very interesting. Everything you ever need to know for perfect outdoor cooking.  £12.00


[21777] Simon, André L.. Wine and Food - A Gastronomical Quarterly - No. 78 Summer Number 1953. London: Wine and Food Society, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Wonderful advertisements of the period to front and rear. Interesting articles on food and wine.  £8.00


[21778] Beauvilliers, A. L'Art Du Cuisinier - Volumes I and II. Luzarches: Daniel Morcrette, 1980. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full-Leather. Limited Edition. As New / No Jacket - as issued. 388 pages with three fold-out table plans, 376 pages with five fold-out table plans, together with 38 page supplement. Burgundy leather with gilt titles and decorations, all edges are gilt. This is number 76 of a limited edition of 300 initialled by the publisher, volume one originally published in 1814 volume two in 1816. Both volumes appear to be unread. French text throughout.  £600.00


[21779] Bourbon, Louise Auguste De. Cuisinier Gascon, Le. Paris: L'Arche Du Livre, 1970. Facsimile. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Full-Leather. Limited Edition. As New / No Jacket - as issued. 208 pages. Limited edition of 250. First published Amsterdam 1740. French text throughout. Appears unread. For details of original edition see Cagle 1081.  £100.00


[21780] Newnham-Davis, Lieut.-Col.. Dinners & Diners - Where and how to Dine in London. London: Grant Richards, 1901. New Enlarges and Revised Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 376 pages. Red cloth boards with black line illustration of ladies and gentlemen being welcomed into a restaurant. List of restaurants on pages xxi- xxiv - should be an interesting journey, the obvious such as Savoy and Claridge's are still there, but what about the others? Axford page 118.  £50.00


[21781] Newnham-Davis, Lieut.-Col.. Gourmet's Guide to London, The. London: Grant Richards, 1914. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 386 pages. Red cloth with gilt titles and illustration. Frontispiece plus four plates correct. Axford page 189 list the American printing.  £50.00


[21782] Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme. Physiologie du Gout - Two Volumes. Paris: Libraire Alphonse Lemere, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 256 + 253 pages. Red cloth, rebound with no titles. Volume one lacks short title page, and all pages through to 15 are detached but complete, volume two is complete.. Good reference copy.  £30.00


[21783] Courtine, Robert. Simenon et Maigret Passent à Table. Paris: Robert Laffont, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New ISBN: 2-221-07150-5. 205 pages plus index. French text throughout. Would appear to be unread. Les plaisirs gourmands de Simenon et les bonnes recettes de Madame Maigret.  £25.00


[21784] Menon. La Cuisiniere Bourgeoise. Lyon: Amable Leroy, 1783. New Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Full-Leather. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 374 pages, although pages 372/373 are not present there is no evidence of them being removed. French text throughout. Vicaire page 235. Original leather binding, top edge of spine is missing, partially affecting title. Rear end paper has old worm damage.  £200.00

Book Nos 21436 – 21549

Advertising [1] Aircraft [1] Biography [1] Childrens [3] Cookery [37] Crafts & Needlework [4] Fashion [1] Geogrophy [1] History [8] Humour [1] Legal [1] Lifestyle [1] Literature [2] Medical [7] Model-Making [1] Murder-Mystery [4] Music [1] Nature-Botony [3] Novel [9] Poetry [2] Political [6] Psychology [1] Religion  [3] Sport-Hunting [1] Television & Radio [1] Theatre & Performing Arts [1] Topography Berkshire & Southern Counties [2] Travel [2] True Crime [5] War [2] Womens [2]

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[21437] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Breads. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1986. Sixth Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0601-6. 184 pages. Wonderful collection of bread recipes from around the world.  £10.00

[21438] Vigny, Le Comte Alfred De. Cinq-Mars. Paris: Ancienne Maison Michel Levy Frères, 1878. Vingt-Cinquième Édition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Half-Leather. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 494 pages. Two fold-out plates. Hinges are weak and leather is scuffed, contents clean and tight. French text throughout.  £30.00


[21440] Pernoud, Laurence. Nine Months to Motherhood. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-04-612027-0. 279 pages. This book offers a wealth of practical advice - and tells you everything you need to know about your baby and yourself from conception to delivery  £30.00


[21441] Strang, Herbert Mrs.. Golden Story Book for Girls. London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1931. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. Not paginated. Illustrated boards depicting girls in wintery conditions about to play hockey. Methodist Sunday School label to free front endpaper.  £10.00


[21442] Silvester, Maud E.. Girls of Rockcove School. London: Epworth Press, 1929. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 150 pages. Dustjacket has some loss to edges. Methodist Sunday School label to free front endpaper.  £12.00


[21443] Tweedsmuir, Lord - Buchan, John. Canadian Occasions. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1940. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 256 pages. Orange cloth with red titles. Boards are slightly cocked.  £15.00


[21444] Chavasse, Pye Henry. Advice to a Mother. London: Cassell, 1948. Eleventh Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 320 pages. On the management of her children, and on the treatment of most common illnesses and accidents. Boards are slightly cocked.  £10.00


[21445] Fowler, George. How to Bottle - Fruits, Vegetables, Game, Meats, Soups, Fats, Fish, Mushrooms. Reading: Geo. Fowler, Lee & Co., Ltd., 1949. Jubilee Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: B0029Z5SQU. 108 pages. Yet another version of this popular preserving book. The Jubilee refers to the first publication of this book in 1899. Also includes How to Make.  £50.00


[21446] Morris, Joseph E.. Haslemere & Hindhead. London: Homeland Association, Fifth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 96 + xliii pages. Not dated, but has to be early 1900's with a telephone number like 3 for the Royal Huts Family Hotel. Spine is damaged. Vol. 28 of the Series.  £6.00


[21447] Sellon, E. Mildred. Parson Wetherby's Robins. London: Jarrold and Sons, 1904. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 146 pages. Blue cloth with black and red illustrations and gilt titles, lacks free front endpaper.  £10.00


[21448] No Author. Knockabout Fun Book 1950. London: Amalgamated Press, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket - as issued. 191 pages. Boards are bumped and creased, but contents are clean and complete.  £10.00


[21449] Clayton, George. Spectacle Frame Dispensing. London: Association of Dispensing Opticians, 1970. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Ex-Libris Keeler Ivan Pain. Good ISBN: 0-900099-04-6. 111 pages. Black and white illustrations throughout.  £5.00


[21450] Doxford, P. M. And Galton, C. B.. For All Seasons. Dorset: Dorset County Federation of Women's Institutes, 1977. Fifth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 117 pages, Dorset Federation of Women's Institutes Diamond Jubilee Book 1977.  £5.00


[21451] Carrington, Noel. Broadway and the Cotswolds. Broadway: Lygon Arms, 1933. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 62 pages. With an introduction on The Cotswold Scene by H. W. Timperley  £6.00


[21452] Hanna, Alfred Jackson and Kathryn Abbey. Lake Okeechobee. Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 379 pages. One of The American Lakes Series.  £20.00


[21453] Lee, Vernon. Enchanted Woods and Other Essays on the Genius of Places. London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1905. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 320 pages. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. Label mark to bottom corner of front board. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut, foxing to page edges not affecting text.  £20.00


[21454] Hall-Jones, G.. Handbook to the Fiordland National Park. Invercargill, NZ: Fiordland National Park Board, 1963. Second Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 78 pages plus appendix plus fold-out map. Colour frontispiece, other illustrations black and white. Covers are a little marked.  £15.00


[21455] No Author. Living History in Alabama. ill. Heldman, Max. Montgomery, AL: Bureau of Publicity, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Card. Good 58 pages. Fascinating guide to Alabama - not too certain how many are correct after forty plus years.  £5.00


[21456] Brecknock, The Countess of. Edwina Mountbatten - Her Life in Pictures. London: Macdonald, 1961. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 112 pages. Pictorial record of the life of this incredible woman.  £5.00


[21458] No Author. Bath - Britain's Floral City - Official Guide Book 1985. Bath: Bath City Council, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 152 pages. Fully illustrated guide.  £4.00


[21460] Stapleton, Thomas - Reynolds, E. E. (edited by). Life of Sir Thomas More, The. London: Catholic Book Club, 1966. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 206 pages. Prize label to free front endpaper.  £6.00


[21461] Lane, Basil. HIFI Year Book 1975. London: IPC Electrical-Electronic Press, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 484 pages. How everything has changed in almost forty years! Dustjacket is torn with some loss.  £20.00


[21462] Deason. Geoffrey Heath. Cardboard Engineering with Scissors & Paste. Watford: Model Aeronautical Press, 1958. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 120 pages. The author shows how easy it is to enjoy all the pleasures of advanced model engineering without any tools, special equipment, or expert background, fabricating working models of all kinds in that most kindly of materials - cardboard, assisted by a few other items in general household use. An acknowledged expert in his field G. H. Deason is often called upon to provide cardboard mock-ups prior to mass production of commercial models.  £50.00


[21463] Goring, O. G.. 50 Years of Service. London: The Goring Hotel, 1976. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 164 pages. An interesting look at hotel life.  £6.00


[21464] Baldwin, John and McConville, Michael. Jury Trials. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-19-825350-8. 150 pages. The main concern of this book is an analysis of a series of jury trials heard in Birmingham and in London in 1975 and 1976  £5.00


[21465] Singer, Kurt. Crime Omnibus. London: W. H. Allen, 1961. Fifth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 312 pages. Starts with The Gas Chamber and finishes with Strange and Baffling.  £7.00


[21466] Brautigan, Richard. Revenge of the Lawn : Stories, 1962-1970. London: Pan, 1974. First Edition - Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Wraps. Good ISBN: 0-330-23869-8. 172 pages. Sixty-two stories are like snapshots in an album.  £4.00


[21468] Brown, Peter Currell. Smallcreep's Day. London: Picador, 1973. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-330-23566-4. 157 pages. For sixteen years, Pinquean Smallcreep has slotted a certain type of slot into a certain type of pulley........  £4.00


[21470] Halmos, Paul. Sociological Review Monograph No. 6 - Canford Families. Keele: University of Keele, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 240 pages. This book does have a stamp to inside front cover 'Littlemore Hospital' Oxford.  £8.00


[21471] Buchan, John. Mr. Standfast. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1919. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 412 pages. Blue cloth with black titles.  £8.00


[21472] Various Authors - 42 in Total. Great Unsolved Crimes. London: Hutchinson & Co, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 351 pages. 42 separate cases together with 72 illustrations. Boards are faded and marked, but contents are complete and clean.  £10.00


[21473] Farjeon, Eleanor. Over the Garden Wall. ill. Raverat, Gwendolen. London: Faber and Faber, 1933. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 153 pages. Wonderful collection of verse. Beige boards are very dusty, blue title to spine. Some foxing to edges, contents are clean and tight.  £100.00


[21474] Hall, Sir John. Bravo Mystery and Other Cases, The. London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1923. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 299 pages. Green cloth, spine is sunned. Side and bottom edges uncut.  £8.00


[21475] Coover, Robert. Pricksongs and Descants. London: Picador, 1973. First Edition - Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-330-23445-5. 206 pages. Covers are dusty.  £4.00


[21477] Eddison, John. Understanding Basic Beliefs. London: Scripture Union, 1972. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-85421-325-2. 95 pages. What are we to believe? That question is the starting point of this book.  £4.00


[21478] Moody, Edith. Dressed Soft Toys. Leicester: Dryad Press, 1946. Seventh Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 30 pages. Covers are slightly dusty, but contents are clean and complete.  £6.00


[21479] Robertson, Kate. Dilbert in the Caribbean. ill. Masters, Chris. London: British Airways, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good 24 pages. Presumably this series was designed to keep children amused on long-haul flights.  £20.00


[21480] No Author. Jones Knitting Pattern. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 364 pages. Apologies for lack of publication details, but other than this book was made and printed in Japan, there are no other details. As there is no text, presumably this was issued with a knitting machine?  £15.00


[21481] No Author. 30 Fresh Flower Displays: Inspirational Arrangements With Glorious Fresh Flowers. New York: Smithmark, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7651-97693. 64 pages. Fresh flowers are unsurpassed in beauty and fragrance.  £5.00


[21482] Lokrantz, Kerstin. Simple Clothes and How to Make Them. London: Penguin, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-14046-265-1. 171 pages. Here are clear, detailed instructions on how to make simple clothes for men. women and children.  £5.00


[21483] Stratman, Lyn. Modern Flower Arranging. ill. Stratman, C. J. - Photographs. Brighton: Angus & Robertson, 1979. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-207-95794-0. 80 pages. Fully illustrated.  £6.00


[21484] Sasek, Miroslav. This is Paris. London: W. H. Allen, 1961. Reprint. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 60 pages. For anyone who loves Paris this is so funny! Dustjacket is torn and bumped to top edge. Wonderful illustrations.  £40.00


[21485] Kipling, Rudyard. Fox Meditates, The. ill. Edwards, Lionel. London: Medici Society, 1933. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Card. Good 8 pages including covers. Original red string binding. Bound-in 'With Best Wishes' slip is inscribed.  £10.00

[21486] Wokes, Frank. Food the Deciding Factor. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1941. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 144 pages. A guide to rationing and food values.  £8.00


[21488] Kuznetsov, Edward. Prison Diaries. New York: Stein and Day, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-8128-1810-5. 254 pages. Loosely inserted is a letter from the Committee for the Release of Soviet Jewish Prisoners addressed to Mr. Benyon and signed by Barbara Oberman. Benyon was a leading political figure and owner of the Englefield Estate.  £30.00


[21489] Hartman, Mary S.. Victorian Murderesses. New York: Schocken, 1977. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 318 pages. A true history of thirteen respectable French and English women accused of unspeakable crimes.  £7.00


[21490] Epstein, Joseph et al. Black Box - An Experiment in Black Theatre. London: Latimer New Dimensions 2, 1970. Limited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Limited Edition. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 71 pages. Signed by all the authors, limited edition of 50 copies.  £50.00


[21491] Parry, Edward Abbott. Vagabonds All. London: Cassell and Company, 1926. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 264 pages. Blue cloth with gilt titles, pages foxed. Eight black and white plates.  £8.00


[21492] MacNalty, A. Salusbury. Book of Crimes, A. London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1929. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 328 pages. Complete with original publishers page marker, 8 Illustrations.  £7.00

[21494] Palaiseul, Jean. Nos Grand-mères Savaient. Paris: Robert Laffont, 1978. Reprint. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Ex-Libris Alan Davidson. Good Reading Copy ISBN: 2-253-01939-9. 542 pages. La vérité sur les plantes et la vie naturelle. French text throughout. Page edges browned. Alan Davidson was a British diplomat and historian, but best known for writing and editing on food and gastronomy.  £10.00

[21495] Petit, Alphonse. Gastronomie En Russie, La. Paris: Chez L'Auteur et Émile Mellier, 1860. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Full-Leather. Ex-Libris Alan Davidson. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. 275 pages. Green leather with gilt title and decorations. A treatise containing practical information on Russian cookery, with a French-Russian vocabulary for provisions, technical terms, utensils, and accessories. French text throughout. Vicaire 677, Oberlé 251, Bitting 366. Alan Davidson was a British diplomat and historian, but best known for writing and editing on food and gastronomy.  £500.00


[21496] Lyon, Ninette. Les Oeufs - Tant De Richesses Culinaires à Découvrir!. Brussels: Arts & Voyages, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Ex-Libris Alan Davidson. Inscribed By the Author. Good ISBN: 2-8016-0043-1. 128 pages. Covers are a little dirty. Inscribed Pour Alan Davidson qui ne découvrira certainement Rien de nouveau dans ce livre Ninette Lyon - For Alan Davidson who will certainly discover nothing new in this book Ninette Lyon. Alan Davidson was a British diplomat and historian, but best known for writing and editing on food and gastronomy.  £20.00


[21497] Labidi, H.. La Gastronomie Tunisienne. Tunis: Ceres Productions, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 29 page leaflet. Edité et distribué gratuitment par L'Office National du Tourism et du Thermalisme. French text.  £5.00


[21498] Bouayed, Fatima-Zohra. Cusine Algérienne, La. Alger: Société Nationale D'Édition et de Diffusion, 1978. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Ex-Libris Alan Davidson. Good / No Jacket. 439 pages. French text throughout. Alan Davidson was a British diplomat and historian, but best known for writing and editing on food and gastronomy.  £100.00


[21499] Zeitoun, Edmond. 250 Recettes Classiques De Cuisine Tunisienne. Paris: Jacques Grancher, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Libris Alan Davidson. Good / Good. 253 pages. French text throughout. Alan Davidson was a British diplomat and historian, but best known for writing and editing on food and gastronomy.  £60.00


[21500] Guinaudeau, Z.. Gastronomie Marocaine - Fes Vu Par Sa Cuisine. ill. Laurent, J. E.. Saint-Cloud, France: Z. Guinaudeau, 1976. Ninth Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Card. Ex-Libris Alan Davidson. Good / Good. 209 pages. Illustrated card covers with illustrated dustjacket. French text throughout. Alan Davidson was a British diplomat and historian, but best known for writing and editing on food and gastronomy.  £50.00


[21501] Font Quer, Pío. Plantas Medicinales. Barcelona: Union Explosivos Rio Tinto, 1985. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 84-335-0027-9. 189 pages. Spanish text throughout. Fully illustrated in colour. Extracto de la obra " Plantas medicinales, el Dioscórides renovado".  £50.00


[21502] Smires, Latifa Bennani. La Cusine Marocaine. Paris: J. P. Taillandier, 1970. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 175 pages. Some ink marks to certain recipes in the index, otherwise a very good tight book with dustjacket in protective sleeve. French text throughout.  £40.00


[21503] Guinaudeau-Franc, Zette. Les Secrets Des Cuisines En Terre Marocaine. Paris: J. P. Taillandier, 1981. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardback. Ex-Libris Alan Davidson. Good / Good. ISBN: 2-86-562-002-6. 227 pages plus glossary and index. French text throughout.  £50.00


[21504] Kouki, Mohamed. La Cuisine Tunisienne d'Ommok Sannafa. ill. Turki, Z.. Tunis: S. A. E. P., 1967. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 610 pages plus errata. French text throughout. A well used book, but contents are tight and complete, bottom edge is stained not affecting text.  £60.00


[21505] Boni, Umberto - Patri, Gianfranco. Le Erbe - Scoprire Riconoscere Usare. ill. Bartolaminelli, Alessandro. Milano: Fabbri, 1992. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 88-450-1139-9. 724 pages plus index. Italian text. Colour illustrations. Overseas customers please email us for shipping quote before ordering.  £25.00


[21506] Gilbert, Michael. Close Quarters. London: Arrow, 1987. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-09-951490-7. 207 pages. Former owners name to inside front cover. Then murder struck - most brutally, and more than once.  £5.00


[21507] Moore, Desmond. Call Me Evil. Dublin: Glendale Publishing, 1991. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-907606-83-0. 240 pages. Former owners name to inside front cover. " There's a body in the river Yonne.....  £5.00


[21508] Forester, C. S.. Payment Deferred. St. Albans: Triad Mayflower, 1978. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-583-12819-X. 156 pages. Former owners name to inside front cover. Gripping from its macabre opening to its final, unguessable twist.  £12.00


[21509] Worsdale, Frank. Year of the Ox. Singapore: Mandarin, 1995. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 9-971-64-441-X. 485 pages. Nice clean book, slightly cocked, spine is creased. Hong Kong's stormy passage through the period of transition from British to Chinese rule.  £9.00


[21510] Casali, Kim. Love is Snuggling Up Together. Harlow: Attica Publications, 1986. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 1-85176-068-7. Not paginated. love is - making each day special.  £10.00


[21511] Smith, H. F.. Learning Morse - A Guide to Wireless Operating. London: Iliffe Books, 1961. Thirteenth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 20 pages. A 'Wireless World' book.  £3.00


[21512] Krassnoff, P. N.. From Double Eagle to Red Flag. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1928. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 851 pages. Rear hinge is shaken, otherwise book is complete.  £10.00


[21513] Pyle, Howard. Men of Iron. London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1892. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 328 pages. Frontispiece plus 20 plates as listed. Title page and list of illustrations are detached but present.  £40.00


[21514] Bennett, Tom. 617 Squadron: The Dambusters at War. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Limited, 1987. First Edition - Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 1-85260-041-1. 272 pages. Illustrated. Drama, humour and tragedy contribute to one of the most outstanding and readable narratives ever written about wartime squadron operations. Spine is lightly creased.  £8.00


[21515] No Author. London Diary 1957. London: Co-operative Permanent Building Society, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. Not paginated. A few pages do have neat handwritten entries.  £6.00


[21516] Various Authors. Enchanted Island, The - Poems of Purbeck. Dorchester: Isle of Purbeck Arts Club, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 42 pages. This is an Anthology of Poetry by ten writers, all members of the Isle of Purbeck Arts Club Poetry Group.  £5.00


[21517] Steel, Johannes. Hitler as Frankenstein. London: Wishart & Co., 1933. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 185 pages. Blue cloth with yellow titles to spine, boards are slightly cocked. Former owners name and inscription to free front endpaper.  £80.00


[21518] Rajan, M. S.. United Nations and Domestic Jurisdiction. Calcutta: Orient Longmans, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 679 pages. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Published under the auspices of The Indian Council of World Affairs.  £40.00


[21520] Thomas, S. Evelyn. Concise, Fully Illustrated and Practical Guide for the Householder and Air-Raid Warden. London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1939. Fifth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy 85 pages. Covers are grubby, but contents are complete, together with colour plates. Officially recommended by The Air Raid Defence League.  £20.00


[21521] Dornsbuch, Rudiger. Sound Currency and Full Employment. London: Employment Institute, 1985. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-948434-007. 28 pages. An extended version of a public lecture delivered on 29 May 1985 in Kings College.  £4.00


[21522] Bellini, James and Pattie, Geoffrey. New World Role for the Medium Power, A : The British Opportunity. London: Royal United Services Institute, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-85516-037-3. 121 pages.  £4.00


[21523] Aylmer, Ursula and McCrum, Carolyn. Oxford Food An Anthology. Oxford: Bodleian Library, 1995. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85444-063-2. 218 pages. Politically dangerous menus, curious rituals, formal feasts, meals 'al fresco', the Oxford Symposium on food and history....  £15.00


[21524] Ortega, Simone and Inés. 1080 Recipes. ill. Mariscal, Javier. London: Phaidon, 2007. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-7148-4783-6. 975 pages. Illustrated boards. This book has a shipping weight of 2.6kg, overseas customers please contact us before ordering.  £25.00


[21525] Good Housekeeping Institute. Book of Good Housekeeping, The. London: National Magazine Company, 1957. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: B001323R72 . White cloth with gilt titles and decorations. All edges blue. Good tight clean book.  £20.00


[21526] Parfentieva, T. R. and Starodubtseva, Z. A.. Miasnie i ribnie tovari. Tovarovedenie - Meat and Fish Commodities. Moscow: Ekonomika, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 240 pages. Text in Russian throughout. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available.  £30.00


[21527] Damskin, G. B., et al (editors). Kulinarnie retsepti iz knigi o vkuosnoi i zdrorovoi pishche - Culinary Recipes from books on tasty and healthy food . Moscow: Pischepromizdat, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Libris Alan Davidson. Good / No Jacket. 332 pages . Russian text throughout. Pale green boards with dark green leatherette spine and gilt titles. Boards are lightly scuffed. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available.  £30.00


[21528] Nikolaev, A. M. and Malshoko, V. F.. Tekhnologiia sira - Dlia Kadrov Massov'ikh Professi - Cheese Technology by members of the profession) . Moscow: Pishchevaia Promishlennost, 1977. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 336 pages. Russian text throughout. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available.  £40.00


[21529] Sabanieev, L. P.. Ribi Rosii - V Dvukh Tomakh. Tom Perv'ii - The Fish of Russia in Two Volumes - Volume One. Moscow: Teppa Terra, 1992. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy 382 pages. Reprinted from 1892 edition. Covers are curled, and page edges are browned, otherwise a complete clean book. Line drawings throughout. Russian text. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available.  £10.00


[21530] Sabanieev, L. P.. Ribi Rosii - V Dvukh Tomakh. Tom Perv'ii - The Fish of Russia in Two Volumes - Volume One. Moscow: 1982. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 382 pages. Reprinted from 1892 edition. Line drawings throughout. Russian text. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available.  £15.00


[21531] Granev, N. A.. Pokupateliu o plodakh i Ovoshchakh - How to Buy Fruit and Vegetables. Moscow: Ekonomika, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 78 pages. Russian text. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, but we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available.  £8.00


[21532] Vogomolov, T. S. And Krasheninkova, A. G.. Okeanicheskaia riba v domashniem Pitanii - Ocean Fish for Domestic Nourishment. Moscow: Pishchevaia Promishlennost, 1971. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Paperback. Ex-Libris Alan Davidson. Good 94 pages. Text in Russian. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available.  £15.00


[21533] Petrov, Ljubomir et al. B'lgarska Natsionalna Kuhnia - Bulgarian National Cooking. Sofia: Zemizdat, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 542 pages. Good clean book. Bulgarian text throughout. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Bulgarian. Pictures available.  £25.00


[21534] Pakhuridze, N. - General Editor. Bliuda Gruzinskoi Kukhni - Little Dishes of Georgian Cooking. Moscow: 1972. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Paperback. Good 15 recipe cards enclosed in a wallet. Russian text throughout. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available. One card does have a handwritten note, not affecting text.  £5.00


[21535] Orlovskaia, A. Ye - Editor. Kumis i Shubat - Kumis (fermented mare's milk) and Shubat (fermented camel's milk). Alma-Ata (Almaty): Kainar, 1979. Third Edition, Revised. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 200 pages. Russian text throughout. For some strange reason the front flap of the dustjacket is printed in English and French. The book contains interesting information concerning the history of kumys-making in Kazakhstan, to composition and health-giving properties of kumys and shubat, the popular and industrial methods of their making, their use for purposes of prophylaxis and treatment of some diseases. Dustjacket is torn to bottom of spine without loss.  £50.00


[21536] Korkhonen, Mauri. 100 Gribov - 100 Mushrooms. Moscow: Lesnaia Promishlennost, 1981. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good 166 pages. Russian text throughout. Translated from Finnish by L. V. Bliudnik. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available.  £15.00


[21537] Kvinikadze, Ye - Compiler. Retsepti Gruzinskoi Kukhni - Georgian Cooking Recipes. 1990. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good 63 pages. Russian text throughout. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available.  £8.00


[21538] Kuzminov, V. T. and Morozov, A. T.. Miasnie Biluda - Meat Dishes. Moscow: Ekonomika, 1974. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 174 pages. Russian text throughout. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available.  £10.00


[21539] No Author. Kazakhskaia Kukhnia - Kazakh Cooking. Nord, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 148 pages. Russian text throughout. The spine does have number 2, which may indicate that this volume 2 of a series. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available.  £15.00


[21540] Zuiev, D. P.. Dari Russkogo Liesa - Presents of Russian Forest. Moscow: Lesnaia Promishlennost, 1977. Fourth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good 239 pages. Colour illustrations. Russian text throughout. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available.  £15.00


[21541] Smolniki, K. 200 Retsepti Za Prigotviane Na Lastia Ot Ribi - 200 Recipes on how to Prepare Fish for Eating. Sofia: Tekhnika, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy 126 pages. Bulgarian text throughout. Shows signs of previous damp, but this has not affected the text. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian/Bulgarian. Pictures available.  £10.00


[21542] Shapiro, D. K - General Editor. Plodii i Ovshchi v Pitanil Cheloveka - Fruit and Vegetables for Feeding Mankind. Minsk: Uradzhai, 1983. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good 208 pages. Colour illustrations. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian/Belorussian. Pictures available.  £15.00


[21543] Volotnikova, V. A., et al. Belorusskaia Kukhnia - Belorussian Cookery. Minsk: 1977. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good 135 pages. Colour illustrations. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian/Belorussian. Pictures available.  £15.00


[21544] Pohlebkin, V. V.. Natsionaln'ie Kuhni Nashix Narodov - The National Cuisine of Our Peoples. Moscow: Pishchevaia Promishlennost, 1983. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good 302 pages. Illustrated. Russian text throughout. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available.  £20.00


[21545] Golikov A. N. et al. Zhivotnie i Rastenila Zaliva Petra Velikogo - Animals and Plants From the Gulf of Peter the Great, Sea of Japan. Leningrad: Nauka, 1976. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good 361 pages. Russian text throughout. Black and white illustrations. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available.  £30.00


[21546] Lambrev. Prof. Dr. Zhivko. Zhivot, Starienie, Smrt. Poreditsa Chovek't I Prirodata - 7 - Life, Ageing and Death . Relationship of Man and Nature - 7. Sofia: Nauka, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good 187 pages. Russian text throughout. Sorry we cannot offer any more details, as we do not speak or read Russian. Pictures available.  £10.00


[21547] Muller, J. P.. My System - 15 Minutes' Work a Day for Health's Sake. London: Ewart, Seymour & Co., 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good 95 pages. Not dated, but postal addresses would indicate this is pre-1917. So 100 years later everyone is still trying to keep fit! Boards are grubby, but contents are clean.  £20.00

[21548] Pravda, Alex and Duncan, Peter J. S.. Soviet-British Relations since the 1970s. Cambridge: University of Cambridge, 1990. Fifth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-521-37494-4. 263 pages. This volume brings together empirical and analytical studies of the nature and evolution of Soviet-British relations during the 1980's and looks forward to the 1990's.  £25.00


[21549] Conwell-Evans, T. P.. Foreign Policy from a Back Bench 1904-1918. London: Oxford University Press, 1932. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 185 pages. A study based on the papers of Lord Noel-Buxton with introductory notes by the Rt. Hon. Lord Noel-Buxon and G. P. Gooch.  £25.00

Book Nos 21304 – 21435

Antiques & Collecting [2] Archaeology [1] Biography [2] Childrens [6] Cinema [1] Cookery [66] Crafts & Needlework [5] Dolls & Dolls Houses [1] Education [2] Engineering [3] Fashion [2] Games [1] Gardening [2] History [3] Horses [1] Irish     [1] Lifestyle [1] Literature [1] Maps [1] Motor [1] Museums [6] Nature-Botony [1] Novel [7] Reading [1] Religion [1] Romance [1]  Sport [2] Sport-Hunting [1] Travel [8] War [2]
[21304] No Author. Dainty Dishes for Indian Tables. Calcutta: W. Newnan, 1879. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. vi + 451 + viii pages. Green cloth with gilt titles to front board and spine. New endpapers. Sorry, there are no 'curry' recipes in this book, this was prepared for all those English ladies adjusting to life in India. Verso of short title page states - An edition of this book has been prepared in the Urdú character for the use of servants.  £300.00

[21305] Maclear, Michael. Vietnam :The Ten Thousand Day War. London: Eyre Methuen, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-458-95170-6. 368 pages. The Vietnam war was the longest war in modern history. Light foxing to top edge, not affecting text.  £8.00


[21306] Devonshire, Deborah Cavendish. Estate, The : A View from Chatsworth. ill. Barlow, Nic - Photographs. London: Macmillan, 1991. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Signed by Author. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-333-47170-9. 264 pages. The Estate is an intriguing and eminently readable account of a living community with strong roots in the past. Signed Deborah Devonshire to title page. Former owners address label to title page.  £10.00


[21307] No Author. Kerry County Museum - A Guide to the Archaeology and History of County Kerry. Tralee: Tralee U.D.C., 1992. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good 36 pages. Fully illustrated guide.  £5.00


[21308] Bodor, John. Creating and Presenting Hand Puppets. New York: Reinhold, 1967. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 144 pages. Dustjacket is chipped with some loss. Black and white illustrations throughout.  £6.00


[21309] Hancock, Ralph. When I Make a Garden. London: G. T. Foulis, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / Fair. 64 pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Dustjacket is chipped, dusty and priceclipped.  £10.00


[2131] Fairbairn, John S.. Gynaecology with Obstetrics. London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1924. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Libris Keeler Ivan Pain. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 6 x 8.75"; 769pp; red cloth with gilt to spine and black to front, spine torn to top and bottom edges and detached but complete, library number in black ink; Lewis's Library label to top edge of front board; ex-libris Keeler Ivan Pain; good copy for age;  £15.00


[21310] Roston, Anne and Bird, Tim. Kaunis Suomi - Images of Finland - Finnlandbilder. Helsinki: Weilin + Göös, 1992. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. ISBN: 951-35-5431-7. 95 pages plus map. Colour illustrations throughout. Text in Finnish, English and German. Dustjacket has been repaired with sellotape to top front edge.  £8.00


[21311] Lee, Ronald Jack. Reading As It Was. Nelson: Hendon Publishing, 1973. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-902907-37-9. 44 pages. Black and white illustrations.  £8.00


[21312] Mitchell, Mary. Annapolis Visit - A Photographic Essay on Maryland's Ancient City. Barre, MA: Barre Publishers, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. ISBN: 0-8271-6905-1. 121 pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Dustjacket is chipped and creased.  £6.00


[21313] Steiner, Maria. Museums in Budapest: Hungarian National Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Hungarian National Gallery, Museum of Applied Arts, Ethnographical Museum, Budapest Historical Museum. Budapest: Corvina Kiado, 1985. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 963-13-1927-X. 72 pages text plus 148 plates in both colour and black and white. This volume presents the loveliest and most remarkable objects in six of Budapest's museums.  £20.00


[21314] Orrin, Geoffrey R. And Cowley, Dr. F. G.. History of All Saints' Church Oystermouth. Oystermouth: All Saints' Church, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. New ISBN: 0-86383-705-0. 110 pages. Photocopied letter from the vicar, Hugh Lervy loosely inserted to front.  £15.00


[21315] Atkinson, R. J. C.. Stonehenge and Neighbouring Monuments. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1981. Second Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-11-670346-6. 40 pages. Illustrated guide.  £3.00


[21316] Graves, Richard Perceval. Robert Graves and the White Goddess, 1940-1985. London: Phoenix, 1998. First Edition - Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-75380-116-7. 618 pages. Final volume of Richard Graves's fascinating three-part biography of his uncle.  £6.00


[21317] No Author. Coast of Amalfi. Salerno: Matonti-Salerno, 1989. New Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good Not paginated. Includes paper from Amalfi hand-made after ancient procedure. Loosely inserted is a folded map of Isola D'Ischia. Fully illustrated.  £8.00


[21319] No Author. Wonders of Italy - Rome. Florence: Medici Art Series, 1925. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Card. Good Reading Copy 48 pages. Black and white illustrations. Contents are detached from boards, but complete.  £10.00


[2132] Boldt, J. Dr.. Trachoma. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1904. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Libris Keeler Ivan Pain. Good / No Jacket. 6 x 9"; 232pp; red cloth with gilt; library number in white to spine; ex-libris Keeler Ivan Pain; translated by J. Herbert Parsons and Thos. Snowball, with an introductory chapter by E. Treacher Collins; good clean copy;  £30.00


[21321] Taylor, George M.. Old Fashioned Flowers. London: Garden Book Club, 1947. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 124 pages. For those who are still loyal to the older types of flowers, with their well-known names and much reliability, this book, by an expert, will provide a most interesting and instructive link with the past.  £5.00


[21322] Culbertson, Ely Revised by Mollo, Victor. Culbertson's Contract Bridge for Everyone. London: Faber and Faber, 1969. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-571-09163-6. 123 pages. Red cloth with gilt title to spine.  £6.00


[21323] Maughan, William Charles. Picturesque Musselburgh and Its Golf Links. Musselburgh: Colville Books, 1986. Reprint. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Signed by Publisher. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-9507179-1-6. 85 pages. Please note that this book has publication faults on pages 5 and 12 which does affect the text.  £25.00


[21324] Huray, C. P. Le. Bailiwick of Guernsey, The. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1952. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 275 pages. The indispensable guide to all its treasures and beauty, with 125 fine gravure illustrations. Dustjacket is torn with loss.  £6.00


[21325] No Author. Woman's Own Cook Book. London: George Newnes, 1964. Fifth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. ISBN: . 640 pages. Good practical cook book in a very poor slipcase.  £15.00


[21326] No Author. Illustrated Road Book of England & Wales. London: Automobile Association, 1962. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. 480 pages plus maps. Contained within the original shipping box, this appears to be an unread book. We also have the sister publication covering Scotland.  £30.00


[21327] No Author. Illustrated Road Book of Scotland. London: Automobile Association, 1960. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. 280 pages plus maps. Contained within the original shipping box, this appears to be an unread book. We also have the sister publication covering England and Wales.  £30.00


[21328] No Author. My Dolls' House. Ripley: Dolls House Emporium, 1996. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good 51 pages. Full of charming and innovative ideas, the pictures contained in this book, although taken by amateurs, will fill you with enthusiasm.  £8.00


[21329] Heath, Steve. TVR S Series. Milton Keynes: Steve Heath Publications, 1997. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Spiral Binding. Good ISBN: 0-9530335-0-3. 176 pages plus electric sheets. Nice clean book, a must for any TVR enthusiast.  £50.00


[21330] Walpole, Hugh. Herries Chronicles, The. London: Macmillan and Co., 1939. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 1488 pages. Includes Rouge Herries, Judith Paris, The Fortress and Vaness. Boards are damp stained not affecting contents.  £10.00


[21331] Ellis, A. J.. Simple Upholstery, The Hamlyn Guide to. London: Hamlyn, 1983. Fifth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-600-30543-0. 128 pages. Great guide to restoring old furniture.  £6.00


[21332] Orczy, Baroness. Links in the Chain of Life. London: Hutchinson & Co, . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 223 pages. Black and white illustrations.  £15.00


[21333] Bales, Capt. P. G.. History of the 1/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment 1914-1919. Halifax: Edward Mortimer, 1920. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Half-Leather. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 314 pages. Complete with all maps as issued. Red cloth with gilt insignia to front board, Black leather spine gilt titles.  £50.00


[21334] Levy, Edmond. Making a Winning Short : How to Write, Direct, Edit, and Produce a Short Film. New York: Henry Holt, 1994. Reprint. Paperback. Good Reading Copy ISBN: 0-8050-2680-0. 290 pages. Front cover is slightly curled to bottom edge. Damp stain to first two pages, not affecting text. The author guides the beginning filmmaker step-by-step through the stages of making a short.  £5.00


[21335] Nevill, Ralph. Fancies Fashions and Fads. London: Methuen & Co., 1913. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. 310 pages plus 31 pages of publisher's advertisements. Boards are stained.  £10.00


[21336] No Author. Sights With Stories in Old Beijing. Beijing: Chinese Literature Press, 1990. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-8351-2087-2. 189 pages. The 47 legends that form this book have crystallized around some of Beijing's most celebrated sights.  £8.00


[21337] Loftie, W. J. and Dillon, The Viscount. Authorised Guide to the Tower of London. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1909. Revised. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy 37 pages plus XII plates. With twelve views and two plans and a description of the armoury. Back cover is stained, not affecting contents.  £8.00


[21338] No Author. Authorised Guide to the Tower of London. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1931. Revised. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 36 pages including advertisement. Small tear to page 35/6. Fold-out map to front with some light pencil markings. Staples rusty.  £5.00

[21339] Sackville-West, V.. Knole - Kent. London: National Trust, 1952. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 48 pages. Black and white illustrations.  £5.00

[2134] Tubby, Pamela. Patchwork & Applique. London: Marshall Cavendish, 1981. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. ISBN: B0000M2FSA8. 8.75 x 11.5; 152pp; red cloth with gilt; dustwrapper torn to front and back top edge without loss; contents good; colour illustrations throughout;  £8.00

[21340] No Author. Black's Guide to Belgium. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1910. Seventh Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 254 pages. With part of the Rhine and the Moselle, Eight Maps and Fifteen Plans. Blue leatherette boards with gilt titles and decoration.  £12.00


[21341] No Author. Crane - Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings. London: Crane, 1964. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 38 page catalogue of pipe fittings. Covers are a little grubby. Date has been taken from printer's reference 138/1/64.  £8.00


[21342] Thayer, Gordon B.. Plastic Molds - Design, Construction, Use. Cleveland, OH: Huebner Publications, 1946. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 272 pages. Black and white illustrations.  £8.00


[21343] Stevenson, Robert Louis. Across the Plains - With Other Memories and Essays. London: Chatto & Windus, 1895. Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 317 pages. Blue board edges are bevelled, with gilt title to slightly sunned spine.  £10.00


[21344] Berry, Michael and Brock, D. W. E.. Hunting By Ear - The Sound Book of Fox-hunting. ill. Lloyd, T. Ivester. London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1949. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 118 pages. Boxed set including the two original records, this would appear to be an unused set. Box has some scuffing to edges, but contents are clean and bright. A must for any fox-hunting enthusiast. Includes the publishers note about 'Before playing the records'  £80.00


[21345] Spours, Judy. Cakes and Ale : The Golden Age of British Feasting. Richmond: National Archives, 2006. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-905615-02-7. 176 pages. The British have always loved their food and drink, yet is was the Victorians and Edwardians who lifted the passion for feasting to new heights.  £18.00


[21346] Chamberlain, Lesley. Russian, Polish and German Cooking. London: Hermes House, 2008. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 1-84309-886-5. 256 pages. The very best of Eastern European cuisine, with more than 185 delicious recipes shown in 750 photographs. Overseas customer please note this book has a shipping weight of 1.5kg, additional shipping charges will apply.  £10.00


[21347] No Author. Rowan - Book Number Nine. Holmfirth: Rowan Yarns, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: . 31 pages of colour illustrations together with 56 pages of knitting patterns. Designers include Kaffe Fassett, Annabel Fox, Kim Hargreaves, Jean Moss, Sharon Peake, Novus and Rosie Ashley.  £10.00


[21348] Starmore, Alice. Scandinavian Knitwear : 30 Original Designs from Traditional Patterns. London: Bell & Hyman, 1982. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7135-1308-X. 126 pages. In a three thousand mile journey through Norway, Sweden and Finland, Alice Starmore collected literally hundreds of different patterns from the traditional knitting of Scandinavia.  £20.00


[21349] Kinder, Kathleen. Techniques in Machine Knitting. ill. Kinder, George - Photographs. London: B. T. Batsford, 1983. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7134-2716-7. 144 pages. This addition to the increasing literature on machine knitting describes the making of attractive garments and accessories, highlighting particular techniques and stitches with which the machine knitter needs to become familiar.  £8.00


[21350] Verrall, William - Edited By Haly, Ann. William Verrall's Cookery Book - First Published in 1759. Lewes: Southover Press, 1988. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 1-870962-00-1. 153 pages. William Verrall was the master of the White Hart Inn in Lewes in the first half of the eighteenth century. Top front edge of dustjacket is bumped.  £10.00


[21351] Brown, Dale. Cooking of Scandinavia. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1979. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0200-2. 206 hardback plus 96 spiral binding. This set consists of two publications - Recipes: The Cooking of Scandinavia, Foods of the World hardback and the same title in spiral binding, both are enclosed in an illustrated hardback wallet.  £15.00


[21352] Carluccio, Antonio. Antonio Carluccio's Vegetables. ill. Winter, Tim. London: Headline, 2002. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 0-7472-7593-9. 320 pages. The definitive book on Italian vegetable cookery - from Britain's undisputed master of Italian cooking.  £40.00


[21353] Bastyra, Judy. Caribbean Cooking. Leicester: Windward, 1987. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. ISBN: 0-7112-0465-9. 124 pages. A culinary trip around the Caribbean islands - Palm Heart Salad has to be a classic that will impress your guests. Dustjacket has a large loss to top rear edge, and is priceclipped..  £5.00


[21354] Dalby, Andrew and Grainger, Sally. Classical Cookbook, The. London: British Museum Press, 2000. First Edition - Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 0-7141-2222-X. 144 pages. This book is the first to explore the cuisine of the Mediterranean in ancient times, from 750 BC to AD 450.  £12.00


[21355] Smith, Delia. Delia's Happy Christmas. London: Ebury, 2009. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-0919-3306-4. 311 pages. Here is the definitive guide to cooking for Christmas - according to Delia.  £20.00


[21356] Stein, Rick. French Odyssey : Over 100 New Recipes Inspired by the Flavours of France. London: BBC, 2007. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-56-352213-5. 216 pages. This both a souvenir of an unusual and idyllic journey through rural France and inspiring collection of classic and original recipes.  £15.00


[21357] Stein, Rick. Rick Stein's Mediterranean. London: BBC, 2007. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-5634-9366-6. 216 pages. Approach the Mediterranean Sea from any direction and you know you've entered a different world.  £15.00


[21359] Kut, Inci. Turkish Cookery. Istanbul: Net Turistik Yayinlar, 1996. Sixth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 975-479-100-7. 140 pages. Interesting collection of recipes, most of them give measurements in 'glasses', conversion chart is given on page six.  £8.00


[21361] Jaffrey, Madhur. Taste of India. London: Pan, 1987. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 0-330-29394-X. 213 pages. More than a culinary tour of the sub-continent, it is a rich and fascinating insight into its treasures, customs and people, with over 100 mouth-watering recipes to tempt cooks from the raw beginner to the expert.  £5.00


[21363] Singh, Vivek et al. Curry - Fragrant Dishes from India, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2006. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 8-1757-4174-0. 352 pages. Learn how to make exotic dishes like Thai jungle curry, chicken makhani from old Delhi, perfumed passanda from Pakistan and South African bunny chow.  £15.00


[21365] Hess, Karen - Transcribed By. Martha Washington's Booke of Cookery and Booke of Sweetmeats. New York: Columbia University Press, . Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-231-04931-5. 518 pages. Over five hundred classics dating from Elizabethan and Jacobean times are gathered in this family cookbook that captures the essence of early American folk culture.  £20.00


[21366] Kidder, Edward. Kidder's Receipts : An Eighteenth Century Recipe Book. Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2001. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 1-85444-158-2. 120 pages. With an introduction and Glossary by Jane Jakeman.  £8.00


[21368] Brennan, Jennifer. Curries and Bugles : A Memoir and Cook Book of the British Raj. London: Penguin, 1992. First Edition - Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-14-046893-5. 323 pages. A wonderful memoir and a unique cookery book to celebrate the food, people and places of the British Raj in India. Back cover is creased and bumped.  £10.00


[21369] Tannahill, Reay. Food in History. London: Review, 2002. New and Revised Edition. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-7472-6796-0. 424 pages. "The book that makes all your cookbooks make sense... Cooks, historians, novelists, eaters: everyone should read this book" Nigella Lawson.  £10.00


[21370] Slater, Nigel. Real Food. London: Fourth Estate, 2003. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 1-84115-144-0. 320 pages. Here are 120 classic Slater recipes, including baked potatoes.  £15.00


[21371] De'Medici, Lorenza. Lorenza's Antipasti. London: Pavilion, 1998. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 1-86205-253-0. 192 pages. Light and healthy, often easy to prepare, and always full of flavour, these small Italian dishes are perfect for the way we eat today.  £15.00


[21373] Scheibenpflug, Lotte. Specialties of Austrian Cooking. Innsbruck: Pinguin-Verlag, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 107 pages plus index. Here is a handbook for all who want to try Austrian dishes for themselves. Dustjacket in protective film which has been secured with sellotape and marked endpapers.  £7.00


[21374] Fearnley-Whittingstall, Hugh. River Cottage Year, The. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2003. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-340-82821-8. 255 pages. "Shopping seasonally is not a high-minded duty, or a restrictive chore, but a liberating pleasure" - H. F-W.  £12.00


[21375] Smith, Eliza. Compleat Housewife, The. London: Studio Editions, 1994. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 1-85891-121-4. A superb facsimile of this classic book of 800 recipes first published in 1758 and the first cookbook to be published in the United States.  £25.00


[21376] Slater, Nigel. Kitchen Diaries, The. London: Fourth Estate, 2007. First Edition - Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. As New ISBN: 0-00-724115-1. 304 pages plus index. Pick a date and find a wonderful recipe from this brilliant chef.  £15.00


[21377] Luard, Elisabeth. La Ina Book of Tapas : Classic Small Dishes from Spain. Cambridge: Martin Books, 1991. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-85941-603-8. 160 pages. Incredibly versatile and easy to prepare, tapas provide a wide range of different dishes.  £4.00


[21378] Floyd, Keith. Floyd on Italy. London: Michael Joseph, 1994. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. New / New. ISBN: 0-7181-3810-4. 191 pages. 'I Came, I Saw, I Cooked! 'Veni, vidi, coxi!' - A truly great work from the master.  £12.00


[21379] Raichlen, Steven. Healthy Latin Cooking. Emmaus, PA: Rochdale Press, 2005. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy ISBN: 0-87596-498-2. 410 pages. 200 Sizzling Recipes from Mexico, Cuba, Caribbean, Brazil, and beyond, bumped and creased, but a wonderful collection of recipes.  £15.00


[21380] German, Donna Rathmell. Entrées from Your Bread Machine. San Leandro, CA: Bristol Publishing Enterprises, 1996. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 1-55867-145-5. 171 pages. Interesting! - Most of the recipes only require the 'dough' setting.  £6.00


[21382] Roden, Claudia. Arabesque : A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon. London: Michael Joseph, 2005. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-718-14581-X. 351 pages. Yet another great classic from this wonderful cook.  £35.00


[21383] Stein, Rick (Richard). Seafood Odyssey - Over 150 superb new dishes from around the World. London: BBC, 1999. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-563-38440-9. 256 pages. A classic from this master of seafood.  £12.00


[21384] Pathak, Meena. Complete Indian Cooking. London: New Holland, 2008. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New ISBN: 1-8477-3159-7. 224 pages. Over 180 delicious Indian recipes from Meena Pathak are brought together in this superb collection.  £15.00


[21385] Anand, Anjum. Indian Food Made Easy. London: Quadrille Publishing, 2007. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New ISBN: 1-8440-0571-2. 160 pages. All Anjum's recipes are easy to follow and use simple cooking methods.  £8.00


[21386] Patten, Marguerite. Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking. London: Grub Street Publishing, 1999. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-902304-14-4. Who, in 1899, could have predicted Gary Rhodes or the Two Fat Ladies? As the century draws to a close, the doyenne of British cookery writing returns with a fascinating survey of the enormous changes that have taken place in British cooking and eating habits during its course. Marguerite Patten has spent more than 50 years observing the British at table and teaching us how to cook. Starting with the conservative (and on occasion frankly dispiriting) cuisine of the turn of the century, Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking charts, decade by decade, the wholly unpredictable course subsequently taken by the national taste buds. Bottom rear edge of dustwrapper is lightly bumped.  £18.00


[21387] Stein, Rick. Rick Stein's Food Heroes : Another Helping. London: BBC, 2004. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-563-48752-6. 204 pages. Not too certain how these recipes promote British and Irish foods - Risi e Bisi, Moussaka.....  £10.00


[21388] Hix, Mark. British Regional Food. ill. Lowe, Jason. London: Quadrille Publishing, 2006. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 1-84400-234-9. 240 pages. A cook's tour of the best produce in Britain and Ireland with traditional and original recipes.  £15.00


[21390] Nicolaieff, Nina and Phelan, Nancy. Cooking with Nina : A Book of Russian Food. London: Macmillan, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-333-10584-2. Borsch, pelemeni, piroschki, vatruschki, kulibiak, pascha, kulich, krendel, bubliki, blini.... Cooking with Nina not only gives instructions for making them but for eating and enjoying them in the true Russian manner.  £6.00


[21393] Roden, Claudia. New Book of Middle Eastern Food, A. London: Penguin, 1970. Revised. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-14-046588-X. 550 pages. This enlarged and revised edition of her acknowledged classic is enriched with a great many new recipes.  £10.00


[21394] Grigson, Jane. Cooking With Exotic Fruits and Vegetables. ill. Knox, Charlotte. New York: Henry Holt, 1987. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-8050-0205-7. 128 pages. An essential guide to the more exotic vegetables and fruits from around the world now available in your local supermarket.  £12.00


[21396] Casas, Penelope. Tapas : The Little Dishes of Spain. London: Pavilion, 1991. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 1-85145-797-6. 219 pages. The author brings us more than 300 wonderful tapas recipes. Covers are slightly curled to edges, but the recipes are brilliant.  £10.00


[21397] Marsden, Emma - Cookery Editor. Pies, Pies, Pies - Easy To Make. London: Collins & Brown, 2008. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New ISBN: 1-84340442-7. 128 pages. Over 100 triple-tasted recipes.  £12.00


[21398] Grigson, Jane. Fish Cookery - The International Wine and Food Society's Guide to. London: David & Charles, 1973. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-7153-6100-7. 288 pages. There are 52 species of edible fish - and Jane Grigson feels that most of us do not eat nearly enough of them.  £70.00


[21399] Stein, Rick. Rick Stein's Seafood. London: BBC, 2006. First Edition - Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New ISBN: 0-563-49347-X. 264 pages. The best and most comprehensive guide to fish cookery from the Padstow Seafood School. Overseas customers please contact us before ordering, this book has a shipping weight of 1.5kg.  £15.00


[21400] Kiros, Tessa. Venezia : Food and Dreams. Millers Point, NSW, Australia: Murdoch Books, 2008. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-7419-6241-2. 283 pages plus index. Wonderful, what else can we say about this book. All edges gilt.  £18.00


[21401] Slater, Nigel. Appetite : So What Do You Want to Eat Today?. ill. Lovekin, Jonthan - Photographs. London: Fourth Estate, 2001. First Edition - Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New ISBN: 1-84115-470-9. 448 pages. With his unique blend of simplicity, wit and relish, Nigel Slater shows us how to break the rules, experiment with recipes and satisfy our appetites.  £15.00


[21402] Carluccio, Antonio & Priscilla. Carluccio's Complete Italian Food. London: Quadrille Publishing, 2002. First Edition - Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New ISBN: 1-903845-56-4. 320 page, A classic from the maestro,  £15.00


[21403] Del Conte, Anna and Archer, Val. Painter, the Cook and the Art of Cucina, The. London: Conran Octopus, 2007. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-840-91495-5. 256 pages. This book takes you on a gastronomic journey through the lesser known parts of Italy.  £20.00


[21404] Helou, Anissa. Modern Mezze. ill. Courtier, Vanessa - Photographer. London: Quadrille Publishing, 2007. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-8440-0461-9. 160 pages. A tempting collection of recipes from Lebanon, Turkey, Greece and Morocco.  £17.00


[21405] Jaffrey, Madhur. Madhur Jaffrey's Illustrated Indian Cookery. London: BBC, 1994. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-563-37013-0. 224 pages. A great classic from this lady.  £15.00


[21407] Redwood, Jean. Russian Food: All the Peoples, All the Republic. Felixstowe: Oldwicks Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-870832-01-9. 253 pages. A real knowledge and understanding of the cuisine of another country can take us one step nearer to understanding people.  £10.00


[21409] Shaida, Margaret. Legendary Cuisine of Persia, The. London: Grub Street, 2000. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. As New ISBN: 1-902304-60-8. 306 pages. Persian is one of the oldest and greatest cuisines of the world.  £12.00


[21410] Hekmat, Forough. Art of Persian Cooking, The. New York: Hippocrene Books, 2005. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. As New ISBN: 0-7818-0241-5. 185 pages. This book helps even the novice chef to prepare elaborate Persian dishes.  £5.00

[21411] Orga, Irfan. Turkish Cooking. London: Andre Deutsch, 1999. Reprinted with Additions. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-233-99631-1. 149 pages. Not too certain if Lady's Thighs Kofte would be politically correct today, but it does sound nice.  £10.00

[21412] Williams, Charles. Descent of the Dove, The. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1939. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 245 pages. A short history of the Holy Spirit in the Church. Orange cloth with silver title to spine. Corners bumped, but a complete clean book. Former owners names to free front endpaper and title page.  £10.00

[21413] Whelan, A. And Craft, J. L.. Developments in Injection Moulding - 1. London: Applied Science Publishers, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-85334-798-0. 285 pages, with 7 tables and 135 illustrations.  £10.00


[21414] Moore, Katharine. Cordial Relations - The Maiden Aunt in Fact & Fiction. ill. Kingshill, Jane. London: William Heinemann, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. 196 pages. This vivid portrait gallery of maiden aunts, literary, aristocratic, philanthropic and domestic, rapidly dispels the modern notion of a small prudish ghost, ineffectual, tiresome and faintly comic.  £10.00


[21415] Forster, R. K.. Postmark Collecting. London: Stanley Paul, 1960. Fifth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 192 pages. Postmark Collecting is a story of people and places, compiled with the warmth and enthusiasm of specialist who finds immeasurable pleasure in his subject.  £6.00


[21416] Tendryakov, Y.. Son-in-Law - A Story. Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good 162 pages. No publications details, but publisher's advertisements to rear would suggest 1957. Originally published in 1954.  £7.00


[21418] Raymo, Anne and Vose, Holly. Sew up Art - How to Do It 26 - Appliqué Projects. ill. Raymo, Jim - Photographs. New York: Quick Fox, 1976. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good Reading Copy ISBN: 0-8256-3065-7. 95 pages. Step-by-step instructions for jackets, quilts, patches, pillows, and more. Slightly bumped to edges, but contents are clean and bright.  £6.00


[21420] Yeates, Margaret - Editor. Embrook School, The - 1982-83. Wokingham: Embrook School, First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Card. Good Not paginated. A tribute to the then headmaster R. F. Carter.  £7.00


[21421] Philip, George. Philip's Select Atlas of Physical and Political Geography. London: George Philip & Son, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. Although not dated, the map of Canada includes the District of Ungava which was a regional administrative district of Canada's Northwest Territories from 1895 to 1912. Free front endpaper and title page are detached but present. This is a new and enlarged edition containing 40 coloured plates, ideal for framing.  £40.00


[21422] Hadfield, John. Saturday Book 28. London: Hutchinson, 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Slipcase. ISBN: . 256 pages. Contributions from twenty famous people of the time. The book concentrates of fashion and nudes. Contained in the original publishers box, although this is dusty and sunned.  £8.00


[21423] Goldman, William. Temple of Gold, The. New York: Bantam, 1962. Fourth Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 184 pages. Stunning first novel about today's angry, rootless, seeking young men and women.  £5.00


[21424] Chesney, Marion. Taming of Annabelle, The - The Six Sisters 2. London: Macdonald, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-356-09497-9. 192 pages. This the second volume in a sparkling new Regency series featuring the six Armitage sisters.  £6.00


[21426] Haggard H. Rider. King Solomon's Mines. London: Cassell & Company, 1885. Sixth Thousand. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 320 pages. Stained red cloth boards with black titles and decorations. Fold-out map to front, torn without loss. Top corner of free front endpaper has been torn off.  £18.00


[21427] Fagg, S. V.. Differential Equations. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1975. Eighth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-340-18066-8. 128 pages. Many practical applications are discussed in the text.  £4.00


[21428] Blyton, Enid. Five go off in a Caravan. ill. Soper, Eileen. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. Sixth Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 192 pages. Dustjacket is torn without loss.  £5.00


[21429] Clifford, Francis. Drummer in the Dark. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-15-126580-1. 181 pages. A novel by the author of The Naked Runner.  £6.00


[21430] Woolsey, Gamel - Translated By. Spanish Fairy Stories. ill. Armengol. London: Transatlantic Arts, 1944. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 64 pages. Wonderful colour plates.  £8.00


[21431] Damjan, Mischa. Two Cats in America. ill. Steadman, Ralph. London: Longman, 1970. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-582-15045-0. Not paginated. Wonderful colour illustrations throughout. This book is based on a mythological story of how two cats were first introduced into America.  £35.00


[21432] Groom Arthur. Farmyard Friends. ill. Kennedy, A. E.. London: Birn Brothers, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. Illustrated boards; dustwrapper with tears and chips; top edge dusty and foxed, otherwise a very nice copy, wonderful colour illustrations;  £15.00


[21434] Roggeveen, Leonard. Old Man Daantje's Beard. ill. Bischoff, Ilse. New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1933. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: . 58 pages. Wonderful illustrations. Orange cloth boards with black title to spine.  £10.00


[21435] Russell, Edgar N.. Yellow Dragon, The. ill. Frost, Bruno. Conrad Press, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Illustrated Card. Good / No Jacket. 47 pages. The colour illustrations are wonderful. Printed in England by Baynard Press.  £8.00


Book Nos 21200 – 21303 [more Bee-keeping 28] and General others:-Berkshire (1) Birds (2) Biography (2) Business (1) Children (5) Cookery (2) Engineering (1) Erotica (2) Fashion (1) Forestry (1) Games (1) Gardening (9) History (2) Horses (1) Humour (1) Literature (1) Medical (5) Model Making (1) Motor Vehicles (1) Murder-Mystery & Crime (2) Museum (2) Music (2) Naval (4) Novel (5) Psychology (1) Railway (1) Ships (1) Science (1) Sport (5) Sport-Cricket (1) Sport – Hunting (1) Travel (2) War (3) Western (3)

[2120] Eldridge, Paul. Cobwebs and Cosmos. London: Duckworth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 5.5 x 8.5"; 159pp; decorated boards, black cloth spine with gilt; good copy;  £20.00

[21201] Free, John B.. Bees and Mankind. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1982. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-04-638001-9. 155 pages. This book describes the natural history of the bees of the world and the part they have played in the history of man.  £10.00


[21202] Mace, Herbert. Practical Bee-Keeping. London: Ward Lock, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-7063-5391-9. 96 pages. Based on the author's The Complete Handbook of Bee-keeping published in 1952.  £5.00


[21203] Williams, Canning. Story of the Hive, The - A Bee-Lover's Book. London: A. & C. Black, 1928. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 200 pages. Light blue boards with gilt title to spine. Boards are marked, and pages edges are foxed, not affecting text.  £10.00


[21205] Wadey, H. J.. Bee Craftsman, The. Petts Wood: A. G. Smith - A Bee Craft Book, 1945. Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 116 pages. Orange cloth with black title to spine.  £5.00


[21206] Edwardes, Tickner. Lore of the Honey-Bee. London: Methuen, 1913. Sixth Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Full-Leather. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 196 pages. Brown leather with black and gilt vignette to front and gilt tile to spine. Colour illustrated endpapers.  £40.00


[21208] Sinclair, W.. Life of the Honey Bee. ill. Payne, Jill. Loughborough: Ladybird Books, 1969. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-7214-0722-6. 52 pages. A Ladybird Natural History Book.  £3.00


[21209] Scott, Amoret. Murmur of Bees, A. ill. Masterman, Dodie. Oxford: Oxford Illustrated Press, 1980. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-902280-79-1. 95 pages. The first collection of verse, sayings, quotations and fables in celebration of the honey bee.  £5.00


[21210] Clark, Kenneth K.. Bee Keeping. London: Penguin, 1951. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 222 pages. How bees live, how to look after them, honey and wax production, bee diseases.  £3.00


[21211] Clark, Kenneth K.. Bee Keeping. London: Penguin, 1951. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 222 pages. How bees live, how to look after them, honey and wax production, bee diseases.  £3.00


[21212] Vernon, F. G.. Beekeeping - Teach Yourself Books. Sevenoaks: Hodder and Stoughton, 1977. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-340-20382-X. 212 pages. Written for both the newcomer and for those with limited experience of bees.  £3.00


[21213] Wadey, H. J.. Introducing Bee-Keeping - A Book for the Novice. Bognor Regis: John Crowther, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 74 pages. Good practical guide to beekeeping. Not dated but publication details state 'This book is in War Time Production'.  £8.00


[21214] More, Daphne. Discovering Beekeeping. Princes Risborough: Shire Publications, 1977. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-85263-367-X. 48 pages. This book is primarily intended for the person wishing to keep one or two hives.  £3.00


[21215] Cowan, T. W.. British Bee-Keepers Guide Book. London: Houlston & Sons, 1900. Sixteenth Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 180 pages plus advertisements. Blue cloth, rubbed, with gilt titles to front and spine. Illustrated.  £20.00


[21216] Edwardes, Tickner. Lore of the Honey-Bee. London: Methuen, 1909. Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 196 pages. Blue cloth with gilt title to faded spine.  £4.00


[21217] Evrard, Eugéne. Mystery of the Hive, The. London: Methuen & Co., 1923. Fifth Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 369 pages. Blue cloth with embossed title to front board and gilt title to spine.  £10.00


[21218] Gustafsson, Lars. Death of a Beekeeper. London: Collins Harvill, 1990. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-00-271087-0. 167 pages. "A beautiful work, lyrical and bleak, resonant and terse" - New Yorker.  £8.00


[21220] Gregg, A. L.. Philosophy and Practice of Bee-Keeping, The. Petts Wood: Bee Craft Books, 1949. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 240 pages. Nice bright clean book with the two original fold-out pages.  £15.00


[21221] Taylor, Richard. Joys of Beekeeping, The. ill. Shardin, Meri. London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0-214-20210-0. 166 pages. Of all the books written about bees, none does more than this one to convey the quintessence of beekeeping, the beauty of the pursuit, and the fulfilment that comes from contemplating the well ordered life of a beehive. Dustjacket is dusty and lightly chipped.  £60.00


[21222] Herrod-Hempsall, W.. Anatomy, Physiology and Natural History of the Honey Bee. London: British Bee Journal, 1943. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 172 pages. Green cloth with black titles and illustrations to front board.  £8.00


[21223] Snelgrove, L. E.. Swarming Its Control and Prevention. Weston Super Mare: Miss I. Snelgrove, 1943. Seventh Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 100 pages. Short title page has small tear to bottom edge, not affecting text. Green cloth with gilt title and decoration to front board.  £20.00


[21224] Beckley, Peter. Keeping Bees. London: Pelham Books, 1985. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-7207-0942-3. 125 pages. In simple terms Keeping Bees explains everything the prospective beekeeper needs to know about this absorbing and rewarding craft.  £3.00


[21227] Zahradnik, Jiri. Guide to Bees, Wasps and Ants. ill. Severa, Frantisek. London: Hamlyn, 1991. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-600-55804-5. 192 pages. This is a practical guide to one of the largest of all insect groups, with over 45,000 species in Europe alone and some 100,000 worldwide.  £25.00


[21228] No Author. Remarkable Insects. London: Religious Tract Society, 1842. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-600-55804-5. 160 pages. Brown cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Spine is scuffed, contents good and complete.  £20.00


[21229] Howkins, Christopher. Trees and People : In Surrey and Beyond. Addlestone: Chris Howkins, 1999. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 1-901087-10-7. 96 pages. Trees and People features some of the trees of our gardens, parks and countryside and the impact they make upon our lives. Corners lightly bumped, otherwise a nice bright clean book.  £5.00


[21230] Alt, Hans-Werner. Kloster Banz. Königstein Im Taunus: Langewiesche, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good 48 pages. Colour illustrated guide. German text throughout.  £5.00


[21231] O'Hare, Colette. What Do You Feed Your Donkey On?. ill. Rodwell, Jenny. London: Collins, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-00-183703-6. 32 pages. Rhymes from a Belfast childhood. Dustjacket is dusty.  £15.00


[21232] Voller, Debbie. Madonna Style Book. London: Omnibus Press, 1992. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-7119-2771-5. 96 pages. Fully illustrated in colour and black and white.  £5.00


[21233] No Author. Royal Pavilion Brighton. Brighton: Brighton Borough Council, 1989. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Card. Good 48 pages. Illustrated guide to the Royal Pavilion.  £5.00


[21234] Troitsky, Artemy. Tusovka : Who's Who in the New Soviet Rock Culture. London: Omnibus Press, 1990. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 0-7119-1469-9. 160 pages. The author describes the lives of ten young new wave heroes in his account of the growth of Tusovka in Mikhail Gorbachev's turbulent post-glasnost USSR.  £15.00


[21235] No Author. Christmas Melodies - Carols, Hymns and Songs. London: Dickens Press, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy ISBN: 0-85090-281-9. 48 pages. Eleven Christmas hymns, twenty-one Christmas carols and seven Christmas songs. Musical scores and words.  £10.00


[21236] Bart, Lionel. Oliver - Vocal Selections. London: Lakeview Music Publishing, 1968. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy 47 pages. Musical scores and words. RCA original cast album.  £5.00


[21238] Sekon, G. A.. Railway and Travel Monthly, The - Vol. 1, Nos. 1 to 8 - May - Dec. 1910. 1910. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 704 pages. Blue cloth with black titles and decorations to front board and spine. Front hinge is broken, rear hinge is weak. Contents very good with colour and black and white illustrations. This book has a shipping weight of 2kg, overseas customers please ask for a quote before ordering.  £70.00


[21240] Boniface, Priscilla and Fowler, Peter. Garden Room, The. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-11-701127-4. Not paginated. Wonderful insight into the origins of the modern conservatory. Bottom corner is slightly bumped.  £5.00


[21241] Yaltirik, Prof. Dr. Faik. Türkiye Meseleri - Teshis Kilavuzu ( Turkish Oaks - Diagnostic Manual ). Istanbul: Yenilik Basimevi, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Inscribed By the Author. Very Good 64 pages plus illustrations and maps (resimler ve haritalar) Turkish text throughout. Inscription to title page reads - To Miss C. Olver with my best wishes F. Yaltirik 20.6.1987.  £20.00


[21242] No Author. Die Donau - Mit Einer Einführung und Einer Karte. Stuttgart: Die Schönen Bücher, 1952. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Card. Good 64 pages. Sixteen pages of text and forty-eight pages of black and white illustrations. Text is in German, but illustration titles are in German, English and French.  £6.00


[21243] Greenhill, Basil. James Cook - The Opening of the Pacific. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1978. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Card. Good ISBN: 0-11-885802-5. 32 pages. Fully illustrated guide to Cook's Pacific journeys.  £6.00


[21245] Hawks, Ellison. Morris Minor 1000 - The Cassell Book of. London: Cassell, 1963. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. 235 pages. Dustjacket is in protective sleeve, which is fastened to endpapers and therefore not removable.  £12.00


[21246] Grey, Zane. Wildfire. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1954. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 255 pages. Good condition for a paperback almost sixty years old.  £4.00


[21248] Byers, Irene. Brock and the Wild Honey Bees - Out and About Tales - Number Three. ill. Chadwick, Paxton. London: House of Grant, Paperback. Good 16 pages. One of a series in The Out and About Tales.  £3.00


[21249] Moyniham, Sir Berkeley. American Addresses. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1917. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Libris Keeler Ivan Pain. Good / No Jacket. 143 pages plus 16 pages of publisher's advertisements. Green cloth with gilt titles. Usual marks from a private library.  £20.00


[21250] Burns, Tex. Hopalong Cassidy, Trouble-Shooter. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1957. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 192 pages, "The most famous cattleman of them all... a living legend". Bristol Book Centre stamps to inside front cover and short title page.  £4.00


[21253] Pendred, B. W.. Kempe's Engineer's Year-Book for 1952 - Vols. One and Two. London: Morgan Brothers, 1952. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 1467 plus 1440 pages together with numerous advertisements. Volume two has some damage to page xxxvii not affecting text. Red leatherette with gilt titles. These books have a shipping weight of 2.2kg, overseas customers please contact us before ordering.  £30.00


[21254] Peck, J. Wicliffe. Pharmacopoeia of The Hospital for Sick Children. London: Joseph Collard, 1927. Revised. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Soft Cover. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 83 pages. Red leatherette with gilt title to front cover. Printed for private use. How would the doctors currently working at this wonderful establishment react to some of these concoctions?  £20.00


[21255] Wolf, Victoria. Brainstorm. London: Hammond, Hammond & Company, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 254 pages. They met on board ship, returning from Europe to America.......  £10.00


[21256] Lariar, Lawrence - Aide-de-camp Reed, Rod. Army Fun Book, The. Boston: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Company, 1943. Third Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Reading Copy / No Jacket. 477 pages. This book is complete, but has seen a lot of service!  £12.00


[21257] Hobart, Alice Tisdale. Cleft Rock, The. London: Cassell and Company, 1950. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 372 pages. Prologue - " The Valley" the people of California call the great Central Valley lying deep-folded between the high sharply canyoned Sierras on the east and smoothly moulded coastal ranges on the west........  £6.00


[21258] Seabrook, W. B.. Adventures in Arabia. ill. Peck, A. G.. London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1931. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 312 pages. Black cloth with red titles and red and green illustrations to front board and spine. Black and white illustrations and pen drawings throughout.  £8.00


[21259] Fox, Uffa. According to Uffa - Handling Sailing Boats. London: Newnes, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 174 pages. Black and white illustrations. Blue cloth with gilt title to sun faded spine.  £5.00


[2126] Gordon, John. Borzoi, The. London: John Bartholomew, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. 7.75 x 9.25"; 112pp; red cloth with gilt; dustwrapper; nice clean copy; illustrated;  £18.00


[21260] Ronaldson, Chris. Tennis: A Cut above the Rest. Oxford: Ronaldson Publications, 1985. Limited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full-Leather. Signed by Author. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-9510251-0-4. 172 pages. This is a limited edition of 100 library copies, of which this is volume number 74 - Chris Ronaldson 19/4/85. All edges gilt.  £50.00


[21261] Siposs, George. Model Car Racing by Radio Control. Watford: Model & Allied Publications, 1976. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Card. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-85344-047-6. 86 pages. Everything you need to know about radio controlled racing cars.  £4.00


[21262] Johnston, Brian. Rain Stops Play. ill. Tidy, Bill. London: W. H. Allen, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Inscribed By the Author. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0-491-02328-6. 83 pages. Free front endpaper is inscribed Best Wishes from Brian Johnston - may have been inscribed after a few G&T's. Dustjacket spine is slightly sunned.  £8.00

[21263] Craven - Carleton, John William. Walker's Manly Exercises and Rural Sports. London: H. G. Bohn, 1855. Ninth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket - as issued. 264 pages plus index and publishers advertisements. Sailing, rowing, driving, riding, hunting, racing, skating, swimming, vaulting, climbing, &c. &c. Contents shaken and loose, but complete. Top edge of spine is torn.  £50.00


[21264] Shaw, Reginald C.. Lets go Cycling. London: Thomas Nelson, 1950. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 228 pages. Anyone who wants to get the most fun and best service out of his machine should read this book.  £6.00


[21265] No Author. Horse and Hound Year Book 1963-64. London: Odhams Press, 1964. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 400 pages. A must for any equine enthusiast.  £6.00


[21266] Noel, Susan. Sportswoman's Manual. London: Hutchinson, 1950. Fifth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 250 pages. 35 illustrations. Yes, women did play professional snooker in 1930.  £6.00


[21267] McRae, Donald. Dark Trade - Lost in Boxing. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-85158-874-4. 360 pages. This no ordinary book about boxing. Would appear to be unread.  £10.00


[21268] No Author. Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers - Rules. Manchester: Co-operative Printing Society, 1931. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft Card. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 182 pages. Loosely inserted is Partial Alteration of Rules dated 1933, a sixteen page pamphlet.  £5.00

[21270] Henty, G. A.. Dash for Khartoum - A Tale of the Nile Expedition. ill. Nash, Joseph and Schunberg, John. London: Blackie & Son, 1892. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Reading Copy / No Jacket. 382 pages plus 32 pages of publisher's advertisements. Nice bright clean book with edges gilt, sadly lacks plate at page 263, and plate at page 210 is detached. Plan listed at page 122 is in fact at page 118.  £20.00

[21271] Hitch, Margaret. Aids to Medical Nursing. London: Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, 1946. Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 393 pages. Red cloth with black titles. Spine is lightly sunned.  £5.00


[21272] Cummins, Geraldine. Travellers in Eternity. London: Psychic Press, 1948. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 203 pages. "It is to me the most vivid of the books Geraldine Cummins has given us" - Eric Parker.  £90.00


[21273] Whiting, Maurice H.. Ophthalmic Nursing. London: J. & A. Churchill, 1945. Fourth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 133 pages. Blue cloth with black titles.  £6.00


[21275] Trew, Cecil G.. Pond in Your Garden, A. London: Seeley Service & Co, 1952. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 62 pages. The beautiful illustrations display most of the available fish and plants in full colour.  £5.00


[21276] No Author. Bunyards Seed Book - 1963. Maidstone: Geo. Bunyard & Co., 1963. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy 64 pages. Front cover is stamped Fidlers of Reading Ltd. 25 Friar Street, Reading, and some ink inscriptions 'H', contents are clean and bright.  £5.00


[21277] Bernard, John D.. Lawns. ill. Merrilees, Rebecca and Douglas. London: William Heinemann, 1955. Fifth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 64 pages. A whole book devoted to lawns?  £5.00


[21278] Yerofeev, Venedikt. Moscow Stations. London: Faber and Faber, 1998. First Edition - Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-571-19204-1. 131 pages. 'An elegy for once-hopeful twentieth-century systems gone wrong that's as daunting and as moving as could be' - Observer.  £40.00


[21279] Critchley, E. M. R.. Pocket Guide to Migraines and Headaches. London: Arlington Books, 1980. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-85140-482-0. 84 pages. Contains practical advice on how to deal with migraines and headaches, how they are caused and the treatments available.  £3.00


[21280] Pearsall, Dora W.. Story of Four Little Sabots, The. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1906. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Reading Copy / No Jacket. 86 pages. This book is in very poor condition, but has wonderful colour illustrations and would appear to be complete.  £8.00


[21281] No Author. Me and My Shadows. Wargrave: John Adams Toys, 1977. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-9503984-2-X. 20 pages. Great fun for young children.  £3.00


[21282] Cuthbert, Mr.. Herbaceous Border, The. London: Cassell, 1953. Reprint. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Paperback. Good 32 pages. One of a series of these little books with wonderful colour illustrated covers.  £3.00


[21283] Cuthbert, Mr.. Summer Flowering Bulbs and Corms. London: Cassell, 1954. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Paperback. Good 32 pages. One of a series of these little books with wonderful colour illustrated covers.  £3.00


[21284] Cuthbert, Mr.. Sweet Peas. London: Cassell, 1954. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Paperback. Good 32 pages. One of a series of these little books with wonderful colour illustrated covers.  £3.00


[21285] Cuthbert, Mr.. Flowering Shrubs. London: Cassell, 1954. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Paperback. Good 32 pages. One of a series of these little books with wonderful colour illustrated covers.  £3.00


[21286] Pearson, John R.. Vine Culture Under Glass. London: Journal of Horticulture and Cottage Gardener, 1866. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket - as issued. 32 pages. Top corner of free front endpaper has been torn away. Book is shaken, but complete. Plastic cover has been sellotaped to endpapers.  £10.00


[21287] Vyvyan, C. C.. Old Place, The. ill. Rivers, Elizabeth. London: Museum Press, First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 190 pages. Red cloth with gilt title to spine.  £12.00


[21288] Swindell, Larry. Spencer Tracy - A Biography. London: W. H. Allen, 1970. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-491-00494-X. 319 pages. Black and white illustrations. Former owner's inscription to free front endpaper.  £10.00


[21289] Vassey, Veronica. Recitations for Little Folk. London: Charles & Dibble, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 54 pages. Red cloth with black titles and decorations.  £20.00


[21290] Steevens, George Warrington. From Capetown to Ladysmith. Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1900. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 180 pages plus fold-out map and 32 pages of publisher's advertisements. An unfinished record of the South African war, edited by Vernon Blackburn. Fold-out map is torn to bottom edge, without loss.  £24.00


[21291] Tharp, Louise Hall. Company of Adventurers - The Story of the Hudson Bay Company. ill. Wilson, Charles B.. London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 238 pages. Orange cloth with black illustration and titles to boards.  £5.00


[21292] Bendiner, Burton. Tell the Stars. London: Peter Davies, 1970. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-432-01210-9. 211 pages. Vivid period detail and human drama feature in this novel, based on the story of Abraham.  £15.00


[21293] Collier, Margaret - Cadilhac, Mdme. Galletti Di. Our Home By the Adriatic. London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1886. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 250 pages. Blue cloth with gilt vignette to front board and faded gilt title to chipped spine.  £20.00


[21294] Rothschild, Miriam and Clay, Theresa. Fleas, Flukes & Cuckoos. London: Readers Union, 1953. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Reading Copy / No Jacket. 304 pages. Scruffy book, but contents are clean and complete.  £5.00


[21295] Gillespie, T. H.. Zoo-Man Talks. ill. Fullerton, Len. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1962. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. 120 pages. Children can ask for no better guide to the mysteries and wonders of the animal world.  £4.00


[21296] Jaros, Patrick - Schnell, Raffaela and Raoul Manuel. Oktoberfest. Koln: Benedikt Taschen, 1998. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spiral Binding. Good ISBN: 3-8228-7631-3. Not paginated. Amusing book in the form of a beer tankard. Lots of traditional recipes from Bavaria - how about Liver Dumpling Soup.  £12.00


[21297] Slaughter, Todd. Elvis Presley - Daily Mirror Pop Club. Mandabrook, 1977. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-427-00417-9. 128 pages. This Elvis's side of the story.  £4.00


[21298] Lawrence D. H.. Pornography and Obscenity. London: Faber & Faber, 1939. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 32 pages. Orange dusty boards with gilt titles to front.  £5.00


[21299] Bledsoe, Robert J.. Male Deviations and Bizarre Practices. Los Angeles: Sherbourne Press, 1967. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 158 pages. Intimate details of sexually deviant males.....  £8.00


[2130] Gutcheon, Beth. Perfect Patch-Work Primer, The. New York: Penguin, 1978. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy ISBN: 0-14046-212-0. 267 pp Paperback. Slightly grubby and creased, but contents clean  £4.00


[21300] Stone, Melicent. Bankside Costume Book, The. London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 173 pages. Green cloth with black and green titles and decorations.  £6.00


[21301] Gough, Alfred B.. Abraham Cowley - The Essays and Other Prose Writings. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1915. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 375 pages. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. The top edges of the pages have not been trimmed by the publisher, resulting in all the pages being joined in sections of eight.  £50.00


[21302] Morton, Anthony. Attack the Baron. London: Sampson Low, 1951. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 218 pages. Some light foxing to page edges. Illustrated dustjacket is lightly scuffed to edges.  £10.00


[21303] Jacobs, T. C. H.. Death in the Mews. London: Stanley Paul, 1955. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 192 pages. Some light foxing. Illustrated dustjacket is chipped and creased.  £15.00

Book Nos 20986 – 21199 [mainly cookbooks and bee-keeping]

[20986] Roden, Claudia. Claudia Roden's Invitation to Mediterranean Cooking. London: Pavillion, 1997. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85793-361-3. 224 pages. 150 vegetarian and seafood recipes. Former price mark has been erased from free front endpaper.  £30.00

[20987] Molokhovets, Elena. Classic Russian Cooking : Elena Molokhovets' A Gift to Young Housewives. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1992. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-253-36026-9. 680 pages. First published in 1861, this was the Russian equivalent of Beeton's Book of Household Management. Translated and introduced by Joyce Toomre.  £50.00


[20989] Lim, Yoland. Yoland Lim's Recipes for Health and Longevity. Willoughby, NSW: Weldon Publishing, 1989. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-947116-89-3. 168 pages. The way you look and feel shows what your eat! Perhaps we should all try some Clam Cooked in Red Wine - Prevents premature ageing; stimulates vitality.  £10.00


[2099] Bertrand, Frank. Progressive Sewing Room, The. New York: Fairchild, 1960. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Hardback. Fair / Fair. 6 x 8.75"; 240pp; red cloth with black; dustwrapper chipped with stain to top front edge not affecting contents; A simplified analysis of the garment factory sewing room;  £10.00


[20990] No Author. Grange Village Cookery Book. Newenham-on-Severn: Camphill Village Trust, Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spiral Binding. Good Reading Copy 187 pages. Over 500 recipes. Grange Village is one of the centres of The Camphill Village Trust, providing sheltered employment, family and social life for mentally handicapped people.  £5.00


[20991] Goode, John and Willson, Carol. Original Australian and New Zealand Fish Cookbook. Ringwood, VIC: Penguin Books Australia, 1981. First Edition - Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Signed by Authors. Very Good ISBN: 0-14046-519-7. 160 pages. All the information you need about eighty types of fish commonly caught in Australian and New Zealand waters and 280 recipes. Inscription reads - To Ann and Lionel for curiosity only. Carol Willson, John Goode 4 May 1986. Loosely inserted is a leaflet About the Author, published by The Waverley Library.  £20.00


[20992] Briffault, Eugène. Paris à Table. ill. Bertall. Geneva: Editions Slatkine, 1980. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 2-05-100090-5. 184 + iv pages. French text throughout.  £25.00


[20993] Löffler, Henriette. Henriette Löfflers Großes Illustriertes Kochbuch. Cologne: Komet Verlag, 2000. Facsimile. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 3-933366-02-X. 702 pages. German text throughout. Some light marking to front edge, not affecting contents.  £15.00


[20995] Coe, Isabel. La Dolce Vita : Sweet Dreams and Chocolate Memories. London: Simon & Schuster, 2005. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-7432-6845-8. 246 pages. This book is a rich and engaging narrative detailing the author's family through their shared and continuing love for chocolate.  £8.00


[20996] Craig, Elizabeth. Elizabeth Craig's Hotch Potch. Glasgow: William Collins Sons, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-00-435137-1. 240 pages. A lifetime's favourite recipes - Poor Man's Goose, Pish Pash, Tipsy Pheasant........  £5.00


[20997] Doole, Louise Evans. Herbs - How to Grow and Use Them. ill. Minne. London: Oak Tree Press, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. 128 pages. Good practical guide for window-sill gardeners, suburban and country wives.  £4.00


[20998] Heath, Ambrose. Good Food Throughout the Year. ill. Bawden, Edward. London: Neville Spearman for The Cookery Book Club, 1966. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 261 pages. A month-by-month recipe book first published in 1932.  £6.00


[20999] Bowdich, Mrs E. W.. New Vegetarian Dishes. London: George Bell & Sons, 1901. Third Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 120 pages. Driver 114 list six editions, but not the third. Preface by Ernest Bell.  £25.00


[21003] Riley, Gillian. Feast for the Eyes, A. London: National Gallery, 1997. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85709-179-5. 168 pages. Evocative recipes and surprising tales inspired by paintings in the National Gallery. Recipes include Renaissance Stardust, Wild Duck & Prunes, Trout with Lemon Stuffing, Carciofi alla Romana, Pear Tart, Strawberry Gazpacho, quince Vodka, Raspberry Bavarois.  £8.00


[21004] Feild, Rachael. Irons in the Fire : A History of Cooking Equipment. Marlborough: Crowood Press, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-946284-55-5. 261 pages plus index. A delight for anyone interested in food or cooking, Irons in the Fire is also an important reference book for the serious collector of domestic metalware and for the social historian. Top edge is dusty.  £10.00


[21005] Stewart, Jean and Hume, Muriel. National Trust for Scotland Recipe Book, The. Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1990. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-550-20004-5. 113 pages. A delightful collection of recipes evoking the properties and places of the National Trust for Scotland.  £5.00


[21006] Hutchins, Sheila. Good Cooking - The English Translation. Glasgow: Collins, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-00-435115-0. 288 pages. Sheila Hutchins' Good Cooking is one of those rare books which combines wide knowledge with an impish sense of fun, and concern for historical accuracy with a zest for the good things in life.  £10.00


[21007] Reynaud, Stéphane. Terrine. London: Phaidon, 2008. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0714848484. 167 pages.Terrine is a celebration of how to prepare and enjoy many different varieties of this traditional rustic dish, which have been loved for generations as a hearty meal perfect for sharing among family and friends.  £30.00

[21008] Ferran, Adrià - Soler, Juli - Adrià, Albert. Day at ElBulli, A: An Insight into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adria. London: Phaidon Press, 2008. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7148-4883-2. 528 pages. Best chef in the world: Best restaurant in the world: - what more can you say. This is not a cookery book for kitchen use, but a fascinating insight into ElBulli. Bottom edge of front board has a small bump, and top edge of dustjacket has a slight scuff to top edge of spine, the contents are very good.This book has a shipping weight of 3.6kg.  £80.00


[21009] Barber, Kimiko. Japanese Pure and Simple : Over 100 Health-Giving Recipes. ill. Baldwin, Jan - Photography. London: Kyle Cathie, 2006. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 1-85626-665-6. 176 pages. This book focuses on the importance of nourishment, balance and seasonality in our everyday cooking.  £7.00


[2101] Laing, Allan M.. Prayers and Graces. ill. Peake, Mervyn. London: Victor Gollancz, 1944. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Good 5 x 6.5"; 64pp; blue cloth with gilt, gilt illustration to front board; a little book of extraordinary piety; with illustrations by Mervyn Peake;  £4.00


[21010] Edelman, Anton. Fast Feasts. London: Harper Collins, 1995. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-00-412759-5. 176 pages. Recipes with maximum impact in minimum time for easy entertaining from the Maitre Chef des Cuisines at The Savoy. Over 160 recipes for every occasion.  £8.00


[21011] Huang, Ching-He. China Modern : 100 Cutting-Edge Fusion-style Recipes for the 21st Century. ill. Whitaker, Kate - Photography. London: Kyle Cathie, 2006. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 1-85626-673-7. 159 pages. Chocolate Sesame Balls sound delicious.  £10.00


[21012] Australian Women's Weekly Staff. Cooking Class : Japanese. Sydney, NSW, Australia: ACP Publishing Pty, Limited, 2001. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 1-8639-6187-9. 119 pages. Illustrated, step-by-step to perfect results.  £5.00

[21013] Wolfert, Paula. Cooking of South West France, The. ill. Joyner, Jerry. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1987. Fifth Printing. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-86318-239-9. 347 pages. The book explores the gastronomic delights of the region that lies from Perigord to the Pyrenees, from Gascony across to Garrigue.  £10.00

[21014] Crewe, Quentin. Foods from France. ill. Brunton, John - Photography. London: Ebury, 1993. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-09-175289-2. 160 pages. A wonderful book for the armchair cook.  £6.00


[21015] Garwood, Nigel and Voigt, Rainer. Food Mania. London: Thames & Hudson, 2001. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-500-28296-X. 399 pages. An extraordinary visual record of the art of food.  £6.00


[21016] Allen, Brigid. Food : An Oxford Anthology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-19-212327-0. 417 pages. Food is a basic requirement of daily life, more essential and (some would say) more comforting than religion, love, or sex.  £8.00


[21017] Strang, Jeanne. Goose Fat and Garlic : Country Recipes from South-West France. ill. Gregson, Tony. London: Kyle Cathie, 1991. First Edition - Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 1-85626-120-4. 342 pages. Every kitchen should have a copy of this wonderful book.  £6.00


[21018] der Haroutunian, Arto. North African Cookery. London: Century Publishing, 1985. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-7126-0742-0. 336 pages. Over 300 recipes for rich soups, grills, exotic kababs, stews of meat, vegetables, nuts or fruit, spicy sauces, piquant pickles and honey-soaked sweets are flavoured with a slice of history, an anecdote or a fable that brings this 'land of the sunset' vividly to life.  £15.00


[21019] Pezzini, Wilma. Tuscan Cookbook, The. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-460-04398-6. 275 pages. This charming and evocative cookery book is for anyone who loves Tuscany. Page edges are dusty, not affecting text.  £8.00


[21020] Kinsman, Lisa. Chinese Delights. ill. Hanscombe, Christine - Photographs. London: Jill Norman & Hobhouse, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-906908-75-2. 128 pages. This is a marvellously simple and practical guide to Chinese cooking.  £6.00


[21021] Ackerman, Roy. Chef's Apprentice, The. London: Headline, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7472-0084-X. 138 pages. Based on the successful networked television series which traces 20 centuries of culinary skills in the company of some or our great chefs.  £8.00


[21024] Luard, Elisabeth. Flavours of Andalucia. London: Collins & Brown, 1991. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85585-063-X. 159 pages. Yet another great book from this talented lady.  £25.00


[21025] Bertholle, Louisette. French Cooking for All. ill. Thollander, Earl. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-297-77803-X. 431 pages. Over 500 recipes by the co-author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Translated and edited by Maggie Black.  £12.00


[21026] Beard, James. Beard on Pasta. ill. Skargon, Yvonne. London: Michael Joseph, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7181-2393-X. 207 pages. James Beard - the doyen of American cooks - has written a book that tells you, in the most delicious way, everything you need to know about good pasta: making it, cooking it, saucing and stuffing it, and serving it.  £12.00


[21027] Leith. Prue Leith's Dinner Parties. ill. Ashley, Vivien. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1985. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-86318-140-6. 192 pages.Pru Leith has assembled 52 three-course menus, carefully contrasting flavours, textures and ingredients throughout each meal.  £6.00


[21028] Kaufman, William I.. Cooking in a Castle - La Cuisine Dans Un Château. New York: Bonanza Books, 1965. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / Poor. 224 pages. A delightful combination of history and haute cuisine. Book is tight and complete, just well used. Dustjacket is torn.  £8.00


[21029] Rockenwagner, Hans. Röckenwagner. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 1997. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-89815-875-3. 208 pages. Whether you're in the mood to nibble or feast, Röckenwagner offers a generous serving of the original cuisine and style that define one of L.A.'s hottest chefs.  £20.00


[2103] King, Stephen. Dolores Claiborne. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1993. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Fair / Fair. 6.5 x 9.5"; 241pp; black cloth with gilt; dustwrapper slightly soiled but complete;  £8.00


[21030] Ross, Janet and Waterfield, Michael. Leaves from Our Tuscan Kitchen. London: John Murray, 1973. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7195-2957-3. 160 pages. Reprint of this great classic first published in 1899.  £10.00


[21031] Hammond, P. W.. Food and Feast in Medieval England. Stroud: Alan Sutton, 1993. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-86299-794-1. 176 pages.This fully illustrated book describes the extraordinary range of food which found its way on to the tables of medieval English society, its production and distribution.  £10.00


[21032] Graham, Peter. Classic Cheese Cookery. London: Penguin, 1995. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-14-046750-5. 401 pages. From soups and entrées to main courses and desserts, Classic Cheese Cookery is a deliciously varied tour of cheese dishes from around the world.  £5.00


[21033] Hallgarten, S. F.. German Wines. London: Faber & Faber, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-571-10149-6. 397 pages. A very comprehensive guide to German wines.  £8.00


[21034] Riley, Gillian. Impressionist Picnics - Painters and Food. San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks, 1993. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-56640-580-7. 96 pages. Not too certain how many of these recipes would fit into the 'picnic' category, most would appear to be more suitable for 'patio' dining.  £6.00


[21035] Booth, Shirley. Food of Japan. London: Grub Street, 2000. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-902304-16-0. 272 pages. Simplicity is one of the surprising and pleasing elements of Japanese cooking.  £12.00


[21037] Tims, Barbara. Food in Vogue - From Boulestin to Boxer. London: Pyramid, 1988. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-871307-27-9. 192 pages. Not your everyday cookery book, but some wonderful recipes.  £12.00


[21038] Shere, Lindsey Remolif. Chez Panisse Desserts. New York: Random House, 1985. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-39453860-9. 341 pages. If you are a pudding fan, this has to be the book for you!  £25.00


[21039] Conran, Terence and Prescott, Peter. Eat London - All about Food. London: Conran Octopus, 2007. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-8409-1486-6. 304 pages. A wonderful collection of recipes from restaurants in London.  £8.00


[2104] Beahm, George. Stephen King Companion, The. ill. Illustrated. London: Macdonald, 1990. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good 6.25 x 9.5"; 363pp; black cloth with silver; nice clean copy; four sections of this book look at King himself, fans and publishers, his books and a reference section; everything you could possibly want to know about King; illustrated with fifty photographs;  £15.00


[21040] Harris, Valentina. Italian Family Feast : Festive Cooking for Family Occasions. London: Conran Octopus, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 1-85029-288-4. 144 pages. Everything you would expect from an Italian cook book - Sarde A Beccafico.  £5.00


[21041] Style, Sue. Taste of Alsace. London: Pavilion, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. 159 pages. Great recipes from the Alsace.  £8.00


[21042] Mendelsohn, Oscar A.. Salute To Onions, A.. London: Angus & Robertson, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 179 pages. Some reflections on cookery.... and cooks  £10.00


[21043] Harrison, Molly. Kitchen in History, The. Reading: Osprey, 1972. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-85045-068-3. 142 pages. Interesting look at our predecessor's daily lives.  £5.00


[21044] Graham, Peter. Mourjou - The Life and Food of an Auvergne Village. ill. Campbell, Peter. London: Viking, 1998. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-670-88069-8. 230 pages. In this delightful portrait of a community, Peter Graham includes a wide range of Auvergne dishes.  £10.00


[21045] Heal, Carolyn and Allsop, Michael. Queer Gear - How to Buy and Cook Exotic Fruits and Vegetables. ill. Dear, Brian. London: Century, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-7126-1208-4. 220 pages. You may be familiar with aubergines, avocados, figs and fennel, but could you cope with carambolas, durians, tindoris and karelas? Spine is lightly sunned.  £5.00


[21047] Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Williamsburg Cookbook, The: Traditional and Contemporary Recipes. ill. Wooten, Vernon. Williamsburg, VA: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1984. Sixth Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-03-086704-5. 172 pages. Traditional and contemporary recipes adapted from the taverns and inns of Colonial Williamsburg. Small damp stain to front bottom edge, not affecting text.  £10.00


[21048] Howe, Robin. The International Wine and Food Society's Guide to Regional Italian Cookery. New York: Drake Publishers, 1972. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-87749-321-9. 200 pages. Here is an Italian cook book designed for the traveller in Italy as well as the home cook.  £6.00


[21049] Pickoff, Louise. For Serving Four (Or Even More). New York: A. S. Barnes, 1964. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 327 pages. This is a cookbook for those who look upon cooking as something to be enjoyed and not just endured. Dustjacket is browned, and torn to top edge of spine.  £6.00


[2105] Nadaillac The Marquis de. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples. New York: G. P. Putnam, 1892. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 6.25 x 8.75"; 412pp; brown cloth with gilt, minor chipping to top and bottom edges of spine; black stain to rear board not affecting contents; translated by Nancy Bell (Nee N. D'Anvers); 113 illustrations;  £20.00


[21050] Redon, Odile - Sabban, Francoise - Serventi, Silvano. Medieval Kitchen, The : Recipes from France and Italy. ill. Smith, Patricia Glee. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 0-226-70685-0. 285 pages. This book is a delightful work in which the authors rescue from dark obscurity the glorious cuisine of the Middle Ages.  £15.00


[21051] No Author. Any One Can Bake. New York: Royal Baking Powder Co., 1929. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 100 pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Manufacturer's label has been pasted over original publication data, and reads Royal Baking Powder British Made.  £5.00


[21052] No Author. Any One Can Bake. New York: Royal Baking Powder Co., 1929. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 100 pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white.  £5.00


[21054] Hase, Marilyn and Jones, Ellis D.. Happy Cooker, The. London: Heinrich Hanau Publications, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. Not paginated. A cookbook which starts with Nice-a Pizza-Ass and finishes with Petite Foreplay, hardly needs any further description!  £10.00


[21055] Grigson, Jane. Food with the Famous. London: Michael Joseph, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0-7181-1855-3. 256 pages. Food With The Famous, much expanded from the delightful articles Jane Grigson contributed to the Observer colour magazine in 1978, is part cookery book, part social history. Dustjacket has small tear to top front edge.  £8.00


[21056] Soyer, Alexis. The Pantropheon, or, a History of Food and Its Preparation in Ancient Times. London: Paddington Press, 1977. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-448-22976-5. 469 pages. Embellished with forty-two engravings illustrating the greatest gastronomic marvels of antiquity. Pages are lightly browned.  £12.00


[21057] Visser, Margaret. Rituals of Dinner : The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities and the Meaning of Table Manners. London: Viking, 1992. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-670-84701-1. 432 pages. This book explores our marvellously revealing, colourful and complex world at table, illuminating it with examples from the ancient Greeks to modern yuppies, cannibalism to the Eucharist, formal dinners to picnics, and from the sublime to the ridiculous - depending on where you sit.  £10.00


[21058] Charpentier, Henri. Henri Charpentier Cookbook. Los Angeles: Price/Stern/Sloan Publishers, 1970. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 414 pages. Recipes and Memoirs of the world - famed French chef who created Crêpes Suzette.  £12.00


[21060] Scott, David. Demiveg Cookbook, The : The New Way to Eat: Fish, Chicken and Vegetables. London: Bloomsbury, 1987. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7475-0053-3. 176 pages. The demiveg diet is the new way of eating and is based on vegetables, fruit, chicken and fish.  £8.00


[21061] Douglas, Jack and Ippititimus, Alf. Wu-Hey to Better Cooking. London: Golden Eagle, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. ISBN: 0-901482-23-4. 159 pages. We are what we eat. In this volume, Jack Douglas, who is a cook and a famous comedian, combines his talents and wit to bring you a most entertaining and practical cook book for the busy but discerning cook of today.  £8.00


[21062] Leslie, Eliza. Miss Leslie's Directions for Cookery. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 1999. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-486-40614-8. 528 pages. An unabridged reprint of the 1851 classic, with a new introduction by Janice (Jan) Bluestein Longone.  £12.00


[21064] Bissell, Frances. Ten Dinner Parties for Two. London: Ebury, 1988. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-85223-611-5. 128 pages. Good practical recipes from this ever popular writer.  £6.00


[21065] Hom, Ken. East Meets West. London: Macmillan, 1987. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-333-45989-X. 246 pages. A wonderful collection of recipes from Ken Hom.  £10.00


[21066] Maher, Barbara. Traditional Cakes and Pastries. London: Apple Press, 1984. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-850-760-071. 157 pages plus index. A world-wide cornucopia of classic recipes.  £10.00


[21067] Gillet, Francois - Peter Ustinov - Jochen Gehler. Pour Gourmets. Bielefeld: Ceres-Verlag, 1991. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. 241 pages plus index. Fully illustrated throughout. German text.  £20.00


[2107] Tillyard E M W, Litt.D.. Studies in Milton. London: Chatto & Windus, 1951. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 5.5 x 8.25"; 176pp; blue cloth with gilt; dustwrapper chipped with minor tear to top edge; good clean copy  £8.00


[21072] Warner, Richard. Antiquitates Culinariae : Or, Curious Tracts Relating to the Culinary Affairs of the Old English. London: Prospect Books, 1981. Facsimile. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardback. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-907-325-04-1. 137 pages. This is a limited edition of 400 copies of which numbers 21 to 370 only are for sale - Copy Number 29. Promotional leaflet loosely inserted to front states - This is a limited edition of only 350 numbered copies; 50 bound in full bonded leather, the rest in quarter bonded leather and green buckram.  £100.00


[21073] Patten, Marguerite. Epicure's Book of Steak and Beef Dishes, The. Los Angeles: Knapp Press, 1979. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-89535-035-1. 168 pages. The cooking and eating of beef is a part and parcel of our social life and, as such, is filled with customs and traditions that stretch back in time.  £15.00


[21075] Breindl, Ellen. Gesund Kochen Mit Der Hl. Hildegard Von Bingen. Aschaffenburg: Pattloch Verlag, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 3-557-91294-9. 349 pages. German text throughout.  £10.00


[21077] Sacelláry, Nelly De and Fodor, Helen. Hungarian Specialities Cookery Book. ill. Ilona, Kelényi (Kosalik). Budapest: R. Gergely, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy 103 pages. Not dated, but former owners name to free front endpaper states Budapest 1937. Hussar's Kiss? Covers are browned and chipped, but contents are complete.  £50.00

[21078] Andronikov, Salome. Good Food from Abroad. London: Harvill Press, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. 101 pages. From the Caucasus to London via Moscow and Paris.  £15.00


[21079] Stewart, Katie. Entertaining with Katie Stewart. London: Pavilion, 1994. Revised. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85793-382-6. 205 pages.The key to success is simplicity.  £6.00


[2108] Cockett, S. R., M.Sc. Tech., F.R.I.C., F.T.I. and Hilton, K. A., B.Sc. Tech., A.R.I.C.. Dyeing of Cellulosic Fibres and Related Processes. London: Leonard Hill, 1961. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. 5.5 x 8.75", 417pp, red cloth with gilt, minor marking to front board, good clean copy, library number to spine.  £35.00


[21080] Escudier, Jean-Noël and Fuller, Peta J.. True Provencal and Nicoise Cooking. ill. Theakston, Margaret. London: Macmillan, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 240 pages. This is a translation and adaptation of one of the Classic books on French regional cooking.  £5.00


[21081] Kagawa, Aya. Japanese Cookbook. Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau, 1968. Seventeenth Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 198 pages. The real esthetic value in Japanese cookery says the author is bringing out the various special flavors of the materials used.  £5.00


[21082] Stacey, Jenny and Keller, Maureen. Soy Sauce Cookbook, The. London: Apple Press, 1998. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-84092-240-0. 80 pages. The Soy Sauce Cookbook is devoted to a naturally brewed ingredient made with more than 280 aromatic ingredients.  £15.00

[21083] Spencer, Maryellen. More or Less Cookbooks, The - 2 Volumes. ill. Levine, David. Lock Haven, PA: Hammerhill Paper Company, 1969. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Slipcase. 177 + 175 + indexes. The More or Less Cookbooks were printed in an edition limited to 2500 copies of which this in number 633.  £18.00

[21085] Thomas, Helen. Biscuits. ill. Simunek, Kate. London: Jill Norman, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-7090-1871-1. 114 pages. A wealth of recipes for all manner of biscuits, sweet and savoury, from anchovy biscuits and almond sablés to Viennese fingers and walnut cookies.  £10.00


[21086] Nakano, Koji and Murdoch, Lesley Howard. Japanese Cooking : The Healthy and Natural Way. Birchgrove, NSW: Sally Milner Publishing Pty, Limited, 1991. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 1-86351-021-4. 153 pages. Japanese people live longer than their western counterparts and have one of the lowest rates of heart disease in the world - do we need to say more!  £6.00


[21087] Rosenblatt, Julia Carlson and Sonnenschmidt, Frederic H.. Dining with Sherlock Holmes - A Baker Street Cookbook. New York: Fordham University Press, 1990. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-8232-1271-8. 287 pages. English recipes with American measurements.  £15.00


[21088] Lesberg, Sandy. Art of Dessert, The. New York: Peebles Press, 1977. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-672-52327-2. 192 pages. Three hundred delightful recipes with fifty color art reproductions.  £8.00


[21089] Marshall, Agnes Bertha. Mrs. A. B. Marshall's Larger Cookery Book of Extra Recipes. London: Marshall's School of Cookery and Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1891. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 656 plus 28 pages of advertisements. Green leatherette binding with gilt titles. One Guinea Nett to bottom of spine. Driver 688.1. Free front endpaper through to title page are detached but complete.  £200.00


[2109] Whittaker C M, B.Sc. and Wilcock C C. Dyeing with Coal-Tar Dyestuffs - The Principles involved and the Methods Employed. London: Bailliere, Tindall and Cox, 1942. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. 5.75 x 8.75"; 371pp; green cloth with gilt; library number to spine; good clean cloth;  £15.00


[21091] Deeley, Lilla. Hungarian Cookery. ill. Farkas, L. And Pohárnok, Z.. London: Medici Society, 1938. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 88 pages. Boards are scuffed and dusty. Paprika Potatoes just had to be in the recipes.  £5.00


[21093] Cottington-Taylor, D. D.. Jams, Jellies, and Fruit Bottling. London: Good Housekeeping Magazine, Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Reading Copy 111 pages. A good practical guide, complete but in poor condition, front cover is detached.  £5.00


[21094] Curnonsky. Recettes De Philomène, Les. Paris: Guy Le Prat, 1949. Special Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy 374 pages. Text is French throughout. The page edge tops have not been trimmed, and as such several pages throughout the book are joined, not too certain how any previous owner has managed to use this book.  £10.00


[21095] Laubreaux, Alin. Happy Glutton, The - Or How to Eat and How to Cook. ill. Menzies, H. Stuart and Hendy, W. M.. London: Ivor Nicholson and Watson, 1931. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 205 pages. An Essay on Cooking considered both as Fine Art and a Worldly Pleasure, accompanied by Recipes selected or invented by the Epicure Alin Laubreaux. Boards are dusty, and page edges are foxed.  £12.00


[21096] Simon, André L.. Concise Encyclopaedia of Gastronomy - Section VIII - Wine. London: Wine and Food Society, 1946. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 178 pages. Dustjacket is priceclipped and torn with some loss.  £5.00


[21097] Simon, André L.. Concise Encyclopaedia of Gastronomy - Section VI - Birds and Their Eggs. London: Wine and Food Society, 1946. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 183 pages. Yes there is a recipe for Rook Pie.  £5.00


[21098] Simon, André L.. Concise Encyclopaedia of Gastronomy - Section II - Fish. London: Wine and Food Society, 1945. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 119 pages. From Abalone to Zarthe.  £5.00


[21099] Simon, André L.. Concise Encyclopaedia of Gastronomy - Section V - Fruit. London: Wine and Food Society, 1947. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 126 pages. Covers are dusty and stained, A very comprehensive guide from Achojcha to Yerba Maté.  £6.00


[2110] No Author. Letters of Napoleon to Marie-Louise, The. London: Hutchinson, 1935. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 5.75 x 8.75"; 289pp; green cloth with gilt; with a commentary by Charles de la Ronciere, Chief Custodian Bibliotheque Nationale of France, and an introduction by Philip Guedalla; 31 illustrations; good clean copy;  £15.00


[21100] Whitehead, Dr. Stanley B.. Everyday Fare for Fitness. London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1939. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 166 pages. Contains sections entitled Balanced Meals for the Manual Worker, and Balanced Meals for the Brain Worker!  £6.00


[21101] Knipp, Peter A. - Recipes By. Raffles Hotel Cookbook. ill. Tettoni, Luca Invernizzi. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet, 1994. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 981-3018-15-1. 155 pages. This cookbook opens the doors of Raffles Hotel's restaurants and kitchens for the very first time, taking a look at a tradition of food and hospitality that began over a century ago and sharing recipes for the best-loved dishes served in the hotel today.  £80.00


[21102] Redmayne, Paul. Britain's Food - The Changing Shape of Things Series. London: John Murray, 1963. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 48 pages. In these pages we see the story of meals and mealtimes from Stone-Age man to the industrial canteen.  £8.00


[21103] Tipping, Jill. Iced Follies - Fantasy Cakes for Very Special Occasions. London: Macdonald Orbis, 1988. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-356-15636-2. 168 pages. Iced Follies is one of the most avant-garde collections of decorated cakes yet published, with three-dimensional creations that cannot fail to astonish.  £15.00


[21104] Stone, Sylvia. Palate & Palette. Fredericksburg, VA: P & P Group, 2000. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good 192 pages. Celebrating Food & Art in Fredericksburg: 17th - 21st Centuries.  £12.00


[21105] Steinberg, Rafael. Cooking of Japan. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1970. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0226-6. 208 hardback plus 128 spiral binding. This set consists of two publications - Recipes: The Cooking of Japan, Foods of the World hardback and the same title in spiral binding, both are enclosed in an illustrated hardback wallet.  £15.00


[21106] Kohl, Hannelore. Culinary Voyage Through Germany, A. New York: Abbeville Press, 1997. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-7892-0321-9. 223 pages. This a remarkable food tour of Germany - from the Baltic Coast to the Alps to the Lower Rhine.  £25.00


[21107] Bates, Margaret. Scottish and Irish Baking Book, The. ill. Little, William and Joan. London: Cookery Book Club, 1968. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 195 pages. An entertaining mixture of the practical and whimsical makes this book a fascinating source of reference for anyone who cooks. Dustjacket is torn with some loss.  £8.00


[21108] Davidson, Alan. North Atlantic Seafood. New York: Viking, 1980. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-670-51524-8. 512 pages. No food loving person should be without a copy of this wonderful book.  £60.00


[21109] Walden, Hilaire. Cuisine Vivante : The International Encyclopedia of New Cuisine. London: Ward Lock, 1985. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7063-6419-8. 352 pages. Dishes prepared by Jean-Louis Pollet.  £10.00


[21110] Edelmann, Anton. Creative Cuisine : Chef's Secrets from the Savoy. ill. Filgate, Gus (photographer). London: Pavilion, 1993. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 1-85793-059-2. 192 pages. Throughout this appetizing collection, with its stimulating blend of familiar and exotic, the emphasis is on simplicity, harmony and fresh, unadulterated flavours.  £8.00


[21111] Lo, Kenneth. Encyclopedia of Regional Chinese Cooking, The. London: Octopus, 1984. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7064-2179-5. 192 pages. With recipes from Kenneth Lo's Chinese Cookery School and Memories of China Restaurant. Dustjacket spine is lightly sunned.  £9.00


[21112] Johnston, Mireille. French Cookery Course - Part One. London: BBC, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-563-36309-6. 224 pages. French Cookery Course brings you all the flair and passion of French regional cookery. We also have Part Two in stock.  £5.00


[21113] Johnston, Mireille. French Cooking Course - Part Two. London: BBC, 1993. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-563-36769-5. 271 pages. This book allows you to create the taste of France in your own kitchen. We also have Part One in stock.  £5.00


[21117] Bissell, Frances. Real Meat Cookbook, The. London: Chatto & Windus, 1992. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7011-3645-6. 384 pages. Everything you need to know about buying, preparing and cooking meat which is either raised in a humane way, organic or additive - and hormone-free.  £20.00


[21118] Haroutunian, Arto der. Middle Eastern Cookery. London: Century Publishing, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7126-0012-4. 382 pages. There are dishes from as far north as the plains of Georgia, from Afghanistan, from the hot desert lands of Egypt and Syria, the cooler heights of the Lebanon, and Israel, Persia and Armenia also make their contribution. Dustjacket has small closed tear to front bottom edge.  £35.00


[21119] Bissell, Frances. Oriental Flavours : An English Cook Travels Eastward. London: Pavilion, 1994. Revised. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85793-377-X. 142 pages. With over 120 recipes, Oriental Flavours will allow all cooks to be more imaginative in their use of Eastern ingredients and techniques and the results are an imaginative blend of East and West, producing fresh combinations and tastes.  £7.00


[2112] Kaus, Gina. Luksusdamperen. Kobenhaven: Gyldendalske Boghandel Nordisk Forlag, 1942. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 4.5 x 7.25"; 240pp; marbled boards, red cloth spine with gilt; minor foxing to page edges; colour illustrated frontispiece; Danish text;  £10.00


[21120] Ray, Elizabeth. Best of Eliza Acton. London: Longman, Green, and Co., 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 283 pages. Recipes from her classic Modern Cookery for Private Families first published in 1845 - selected and edited by Elizabeth Ray, with an introduction by Elizabeth David.  £20.00


[21121] Brears, Peter et al. Taste of History : 10, 000 Years of Food in Britain. ill. Brears, Peter. London: English Heritage, 1993. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7141-1732-3. 351 pages. Dressed swan and milk-fed snails may have vanished from the British table, but the fine cauldrons found in Iron Age burials show that an appetising stew was as popular 4,000 years ago as it is today.  £12.00


[21122] Hodder, Elizabeth. Book of Old Tarts, The : Over 80 Scrumptious Sweet and Savoury Tarts. London: Headline, 2001. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-7472-3034-X. 128 pages. A practical book for cooks of all levels who wish to recapture the magical, messy and endlessly satisfying journey that starts with a large bowl of flour. Final page has a water-stain to bottom edge, not affecting text.  £15.00


[21124] Sekers, Simone. Pates, Terrines and Potted Meats. ill. Hamp, Judith. London: B. T. Batsford, 1978. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-7134-0679-8. 87 pages plus index. Here amongst Simone Sekers' 60 and more recipes there is a dish for every taste, every pocket and every occasion.  £15.00


[21125] Durack, Terry. Noodle. ill. Lung, Geoff (Photography). London: Pavilion, 1999. First UK Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-86205-328-6. 201 pages. In over 100 slippery, slurpy recipes, Durack gives us the future in a bowl, from Cantonese wonton and noodle soup to Malayasia's famous curry laksa, to Korea's chap chae and even Indian sevian kheer dessert noodles.  £30.00


[21126] Leach, Alison - Editor. Savoy Food and Drink Book. London: Pyramid, 1988. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 1-871307-14-7. 224 pages. A fascinating history of the hotel, drawn from its vast archives and richly illustrated, leading on to a unique collection of recipes.  £15.00


[21127] Solomon, Charmaine. Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking. London: Ebury, 1984. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-85223-400-7. 152 pages. This beautiful book covers appetizers, soups, seafood, poultry, meat, vegetables, rice, noodles and sweets, so there's something here for everyone, whether beginners or experienced cooks.  £10.00


[21128] Roden, Claudia. Mediterranean Cookery. London: BBC, 1987. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-563-21248-9. 224 pages. A great classic from Claudia Roden.  £10.00


[21129] Egami, Tomi. Typical Japanese Cooking. ill. Saeki, Yoshikatsu (Photography). Tokyo: Shibata Publishing, 1959. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 146 pages. This book will require the skills of someone familiar with Japanese cooking.  £10.00


[2113] Zilso, Paul. Edderkoppen. Kobenhaven: Forlagskontorerne - Norrevold 17, 1946. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 6 x 8"; 233pp; decorative boards, blue cloth corners and spine with gilt; minor foxing; good copy; Danish text;  £20.00


[21131] Driver, Elizabeth. Bibliography of Cookery Books Published in Britain 1875-1914, A. London: Prospect Books, 1989. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-907325-41-6. 748 pages. This is the bible for anyone interested in cookery books.  £75.00


[21132] Carter, Susannah. Frugal Colonial Housewife, The. New York: Dolphin Books, 1976. First Edition Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-385-11259-9. 140 pages. The only cookbook published in America between 1742 and 1796 retaining the original language and spelling with an introduction, glossary and illustrations by Jean McKibbin and various bills of fare for every month of the year. Over 500 recipes and instructions for the best methods of candying, collaring, drying, pickling, potting, preserving and wine making.  £8.00


[21133] Berriedale-Johnson, Michelle. British Museum Cookbook. London: British Museum Publications, 1987. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7141-1663-7. 159 pages. Have you ever imagined feasting with a pharaoh or dining with a Renaissance prince? In this original cookbook the author creates over 100 tempting recipes from as wide a field as Ancient Egypt, Medieval Europe and Imperial China.  £5.00


[21135] Mennell, Stephen. All Manners of Food : Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1985. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-631-13244-9. 380 pages. This book addresses food, eating, taste and cooking as crucial and changing signs of our cultural and historical development.  £20.00


[21136] Chamberlain, Lesley. Food and Cooking of Eastern Europe, The. London: Penguin, 1989. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-14-046813-7. 468 pages. Diverse. appetizing and often surprisingly sophisticated, the cookery of Eastern Europe stretches from Vienna to Moscow and from the Adriatic to the Baltic.  £6.00


[21137] Gitlitz, David M. and Davidson, Linda Kay. Drizzle of Honey, A : The Lives and Recipes of Spain's Secret Jews. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-312-19860-4. 332 pages. These recipes, with accompanying text telling the stories of the people who created them, promise to delight the adventurous palate and give insights into the foundations of modern Sephardic cuisine. Free front endpaper has a small mark, otherwise this appears to be an unread book.  £50.00


[21138] McKenzie, Ava Astaire. At Home in Ireland : Cooking and Entertaining with Ava Astaire McKenzie. Dublin: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1998. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. As New ISBN: 1-57098-204-X. 152 pages. Try to capture a little of Ava's magic in your own kitchen and at your own table - Maureen O'Hara, foreword.  £15.00


[21139] Bishop, Christina. Collecting Kitchenware. London: Miller's, 1998. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85732-565-6. 143 pages. An interesting guide for anyone collecting kitchenalia.  £10.00


[2114] Nielsen, Lars. Kampen Om Hojgaarden. Kobenhaven: Midtjysk Bogforlag Veg A. H. Jensen, 1943. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 5.75 x 8.25"; 202pp; decorated boards, cloth corners and spine with gilt; spine edges chipped; good copy; Danish text; colour frontispiece;  £10.00

[21140] Hopkinson, Simon. Second Helpings of Roast Chicken. ill. Bayley, Flo. London: Ebury, 2006. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. As New ISBN: 0-09191-232-6. 283 pages. This book takes as a starting point forty-seven of Simon Hopkinson's favourite ingredients, from apples to linguine, lettuce to truffles.  £8.00


[21141] Dussoulier, Clotilde. Chocolate and Zucchini. London: Marion Boyars, 2007. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. As New ISBN: 0-7145-3140-5. 288 pages. This book will inspire even the least confident chefs amongst us to look beyond the usual supermarket staples.  £8.00


[21142] Allen, Darina. Darina Allen's Simply Delicious Recipes. London: Macmillan, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-333-57478-8. 261 pages. Everything you would expect from the Ballymaloe Cookery School.  £8.00


[21143] Olney, Judith. Entertainments. Woodbury, NY: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated, 1981. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-8120-5410-5. 307 pages. Twenty fabulous culinary events. Breakfast the morning after????  £10.00


[21144] Greenspan, Dorie and Child, Julia. Baking with Julia. ill. Gentl & Hyers (photographs). New York: William Morrow and Company, 1996. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. ISBN: 0-688-14657-0. 481 pages. Hands-on baking with recipes and techniques that teach you how to make great breads, pies, cobblers, cookies, cakes and pastries, both sweet and savory. A world class course in baking. Nice clean book, dustjacket is torn to bottom edges without loss.  £20.00


[21147] Holt, Geraldene. National Trust Book of Tuckbox Treats, The. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1987. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-7153-9007-4. 95 pages. Sticky Gingerbread, Ginger Beer, Chocolate Cake, what more would you expect?  £5.00

[21148] Coxe, Antony and Araminta Hippisley. Book of Sausages. London: Victor Gollancz, 1987. Revised and Enlarged Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-575-04004-1. 250 pages. The international Glossary of Sausages, the high point of the book, is a remarkable collation of more than 550 sausages from every part of the world.  £15.00

[21149] Johnston, Trude. Home Book of Viennese Cookery, The. London: Faber & Faber, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-571-10923-3. 190 pages. In her English kitchen, Trude Johnston reproduces the delicious and wholesome fare on which she was brought up in her Viennese home. Dustjacket is lightly sunned.  £30.00


[2115] Dostojefski, F. M.. Brodrene Karamassof II. Kobenhaven: Gyldendalske Boghandel Nordisk Forlag, 1930. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Half-Leather. Good / No Jacket. 5.5 x 8.25"; 322pp; decorated boards, leather corners and decorated spine with gilt; edges chipped; good copy; Danish Text; Oversat af Ejnar Thomasen; Udgivet ap hojskoleforstander Frederick L. Begtrup;  £40.00


[21150] Lawrence, Sue. On Baking. London: Kyle Cathie, 1996. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85626-221-9. 224 pages. This book embraces all aspects of baking, offering up savoury and sweet breads, scones, biscuits, cakes, loaves and tarts.  £10.00


[21151] No Author. I.C.I. Catering Manual, The. London: Imperial Chemical Industries, 1957. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Ex-Library. Good Reading Copy / Fair. 232 pages. As you would expect, most of the recipes are for 100 portion meals.  £15.00


[21152] Khalsa, Baba S. and Opalenik, Andrea. Great Desserts from the Great Chefs. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1994. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0-8118-0281-7. 383 pages. You'll find over 175 incredible dessert recipes from nearly 50 of America's most noted chefs and food writers...a delectable treat on every page! Dustjacket spine is lightly sunned.  £15.00


[21153] Huang, Ching-He. Chinese Food Made Easy. London: Harper Collins, 2008. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-00-726498-4. 191 pages. Over 100 healthy recipes and ideas using easy-to-find ingredients.  £12.00


[21155] Wheaton, Barbara Ketcham. Savouring the Past : French Kitchen and Table from 1300 to 1789. London: Chatto & Windus, 1983. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7011-3920-X. 341 pages. This is the first book to describe, with both charm and scholarship, the fascinating evolution of haute cuisine and cusine bourgeoise.  £15.00


[21156] Bradford, Richard Earl of. Eccentric Cook Book, The. ill. Harpur, Merrily. London: Robson Books, 1985. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-86051-354-8. 176 pages. An entirely apt title for a book like this one: eclectic, full of amusing information and fascinating facts about people and food, including some recipes you'll long to try out, and many you'll be happier just to read.  £6.00


[21158] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - January, 1945 - Vol. 73, No. 1. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1945. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 1-40. Articles include Does Backyard Beekeeping Pay? by Arch P. Woodson, and Requeening without Dequeening by J. H. Sturdevant. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21159] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - February, 1945 - Vol. 73, No. 2. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1945. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 41-80. Articles include Honey Treats for February by Mrs. Benj. Nielsen and A Bear Proof Fence by Eugene Walker. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[2116] Dehlin, Harald Stene. Da Du Var Ung. Kobenhaven: O. Lohses Forlag, EFTF., 1944. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 5.25 x 7.5"; 132pp; decorated boards, cloth corners and spine with gilt on black and gilt decorations; good clean copy; colour frontispiece;  £15.00


[21161] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - April, 1945 - Vol. 73, No. 4. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1945. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 121-184. Articles include Purchasing Used Equipment by Grant D. Morse and Let-Alone Beekeeping by John Bruce. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21162] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - May, 1945 - Vol. 73, No. 5. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1945. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 185-248. Articles include New Sources of Nectar by Glenn O. Jones and Eighty Years Among the Bees by E. R. Root. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21163] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - June, 1945 - Vol. 73, No. 6. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1945. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 249-288. Articles include Lets Lobby for Legumes by Clarence Tontz and Hiving the First Swarm by Wayne A. Russell. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21164] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - July, 1945 - Vol. 73, No. 7. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1945. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 289-328. Articles include Improving the Quality of Honey by Donald H. Lee and Comb Betterment by A. M. Southwick. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21165] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - August, 1945 - Vol. 73, No. 8. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1945. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 329-368. Articles include Producing Comb Honey in Shallow Frames by Milford L. Noon and Butter-Burrs by C. W. Wood. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21166] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - September, 1945 - Vol. 73, No. 9. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1945. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 369-408. Articles include Paint for Beehives by Milton H. Stricker and Too Much Queen Rearing by A. M. Southwick. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21167] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - October, 1945 - Vol. 73, No. 10. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1945. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 409-448. Articles include Honey Production and Wintering in Alberta by R. E. English and Excessive Wintering Losses Reduced by Bro. Frederick. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21168] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - November, 1945 - Vol. 73, No. 11. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1945. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 449-488. Articles include Beekeeping in Britain by Reginald Gamble and The Upper Flight Hole by R. E. Newell. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21169] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - December, 1945 - Vol. 73, No. 12. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1945. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 489-528. Articles include Bees in Towns and Cities by J. E. Eckert and India Honey makes Man and Dog Sick by Robert T. Meakins. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[2117] Campbell, Reginald. Tigerdalen. Kobenhaven: Gyldendalske Boghandel Nordisk Forlag, 1942. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 4.5 x 7.25"; 210pp; decorated boards, red cloth corners and spine with gilt; good clean copy; Danish text; colour frontispiece; minor foxing to edges;  £10.00


[21170] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture -January, 1946 - Vol. 74, No. 1. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 1-64. Articles include Beekeeping Does Pay by Arch P. Woodson and The Hope of DDT by E. R. Root. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21171] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - February, 1946 - Vol. 74, No. 2. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 65-128. Articles include Tunisian Beekeeping by Capt. J. Turpin and Curtailing Late Fall Brood Rearing by S. H. Burton. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21172] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - March, 1946 - Vol. 74, No. 3. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 129-192. Articles include Beekeeping Needs Bookkeeping by W. A Coulter and Cookie Capers by Mrs Benj. Nielsen. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21173] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - April, 1946 - Vol. 74, No. 4. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 193-256. Articles include An All-wood Shipping Cage for Package Bees by E. R. Root and Geese and Bees Get on Well Together by Daryl E. Beard. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21174] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - May, 1946 - Vol. 74, No. 5. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 257-320. Articles include Stirring the Witches' Brew by Leon C Nieb and Chasing Away Bee Eaters by C. H. Pease. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21175] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - June, 1946 - Vol. 74, No. 6. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 321-384. Articles include Swarm Control in Large Hives by Chas. S. Hofmann and Effect of DDT on Honeybees by Dr. W. E. Dunham. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21176] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - July, 1946 - Vol. 74, No. 7. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 385-424. Articles include Colony Behaviour in Rearing Queens by R. E. Newell and For and Against the Sulfa Drug by Bro. Adam. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21177] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - August, 1946 - Vol. 74, No. 8. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 425-464. Articles include Large Scale Queen Production by E. C. Bessonet and Visit to Beekeepers in Switzerland by Roger A. Morse . Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21178] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - September, 1946 - Vol. 74, No. 9. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 465-528. Articles include Combs, Queens and the Winter Cluster by Shirl Baker and Drone Bees Selected by Birds by Chapman Grant. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21179] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - October, 1946 - Vol. 74, No. 10. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 529-592. Articles include What are Their Eyes For, The by W. J. H. Dicks and Chasing Ants from Hives by F. W. Ramsey. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21180] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - December, 1946 - Vol. 74, No. 12. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 657-720. Articles include Does it Pay to Keep "Outlaw Bees" by J. J. Loskat and Weighing Hives by Annie D. Betts. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21181] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - January, 1947 - Vol. 75, No. 1. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1947. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 1-64. Articles include The Bee Pasture Problem by Frank C. Pellet and Shipping Bees by the Pound by E. H. Cook. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21182] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - February, 1947 - Vol. 75, No. 2. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1947. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 65-128. Articles include Honey Poisoning by W. Ray Jones and Beekeeping in Palestine by Robert Blum. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21183] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - March, 1947 - Vol. 75, No. 3. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1947. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 129-192. Articles include Bear and More Bear by Herbert Harley Selwyn and Queen Introduction by George A. Carter. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21184] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - April, 1947 - Vol. 75, No. 4. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1947. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 193-256. Articles include Rosemary Honey - None Better by Henry Freud and Beekeeping in India by C. C. Shivapuri. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21185] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - May, 1947 - Vol. 75, No. 5. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1947. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 257-320. Articles include Swarming by Roland T. Heacock and Good Smoker Fuel by A. M. Southwick. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21186] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - February, 1948 - Vol. 76, No. 2. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1948. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 65-128. Articles include We Visit England and Scotland by John G. Jessup and Comparing Notes on Wintering by C. H. Pease. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21187] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - October, 1948 - Vol. 76, No. 10. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1948. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 601-664. Articles include To Winter or Not to Winter by E. Braun and Drying Cappings by George D Curtis. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21188] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - November, 1948 - Vol. 76, No. 11. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1948. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 665-728. Articles include The Bee Business of Otto Beer by Vernon Reuter and Stingless Bees in the U. S. by Paulo Noguerio-Neto. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21189] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - December, 1948 - Vol. 76, No. 12. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1948. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 729-792. Articles include Honey House and Bee Box by S. W. Edwards and Bees in the Eighteenth Century by Dr. E. F. Phillips. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[2119] Lancaster, H. Boswell. Talks on Pottery. London: Patina, 1949. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 5 x 7.5"; 63pp; green cloth with black; spine faded and soiled; 11 illustrations;  £4.00


[21190] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - January, 1949 - Vol. 77, No. 1. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 1-64. Articles include Midwinter Inspection of Bees by Wayne Keller and Wild Bees Engineered by an Engineer by R. B. Scarborough. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21191] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - February, 1949 - Vol. 77, No. 2. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 65-128. Articles include Double Hive Arrangement by Englebert Gerstner and A Hint on Selling Honey by Julius Lysne. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21192] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - March, 1949 - Vol. 77, No. 3. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 129-192. Articles include Streamlined Bee Feeding by Wm. T. Gran and Bees Perform a Miracle in Pollinations by C. E. Olson. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21193] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - April, 1949 - Vol. 77, No. 4. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 193-264. Articles include A Beginner Begins by Catherine Doherty and Apiary Inspection Goals by J. A. Munro. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21194] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - June, 1949 - Vol. 77, No. 6. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 337-408. Articles include Economic Problems of Beekeeping by Robert D. Patton and The Migratory Game by Clarence Tontz. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00

[21195] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - July, 1949 - Vol. 77, No. 7. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 409-472. Articles include Extracting the Crop by Lloyd C, Gardner and Neglected Causasians? by H. H. Root. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00

[21196] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - August, 1949 - Vol. 77, No. 8. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 473-536. Articles include Why Eat Honey? by Wilbur L. duBois and Stings by Roland T. Heacock. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00

[21197] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - September, 1949 - Vol. 77, No. 9. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 473-536. Articles include An Island Apiary by H. Harley Selwyn and Buzz Bombs are Old Stuff by Alfred I. Tooke. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21198] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - October, 1949 - Vol. 77, No. 10. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 601-664. Articles include Honey Bees Work Small Areas by Sardar Singh and Honey Breads by Mrs. Benj. Nielsen. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00


[21199] Root, E. R. And Deyell, M. J. - Editors. Gleanings in Bee Culture - November, 1949 - Vol. 77, No. 11. Medina, OH: A. I. Root Company, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Pages 665-728. Articles include To Pack or not to Pack by M. J. Deyell and Judging the Flavor of Honey by H. H. Root. Staples are rusty, and cover edges are lightly chipped. We also have in stock issues for 1945, 1946, 1947,1948, and 1949  £5.00

Book Nos 20662 - 20985

[20662] Cre-fydd's Family Fare. Young Housewife's Daily Assistant. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1871. New and Revised Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 340 pages. Faded red boards with gilt and black titles and decorations. Spine is faded and torn to bottom edge. Calf's Brains Fried?  £40.00

[20663] Hutchins, Sheila. What's Cooking. London: Andre Deutsch, 1954. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. 239 pages. This book has a theme: how to provide something 'different' both cheaply and easily.  £15.00


[20665] Young, Mrs. Hannah M.. Liebig Company's Practical Cookery Book. London: Lie, 1893. Second Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 104 pages. A collection of new and useful recipes in every branch of cookery. Red cloth spine with illustrated boards - two ladies in kitchen to front, and Liebig's products to rear - both bright and clean. Driver 1194.2.  £50.00


[20666] Hill, Charles Dr.. Wise Eating in Wartime. London: Imperial War Museum, 2007. First Edition Thus. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 1-904897-70-3. 48 pages. Contains 15 broadcast talks on wartime diet for adults, given by Dr. Charles Hill - 'The Radio Doctor' - as he was known to his millions of listeners.  £3.00


[20668] De Salis, Mrs Harriet Anne. Art of Cookery, The. London: Hutchinson & Co, 1898. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 192 pages. Blue cloth with light blue and gilt decorations to front board and spine. This book lacks free front endpaper. Driver 301.1.  £80.00


[20670] Burke, Thomas. Dinner is Served! - Or, Eating Round the World in London. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1937. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 75 pages. A tour of London restaurants in the 1930's. The 'Varieties of Restaurants' listed at the rear has some pencil notes, not affecting text.  £25.00


[20673] Doran, Dr. John. Table Traits with Something on Them. London: Richard Bentley, 1854. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket - as issued. 547 pages. This is not a recipe book, but how, when and why to eat. Bitting page 128. Red cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Spine is almost detached from front edge.  £80.00


[20674] Wijey, Mrs. Mabel. Warne's Everyday Cookery. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 374 pages. Red cloth with black titles. British Library list as 1929. Economical, practical and up-to-date recipes. Title page states - Upwards of 120 illustrations of which 28 are in full colour - the index of plates (lists 8) all of which are present - did they not have quality control in 1929? Top edge of free front endpaper has been cut away.  £20.00


[20676] Howe, Robin. Far Eastern Cookery. London: Cookery Book Club, 1972. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 262 pages. The International Wine and Food Society's Guide to Far Eastern Cookery. Tea Eggs sound interesting, not too certain about the monosodium glutamate, why not just add some good old fashioned sea salt? Dustjacket is chipped to edges, and spine is lightly sunned.  £8.00


[20678] Lousada, Patricia & Fraser, Charlotte. Flavours of the Sun. London: Penguin, 1995. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-14-046955-9. 246 pages. From the sun-ripened tomatoes and peppers of Provence to the rich, dark olives of Greece....  £5.00


[20679] Charsley, Simon R.. Wedding Cakes and Cultural History. London: Routledge, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-415-02649-0. 162 pages. No this is not a cookery book, but a history of the wedding cake.  £50.00


[20681] Roustan, Anita. Cuisine De l'Amour. ill. Wolinski. Paris: Robert Laffont, 1970. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / Good. 140 pages. French text throughout. Wonderful cartoon illustrations. Not too certain how, but both front and back boards have been broken internally, this does not affect the exterior, or the text.  £7.00


[20682] Kraemer, Ado. Glas Für Glas. ill. Rother, Richard. Würzburg: Stürtz Verlag, 1969. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 95 pages. German text throughout. Mit 26 Holzschnitten.  £5.00


[20683] Smith, Delia. Evening Standard Cookbook, The. London: Book Club Associates, 1976. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 240 pages. One of the original classics from this great British cook. More than 250 recipes are presented in this comprehensive book.  £20.00


[20684] Hubbard, L. P.. Little Book for a Little Cook, A. Minneapolis, MN: Pillsbury, 1994. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 1-55709-171-4. Not paginated. Reproduction of the original published in 1905. Recipes together with 'This is the tale of the loaf on the shelf. As told to me by loaf itself.'  £6.00


[20685] Macdonald, Clair Macdonald of. Celebrations. London: Corgi, 1991. First Edition - Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-552-99436-7. 382 pages. Enjoy entertaining at Christmas, Easter, birthday and anniversary parties with superb and practical menus - there is also a section on catering for funerals.  £4.00


[20686] Dods, Margaret. Cook and Housewife's Manual, The. London: Rosters, 1988. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-948032-71-5. 535 pages. Reprint of the original published in 1829. These are original recipes, they have not been updated for modern kitchen use.  £5.00


[20687] Hosking, Richard. Dictionary of Japanese Food, A : Ingredients and Culture. London: Prospect Books, 1996. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Signed by Author. Very Good ISBN: 0-907325-74-2. 239 pages. This book consists of a Japanese-English section, an English-Japanese section, and seventeen appendices. Signed by the author to title page.  £20.00


[20688] Scott, David. Japanese Cookbook, The. London: Granada, 1985. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-583-13218-9. 208 pages. Over 350 recipes as well as a fascinating insight into the Japanese way of life.  £3.00


[20690] Roden, Claudia. Picnic : The Complete Guide to Outdoor Food. ill. Kitson, Linda. London: Penguin, 1982. First Edition - Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-14-046920-6. 381 pages. Picnic recipes from around the world. Forget the sandwich with turned-up corners and flask of tea, this is a whole new dimension to eating out-of-doors.  £5.00


[20692] Boxer, Arabella. Arabella Boxer's Garden Cookbook. London: Sphere, 1977. First Edition - Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-7221-1798-1. 303 pages. With the ever-rising cost of meat and fish, the time has come to replan our menus and to look again at the wide range of possibilities in vegetable cookery. Spine is faded.  £5.00


[20694] No Author. Sweet & Stour. ill. Sutherland, Ann. Ashford: Stour Music, 1997. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spiral Binding. Very Good 59 pages plus index. You must try the Black Cherry Jelly - so simple, so quick, so delicious! The Stour Music Festival is still thriving, why not search the web for Stour Music?  £5.00


[20695] Brown, Dorothy. Symposium Fare : Recipes from the Oxford Symposium 1981 on National and Regional Styles of Cookery. London: Prospect Books, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spiral Binding. Good ISBN: 0-907325-10-6. 76 pages. Here is a collection of recipes from a wide variety of people - cookery writers, scientists, historians, anthropologists, sociologists, nutritionists, journalists, antiquarian booksellers and others who attended the Oxford Symposium on 'National Regional Styles of Cookery' in September 1981.  £20.00


[20696] Ayrton, Elisabeth. Royal Favourites - Recipes from Palace Kitchens. London: Folio Society, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 80 pages. Red cloth with gilt/black titles and decorations. From Roast Stuffed Hare through to Mutton Pies. Most of the recipes are of a sensible size for modern cooks.  £10.00


[20697] Levine, Lois. Kids in the Kitchen Cookbook. ill. Schmidt, Rosalie Petrash. New York: Collier, 1973. First Edition - Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 182 pages. This delightful book shows how the author taught her children to cook - everything from breakfast eggs to candied apples. Pages are browned, but text is clean and bright.  £5.00

[20698] No Author. Kiedricher Dippegucker - Ein Kochbuch Für Alle Gelegenheiten Un Rund Um Den Wein. Kiedrich: Eigenverlag Des SPD, 1997. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good Each section has unique page numbers - 1-20 Rund um den Wein - 100-125 Vorspeisen...... German text throughout.  £10.00


[20699] Ehlert, Friedrich W. - et al. Pâtés and Terrines. London: Hamlyn, 1984. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-60032375-7. 192 pages. The definitive work on one of the finest of the culinary arts superbly illustrated in colour. For the more adventurous cook, why not try Stuffed Pig's Trotter ( Zampone ).  £30.00


[20700] Bissell, Frances. Oriental Flavours - An English Cook Travels Eastward. London: Pavilion, 1990. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 1-85145-277-X. 176 pages. The author, using ingredients and inspiration from Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and China, creates recipes for the Western kitchen. Why not try Chilled Carrot and Mango Soup? Dustjacket has 1cm tear to bottom front edge.  £9.00


[20701] Lindsay, Alan and Clucas, Helen. Real Food of China. North Balwyn VIC: Heinemann in association with Rene Gordon, 1989. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-85561-246-0. 171 pages plus index. You may need to live close to a Chinese food shop to find some of the ingredients called for in this book, but why not try Salted Duck Eggs - duck eggs are readily available in your local supermarket - makes a wonderful starter, but plan well in advance, they need to be soaked in brine for 30 days.  £10.00


[20702] Ehlert, Trude. Das Kochbuch Des Mittelalters: Rezepte Aus Alter Zeit. Zurich: Artemis, 1990. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 3-7608-1025-X. 246 pages. Rezepte aus alter Zeit, eingeleitet, erläutert und ausprobiert von Trude Ehlert. German text throughout.  £30.00


[20703] Waugh, Teresa and Auberon. Entertaining Book, The. ill. Harte, Glynn Boyd. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-241-11936-7. 187 pages. Not strictly a recipe book, but a guide to entertaining.  £6.00

[20704] Claiborne, Craig. Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking. New York: Times Books, 1987. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-8129-1599-2. 364 pages. This book, in brief, is a very personal compendium of recipes that reflect both the food of the traditional South and recent creations form the minds and stoves of the great new Southern chefs. Dirty Rice - now you are being brave!  £20.00

[20706] No Author. Wie man eyn teutsches Mannsbild bey Kräfften Hält. Munich: Orbis Verlag, 1986. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 3-572-07435-5. 123 pages plus index. German text throughout. Die vergessen Küchengehimnisse des Mittelalters wiederentdeckt, ausprobiert und aufgeschrieben von H. Jürgen Fahrenkamp. Spine is lightly sunned.  £30.00


[20707] Maher, Barbara. Cakes. ill. Soun, Thao. London: Jill Norman & Hobhouse, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-906908-14-0. 398 pages. Here is a complete guide to successful cake and pastry making for all cooks. Dustjacket spine is lightly sunned.  £10.00


[20708] Davidson, Alan. On Fasting and Feasting. ill. Alcantarilla, Susan. London: Macdonald, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-356-15637-0. 328 pages. A personal collection of favourite writings on food and eating. Wonderful bed-time reading, but don't blame me if you have to read 'just one more page'. Former owner's inscription to free front endpaper.  £10.00


[20709] Lach, Alma. Hows and Whys of French Cooking. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1974. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-226-46740-6. 635 pages. Foreword by André Simon. Here is the complete, step-by-step guide to the art of French cooking. Shipping weight of 1.6kg, overseas customers please ask for shipping quote before ordering.  £12.00


[2071] Cowell, Adrian. Tribe that Hides from Man, The. London: Abacus, 1976. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 5.25 x 7.25"; 224pp; paperback; small crease to front cover; fully illustrated; good copy;  £5.00


[20710] Cranston, David. Taste of Gleneagles, A. London: Guinness, 1989. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-85112-332-5. 128 pages. Fabulous recipes from the executive chef David Cranston.  £10.00


[20711] Adachi, Barbara C. - Edited By. Recipes from International Tokyo Tables. Tokyo: International Ladies Benevolent Society, 1982. Fifth Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 335 pages. A wonderful collection of recipes from members of the ILBS - a truly international collection. Criollo Carbonnade sounds very interesting, if you are going to serve Brussels Mussels suggest you do not imbibe before announcing!  £10.00


[20712] Hegarty, Patricia. English Flavour, An - Recipes from an English Country House and Garden. ill. Thornton-Jones, Christopher. Wellingborough: Equation, 1988. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85336-003-1. 224 pages. Foreword by Jane Grigson. Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Hope End, how much more inspiration do you require to create these wonderful recipes.  £7.00


[20713] Saldern, Juliane von - Redaktion. Tolle Schlemmereien Leicht Zubereitet. Rastatt: Moewig, 1991. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket. 94 pages. One of series - Allerlei Rezept-Ideen. German text throughout.  £4.00


[20714] Blohm, Hannelore - Redaktion. Suppen Und Eintöpfe - Leicht, Gesund Und Herzhaft. Rastatt: Moewig, 1989. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket. 94 pages. One of series - Allerlei Rezept-Ideen. German text throughout.  £4.00


[20715] Blohm, Hannelore - Redaktion. Hähnchen & Co, - So Vielseitig is Die Geflügelküche. Rastatt: Moewig, 1989. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket. 94 pages. One of series - Allerlei Rezept-Ideen. German text throughout.  £4.00


[20716] Blohm, Hannelore - Redaktion. Klösse & Knödel - Rundum Beliebt. Rastatt: Moewig, 1991. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket. 94 pages. One of series - Allerlei Rezept-Ideen. German text throughout.  £4.00


[20718] Nash, Ogden. Food. ill. Delessert, Etienne. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1989. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-55670-062-8. 77 pages. Food humour at its best! - I cheerfully forgive my debtors, But I'll never pardon iceberg lettuce......  £8.00


[20719] Bradford, Richard Earl of and Wilson Carol. Porter's English Cookery Bible : Ancient and Modern. London: Robson Books, 2004. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-86105-737-7. 288 pages. Yes you guessed, good basic cooking - Beef, Mushroom, Carrot and Onion Cobbler with Cheese-scone Topping.  £7.00


[20720] Lawson, Jane. Little Taste of Japan, A. Millers Point, NSW, Australia: Murdoch Books Pty Limited, 2004. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 1-74045-371-9. 256 pages. Japanese food is always beautifully presented, created with great care and prepared with fresh ingredients - this book will show you how.  £12.00


[20721] Lawson, Jane. Little Taste of Japan, A. Millers Point, NSW, Australia: Murdoch Books Pty Limited, 2004. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 1-74045-371-9. 256 pages. Japanese food is always beautifully presented, created with great care and prepared with fresh ingredients - this book will show you how.  £12.00


[20722] Humphry, Mrs. Charlotte Eliza - Madge of Truth. Manners for Men. London: Webb & Bower, 1979. Facsimile. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-906671-00-0. 157 pages plus index. First published in 1897 - would any modern day woman give this to her man???  £5.00


[20723] Beard, James. Beard on Entertaining. London: Headline, 1987. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-7472-3056-0. 392 pages. Planning a dinner party? - this has to be the ultimate guide.  £5.00


[20724] Lafers, Johann. Johann Lafers Frische Saisonküche - Raffomoerte Rezepte Mit Dem Zauberstab. Niedernhausen: Falken, 2001. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 3-8068-7616-9. 127 pages. German text throughout.  £6.00


[20725] Donald, Susie. Japanese Homestyle Dishes - Learn to Cook Series. Singapore: Periplus Editions, 2003. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spiral Binding. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-7946-0124-3. 128 pages. Your complete guide to preparing light and flavorful Japanese meals at home.  £6.00


[20726] Saberi, Helen and Davidson, Alan. Trifle : The English Kitchen Series. Totnes: Prospect Books, 2001. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 1-903018-09-9. 133 pages. The authors trace the origins of the trifle to the earliest recipe of 1596 and the gradual transformation of the dish from mere cooked cream to the many-layered custardy extravagance that we know today.  £6.00


[20727] Allen, Jana and Gin, Margaret. Offal : Gourmet Cookery from Head to Tail. London: Pitman Publishing, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-273-00958-3. 144 pages. Over 200 recipes along with accounts of the historic and legendary uses of these inexpensive cuts.  £7.00


[20728] Karmel, Annabel. Annabel Karmel's Quick Children's Meals . ill. Hellard, Susan. London: Ebury, 1997. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-09-185189-0. 192 pages. Over 170 healthy new recipe ideas for the whole family to enjoy.  £8.00


[20729] Barr, Ann & Levy, Paul. Official Foodie Handbook, The : Be Modern-Worship Food. London: Ebury, 1984. Third Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-85223-348-5. 144 pages. A true Foodie travels with Gault Millau, judges you by your veg., name drops the world's 18 best restaurants, thinks Guérard is God, has outgrown kiwi fruit, and lives to eat.  £6.00


[20730] Williams, Susan. Savory Suppers and Fashionable Feasts: Dining in Victorian America. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1996. First Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-87049-912-2. 335 pages. This book offers a delightfully flavorful tour of dining in America during the second half of the nineteenth century.  £20.00


[20731] David, Elizabeth ( Jill Norman - Edited By ). Elizabeth David's Christmas. London: Michael Joseph, 2003. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-718-14670-0. 214 pages. Around 150 recipes together with a selection of articles from the paperwork of Elizabeth David.  £8.00


[20732] Tietz, Oda. Endlich Erdbeerzeit!. Münster, Germany: Hoelker Verlag, 2001. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 3-88117-549-0. 121 pages. German text throughout.  £5.00


[20733] Syren, Josiane et Jean-Luc. La Patisserie Alsacienne. Ingersheim: S.A.E.P., 1991. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 2-7372-2301-6. 113 pages plus index. French text throughout.  £12.00


[20734] Hesse, Eelco. Tea - The Eyelids of Bodhidharma. Dorchester: Prism Press, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good ISBN: 0-907061-05-2. 118 pages. Small tear to top front of dustjacket. The legend of Bodhidharma tells how during seven years of meditation he dozed off. When he awoke he was so ashamed of himself that he cut off his eyelids. Where they fell two shrubs sprouted - the first tea plants.  £8.00


[20735] Bradley, Martha. British Housewife: Or, the Cook, Housekeeper's, and Gardiner's Companion - Volume I January. Totnes: Prospect Books, 1996. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-907-325661-1. Not paginated. This is the facsimile edition with an introduction by Gilly Lehman. Published in six volumes. This volume has a letter from Tom Jaine apologising for the fact that it is being published in six volumes rather than two. Also states that he will arrange the manufacture of box in which to keep the set - these six books do not come with the box. This title is being sold as a set of six. Spine is lightly sunned.  £80.00


[20736] Bradley, Martha. British Housewife: Or, the Cook, Housekeeper's, and Gardiner's Companion - Volume II February & March. Totnes: Prospect Books, 1997. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-907-32567-X. Not paginated. This is the facsimile edition. Published in six volumes. Volume I - has a letter from Tom Jaine apologising for the fact that it is being published in six volumes rather than two. Also states that he will arrange the manufacture of box in which to keep the set - these six books do not come with the box. This title is being sold as a set of six. Spine is lightly sunned.  £80.00


[20737] Bradley, Martha. British Housewife: Or, the Cook, Housekeeper's, and Gardiner's Companion - Volume III April, May. Totnes: Prospect Books, 1997. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-907-32568-8. Not paginated. This is the facsimile edition. Published in six volumes. Volume I - has a letter from Tom Jaine apologising for the fact that it is being published in six volumes rather than two. Also states that he will arrange the manufacture of box in which to keep the set - these six books do not come with the box. This title is being sold as a set of six. Spine is lightly sunned.  £80.00


[20738] Bradley, Martha. British Housewife: Or, the Cook, Housekeeper's, and Gardiner's Companion - Volume IV June, July. Totnes: Prospect Books, 1998. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-907-32569-6. Not paginated. This is the facsimile edition. Published in six volumes. Volume I - has a letter from Tom Jaine apologising for the fact that it is being published in six volumes rather than two. Also states that he will arrange the manufacture of box in which to keep the set - these six books do not come with the box. This title is being sold as a set of six. Spine is lightly sunned.  £80.00


[20739] Bradley, Martha. British Housewife: Or, the Cook, Housekeeper's, and Gardiner's Companion - Volume V August, September. Totnes: Prospect Books, 1998. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-907-32584-X. Not paginated. This is the facsimile edition. Published in six volumes. Volume I - has a letter from Tom Jaine apologising for the fact that it is being published in six volumes rather than two. Also states that he will arrange the manufacture of box in which to keep the set - these six books do not come with the box. This title is being sold as a set of six. Spine is lightly sunned.  £80.00


[20740] Bradley, Martha. British Housewife: Or, the Cook, Housekeeper's, and Gardiner's Companion - Volume V August, September. Totnes: Prospect Books, 1998. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-907-32585-8. Not paginated. This is the facsimile edition. Published in six volumes. Volume I - has a letter from Tom Jaine apologising for the fact that it is being published in six volumes rather than two. Also states that he will arrange the manufacture of box in which to keep the set - these six books do not come with the box. This title is being sold as a set of six. Spine is lightly sunned.  £80.00


[20742] Heath, Ambrose. Country Life Cookery Book, The. ill. Ravilious, Eric (b1903 - d1942). . London: Country Life, 1937. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. 253 pages. A cookery book especially written for country house hostesses by one of the foremost authorities on food in England, who himself lives in the country and knows something of its domestic and culinary problems. Axford page 102. The dustjacket spine is slightly sunned. It is very rare to find this book in such good condition, complete with such wonderful recipes as Salmon Bone.  £200.00


[20743] Maclean, Virginia. Short-Title Catalogue of Household and Cookery Books Published in the English Tongue, 1701-1800. London: Prospect Books, 1981. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-907325-06-8. 197 pages. This has to be a must for any cookery book collector.  £10.00


[20744] Roux, Michel and Albert. Roux Brothers - French Country Cooking. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1989. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-283-99541-6. 256 pages. Over 150 recipes, from the flavoursome and sustaining dishes of Provence to the most exquisite desserts of Champagne.  £12.00


[20745] Konishi, Kiyoko with the Kitchens of Kikkoman. Entertaining with a Japanese Flavor. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1990. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-87011-951-6. 128 pages. Now it's possible to enjoy light, healthy. easily prepared Japanese food at home. and provide stylish and original menus for favorite guests. Pages 122-5 are devoted to ingredients - very useful for Western cooks.  £12.00


[20746] Grigson, Jane. Cooking With Exotic Fruits and Vegetables. ill. Knox, Charlotte. New York: Henry Holt, 1987. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-8050-0205-7. 128 pages. An essential guide to the more exotic vegetables and fruits from around the world now available in your local supermarket.  £15.00


[20747] Roux, Michel. Desserts : A Lifelong Passion. ill. Brigdale, Martin - Photographs. London: Conran Octopus, 1994. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Signed by Author. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85029-553-0. 192 pages. From Michael Roux's introduction - "Inspired by my thoughts, my fingers model and caress her, gently dress her, apply a touch of make up with a piping cone, ornament her hair with a sugar rose. Her beauty takes my breath away...". What more can one say?  £75.00


[20748] Boyd, Lizzie. British Cookery : A Complete Guide to Culinary Practice in the British Isles: Based on Research Undertaken for the British Farm Produce Council and the British Tourist Authority by the University of Strathclyde. London: Croom Helm, 1977. Revised. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-85664-851-5. 640 pages. This book contains over 2,000 domestic, regional and folk cookery recipes - it should be in every kitchen in Great Britain. This book has a shipping weight of 1.6kg, overseas customers please contact us before ordering.  £18.00


[20749] Boxer, Arabella and Traeger, Tessa. Visual Feast, A - The Year in Food. ill. Traeger, Tessa - Photographs. London: Random Century, 1991. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7126-4792-9. 220 pages. Over 300 recipes - exactly what you would expect from this great food writer - the Salat Meschoui is wonderful.  £12.00


[2075] Clifton-Mogg Caroline. Doll's House, The. ill. Nicholson, Nick. London: Cassell, 1995. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good 9.75 x 10.25"; 208pp; laminated illustrated card covers; nice clean copy; photographs by Nick Nicholson; classic miniature period interiors;  £15.00

[20750] Tilleray, Brigitte. Frenchwoman's Kitchen, The. London: Cassell, 1990. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-304-34110-X. 208 pages. The rich heritage of rural France: its landscape, people and cuisine. With 200 authentic recipes and 150 colour photographs. Left-over bread? why not try La Poutringue.  £20.00


[20751] Peel, Constance S. ( Constance Dorothy Evelyn Peel ). My Own Cookery Book. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1953. Revised. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 298 pages. Orange cloth with green titles, spine is sunned. Coloured frontispiece plus six coloured plates and eight black and white plates.  £10.00


[20753] Heaton, Rose Henniker. Dinner with James. London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1931. First Edition. Atlas Folio - over 23" - 25" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 244 pages. A treatise on Sunday supper, together with sundry reflections on the vanity of human nature.  £10.00


[20754] Heath, Ambrose. There's Time for a Meal. London: Robert Hale, 1941. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 111 pages. This is a cookery book written round a new idea. It is a counterblast to those kitchen defeatists who in sudden emergency, throw up their hands, seize the nearest tin-opener or dash off to the ham-and-beef shop.  £12.00


[20755] Greenberg, Florence. Florence Greenberg's Cookery Book. London: Jewish Chronicle, 1953. Fourth Revised Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 536 pages, yellow cloth with red title to spine. Dustjacket has some loss to top front edge. Queen of Gooseberry Pudding?  £30.00


[20757] Thomas, Kathleen. Sporting Wife, The - A Complete Guide to the Cooking of the Sportsman's Bag. London: Countrywise Books, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 112 pages. Covers almost all the feathered varieties, venison and rooks.  £6.00

[20758] Baglioni, Pin. 150 Hors D'Oeuvre Recipes. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1939. Second Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. Red cloth with blue titles. Fold out colour advertising card showing the Monseigneur Restaurant and the Grill Room and American Bar in Jermyn Street, London.  £10.00

[20759] Stanley-Wrench, Mollie. Cocktail Snacks and Canapés - How to Make Them. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1959. Fourth Impression. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Priceclipped. ISBN: B0029Z27G4. 91 pages. Green cloth with black title to spine. One of "The Home Entertaining Series" - we have 17 other titles in this series.  £5.00


[20760] Gordon, Mary Duke and Rohde, Eleanour Sinclair. Cookery. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1922. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 248 pagers. Axford page 86. Good basic recipes from the 1920's.  £50.00


[20761] Howard, Lady Constance. Pastry-Cook & Confectioner. London: G. P. Swinborne & Co., Revised. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 40 pages. Driver 804.4 - 804.8, various publication dates, although all described as Blue paper, this book has Red paper covers. Re-edited with additional recipes and hints.  £30.00


[20762] Hayward Q.C., Abraham and Sayle Charles. Art of Dining, The. London: John Murray, 1899. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 211 pages. Bitting page 220, first published in 1852. Spine is lightly sunned.  £25.00


[20763] Payne, Arthur Gay. Choice Dishes at Small Cost. London: Cassell and Company, 1909. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. 379 pages. Driver 807.4. Green cloth with black titles and red decorations to boards. Ex North Library with library label to front pastedown covering advertisement, stamp to title page, verso of plates and page 379, not affecting text. Four full-page plates.  £25.00


[20764] Bunyard, Edward A.. Anatomy of Dessert, The. London: Chatto & Windus, 1933. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Library. Good / New. ISBN: . 216 pages. Green cloth with white title to spine. Bottom edge uncut. Library markings to free front end paper and verso of title page. This has to be an absolute must for any pudding lover!, no recipes but an in depth explanation of all the varieties of each fruit.  £30.00


[20765] Clarke, Mrs Charles (Edith [Nicholls] Clarke). Plain Cookery Recipes - Second Series Vol. II. London: William Clowes and Sons, 1927. Seventeenth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good / Fair. 146 pages. Yes, this paperback does have the original dustjacket, it is torn with minor loss to top rear edge. Good basic recipes from The National Training School of Cookery.  £10.00


[20767] No Author. Borwick's Cookery Book. London: George Borwick & Sons, Seventeenth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 62 pages plus index. Yes, you guessed every recipe has Borwick's Baking Powder in it.  £5.00


[20768] Beeton, Isabella Mary. Mrs. Beeton's Cookery. London: Ward, Lock & Co., 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 128 pages. A very rare example of this publication. Photographs on request.  £50.00


[20769] Rivaz, Eveleen De ( "Eve" ). Little French Dinners. London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1912. Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 116 pages. Illustrated boards. Axford page 250. Shaken, but complete.  £50.00


[20770] Heaton, Nell. Complete Cook, The. ill. Burton, W. A. and Harrison, A. R.. London: Faber and Faber, 1948. Second Impression. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 448 pages. All eight colour plates are present. Overseas customers please contact us before ordering, this book has a shipping weight of 1.2kg.  £15.00


[20771] FitzGibbon, Theodora. Food of the Western World, The : An Encyclopedia of Food from Europe and North America. ill. Morrison, George. London: Hutchinson, 1976. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-09-126820-6. 529 pages. aal to zwiebel. This book has a shipping weight of 2kg, overseas customers please email us for shipping quote before ordering.  £20.00


[20772] Ayrton, Elisabeth. English Provincial Cooking. London: Mitchell Beazley, 1980. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-85533-217-4. 224 pages. Good food, and in particular good English food , is Elizabeth Ayrton's passion, and in this book she celebrates this passion in a veritable orgy of delightful recipes chosen from every region of England.  £10.00


[20773] Tezuka, Kaneko. Japanese Food. Tokyo: Maruzen Company, 1936. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 84 pages. Tourist Library: 14. Colour plate facing page 80 is damp stained to bottom edge, not affecting text. Neat inscription to free front endpaper.  £10.00


[20774] McKendry, Maxime. Seven Centuries of English Cooking. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1973. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-297-76528-0. 240 pages. Edited by Arabella Boxer. Maxime McKendry's book is a triumphant vindication of seven centuries of English gastronomy. Small Birds in a Pie - quite safe in these modern times by using quail or chicken.  £18.00


[20775] Renfrow, Cindy. Take a Thousand Eggs or More: A Collection of 15th Century Recipes. USA: Cindy Renfrow, 1990. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spiral Binding. Good ISBN: 0-9628598-0-X. 225 + 380 pages. This is the two volume set. A Translation of Medieval Recipes from Harleian MS. 279, Harleian MS. 4016 and Extracts of Ashmole MS. 1439, Laud MS. 553, and Douce MS. 55, with nearly 100 recipes adapted for modern cookery. Total number of recipes over the two volumes must be in excess of 400.  £40.00


[20776] Simmons, Amelia. American Cookery. New York: Oxford University Press, 1958. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. xxx text plus 50 pages facsimile of original text. With an essay by Mary Tolford Wilson, who has inscribed the free front endpaper - For Margaret Wilson who, I understand, is warmly interested in things American, culinary and historical - a fellow enthusiast. Mary Tolford Wilson  £60.00


[20777] Kaltenbach, Marianne. Cooking in Switzerland. Münster: Wolfgang, Hölker, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 3-88117-368-4. 160 pages. Former owners name to short title page. Alte Maa??  £6.00


[20778] Fairclough, Margaret Alice. Ideal Cookery Book, The. ill. Sands, A. H.. London: Blackfriars Publishing Company, . . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. Date hand written to free front endpaper. With 48 coloured plates by A. H. Sands and about 250 illustrations in the text. Green buckram with gilt title and decorations to spine, a very nice clean copy of this very heavy book. Not listed at British Library or Axford. Shipping weight is 3.5kg, please contact us for shipping cost.  £50.00


[20779] Kopp, Cornelia. Kleine Gerichte Für Liebe Gäste. Leipzig: Verlag Otto Beyer, 1938. First Edition - Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 48 pages. Illustrated, German text throughout. Complete but well used. Foxing to endpapers.  £6.00


[20780] Child, Julia. French Chef Cookbook. ill. Child, Paul. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 424 pages plus xvi index. Former owner's inscription to free front endpaper. A classic from one of America's best known TV presenter's. Dustjacket is torn with loss.  £15.00


[20781] Hanneman, L. J. and Marshall, G. I.. Cake Design and Decoration. Croydon: Maclaren & Sons, 1963. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 262 pages. Red cloth with silver titles to front board and spine. Black and white illustrations throughout.  £12.00


[20782] Ward, Georgiana Elizabeth, Countess of Dudley. Dudley Book of Cookery and Household Recipes, The. London: Edward Arnold, 1909. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 264 pages. Blue cloth with gilt. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. A good clean copy. Driver 1122.1.  £30.00


[20783] Filippini, Alexander ( Alessandro ). International Cook Book, The. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1907. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. Over 3,300 recipes gathered from all over the world, including many never before published in English. With complete menus of the three meals for every day of the year. Driver 387.1 Not too certain if Sheepshead, Celery Sauce would be my first choice! Lacks free front endpaper. This book has a shipping weight of almost 3.00kg, please contact us before ordering.  £50.00


[20786] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Eggs & Cheese. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1980. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Fair / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0597-4. 176pp Pictorial hardback in fair condition bump to front board edge; half book is dedicated to fully illustrated methods of preparation and half to recipes for quality of eggs, guide to cheese and the making of soft cheese, sauces with cheese and for eggs, soufflés, stuffing and standard preparations, with metric and imperial measurements.  £10.00


[20787] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Soups. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1979. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0594-X. 9 x 10.75"; 176pp; pictorial hardback in good condition. Half book is dedicated to fully illustrated methods of preparation and half to recipes covering broths, garnishes, purées, bread soups, cold soups, whole meal.  £10.00


[20788] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Hot Hors-d'Oeuvre. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1981. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0603-2. 9 x 10.75"; 176pp; pictorial hardback in good condition, with clear plastic slipcase. Half book is dedicated to fully illustrated methods of preparation and half to recipes covering Pies and Tarts, Little Stews, Stuffed Presentations, Custards and Soufflés, Fries, Gratins and Grills.  £10.00


[20789] Olney, Richard - Chief Consultant. Good Cook, The - Snacks & Canapés. Amsterdam: Time Life, 1981. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 0-7054-0607-5. 9 x 10.75"; 176pp; pictorial hardback in good condition, with clear plastic slipcase. Half book is dedicated to fully illustrated methods of preparation and half to recipes covering Spreads, Dips, Sauces, Eggs, Vegetables, Pastries, Breads, Sandwiches.  £10.00


[20790] Pirbright, Peter. Off the Beeton Track - An Exciting New Cookery Book. ill. Ross, Victor. London: Golden Galley Press, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Fair / No Jacket. ISBN: B0007J77XW. 146 pages. Good selection of recipes from the time of rationing.  £12.00


[20791] Francatelli, Charles Elmé. Modern Cook, The - A Practical Guide to the Culinary Art in All Its Branches. London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1886. Twenty-Eighth . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 560 pages. Green buckram with gilt title and illustrations to spine. Front board is almost detached from spine, but complete. All the great classic recipes - Lamb's Ears, Fried in Batter?  £40.00


[20792] Wilson, C. Anne. Banquetting Stuffe - The Fare and Social Background of the Tudor and Stuart Banquet. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1991. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0-7486-0103-1. 159 pages. To Elizabethan and Stuart diners the 'piece de resistance' of a meal was the 'banquet'; the fashionable and decorative dessert course. Bottom front edge of dustjacket is torn and creased, without loss.  £20.00


[20794] Fowler, Geo.. How to Bottle - Fruit, Vegetables, Game, Poultry, Milk, Tomatoes, Jams, Pickles, Etc.. Reading: Geo. Fowler, Lee & Co., Ltd., 1941. Revised. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: B0029Z5SQU. 170 pages text + 112 pages advertisements + order form. A great classic from the period. Most of the items in the catalogue were not available in 1941 due to the war.  £50.00


[20795] Morphy, Countess Marcelle. British Recipes. London: Herbert Joseph, 1948. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: B0007JCJR6. The traditional dishes of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. From 224 pages, 182 are taken up by English recipes - how times have changed.  £6.00


[20796] Langseth-Christensen, Lillian. Gourmet's Old Vienna Cookbook. ill. Summers, Leo R.. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 599 pages plus index. Buff cloth with silver title to spine. Not too certain of the origins of this book, but there is a block of Chinese text following the index pages. Is this an early pirated copy? Axford page 189 gives a publication date of 1972.  £12.00


[20797] Tsuifeng, Lin ( Mrs. Lin Yutang ) and Hsiangju, Lin. Secrets of Chinese Cooking. ill. Loh, Siu Lan. London: Heinemann, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 274 pages. Dustjacket, which is damp stained to bottom edge, in protective sleeve. Chicken Wings Stuffed with Ham sounds very interesting, but the recipe does say - It is troublesome to prepare but delicious...  £10.00


[20798] Collier, Basil & Kapp, Helen. Take Forty Eggs - A Comprehensive Guide to Cookery and Household Mismanagement. London: Victor Gollancz, 1938. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: B000WU8RS0. 117 pages. A very humorous swipe at food of the time - Roast Tripe, The tripe should be placed in a hot oven, and is then best left alone. Dustjacket is foxed, and torn to top front edge.  £20.00


[20801] Root, Waverley and Rochemont, Richard De. Contemporary French Cooking. New York: Random House, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 306 pages. Dustjacket is chipped, torn and repaired with sellotape. Book is clean and bright. Two leading authorities and Air France bring the food of France to your kitchen - with over 300 great recipes adapted for modern American cooking.  £10.00


[20802] Elsie the Cow. Elsie's Cook Book. New York: Bond Wheelwright Company, 1952. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 374 pages. Tested recipes of every variety, with the aid of Harry Botsford.  £10.00


[20803] Thomson, David - Editor. Journal of Gastronomy, The - Vol. 1 Summer 1984. San Francisco: American Institute of Wine & Food, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 125 pages. Love the article by Herbert Moore - The Gentlemen's Breakfast Club.  £10.00


[20804] Oswald, Ella. German Cookery for the English Kitchen. London: A. Siegle, 1906. First Edition. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 236 pages. Interesting, presumably the Germans were still very high on the list of social contacts in 1906.  £15.00


[20805] Raffald, Elizabeth. Experienced English Housekeeper, The. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good 368 pages. This a rebound book starting at page 1 (B), so appears to lack frontis and title pages and index. Page 136 is printed as 631. A useful collection of recipes of the period. Rebound at University of Reading Library.  £30.00


[20806] Garrett, Theodore Francis. Encyclopaedia of Practical Cookery - 8 Volume Set. ill. Furniss, Harold and Others. London: L. Upcott Gill, Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good 892 pages over 8 volumes. This has to be one of the best set of eight volumes we have seen in a long time. A complete dictionary of all pertaining to the art of cookery and table service. Including original modern receipts for all kinds of dishes for general, occasional, and exceptional use; the making of every description of table confectionery; the home manufacture of wines, liqueurs, and table waters; the laying, decorating, and preparing of banquets, wedding breakfasts, luncheons, teas, celebration and ball suppers, picnics, garden-party refreshments, race and boating baskets, &c.; the care and good management of the cellar, butler's pantry, larder, ice rooms and chests, &c. Illustrated with coloured plates and engravings. Driver 416.8 priced at 8/6 on spine. Some careful restoration to top and bottom edges of spine would make this every cook book collectors dream!  £1,000.00


[20807] No Author. Worthing Book of Tried and Popular Recipes. Worthing: Ladies of Worthing Congregational Church, 1909. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy 110 pages. Contents are complete, but detached from covers. At last, a recipe for left-over Christmas pudding - Pretty Pudding, page 63.  £6.00


[20808] Quillet, Aristide - Éditeur. Cuisine Moderne, La. Paris: Libraire Commerciale - Aristide Quillet, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 678 pages. 17 wonderful colour plates (XVII planches hors-texte en coleurs) La Cuisine Moderne Illustree comprenant la cuisine en général La Patisserie, La Confiserie et Les Conserves. Classées Méthodiquement par une Réunion de Cuisiners. Le plus complet des livres de cuisine. Renfermant, outre la classification des vins, les soins nécessaires a l'entretien d'une bonne cave. Indispensable à la Maitresse de maison et à la Cuisinière bourgeoise. Nouvell Édition Illustree. Paris. Libraire Commercial. Aristide Quillet, Éditeur. 61, Rue de Chabrol, 61. Grand Prix. Exposition International du Livre, Paris 1907. Front board depicts a young lady cook pouring a bottle of wine into a saucepan on the cooker. French text throughout  £80.00


[20809] Quillet, Aristide - Éditeur. Cuisine Moderne, La. Paris: Libraire Commerciale - Aristide Quillet, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 602 pages. Fold-out plate of serviette folding techniques. 14 wonderful colour plates (XIV planches hors-texte en coleurs) plus two monochrome. La Cuisine Moderne Illustrée comprenant la cuisine en général La Patisserie, La Confiserie et Les Conserves. Alimentation de Régimes. Classées Méthodiquement par une Réunion de Cuisiners. Le plus complet des livres de cuisine. Renfermant, outre la classification des vins, les soins nécessaires a l'entretien d'une bonne cave. Indispensable à la Maitresse de maison et à la Cuisinière bourgeoise. Nouvell Édition Illustrée. Libraire Aristide Quillet, 278,Boulevard Saint-Germain, 278, Paris VIIe. Front board is heavily embossed depicting kitchen range with chicken draped across. French text throughout.  £80.00

[20810] Lustig, Lillie S.. Southern Cookbook of Fine Old Recipes, The. Reading, PA: Culinary Arts Press, 1967. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 64 page publication bound in illustrated wooden boards with plastic yellow hoops - yes we do mean wooden! If anyone dare accuse Mrs Beeton of using excessive amounts of ingredients, try Kentucky Burgoo - 600 pounds of lean soup meat, 200 pounds fat hens, 2000 pounds of potatoes, 200 pounds of onions - need we go on!, the best is yet to come, Use squirrels in season... one dozen squirrels to each 100 gallons.  £30.00


[20811] David, Elizabeth. French Provincial Cooking. ill. Renny, Juliet. London: Michael Joseph for Cookery Book Club, 1966. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 519 pages. This may be a reprint, but it contains all the classic recipes from this wonderful chef.  £12.00


[20813] No Author. Embroidery & Cross Stitch. Silverwater, NSW: Craftworld Books, 1999. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. New / New. ISBN: 1876490039. Embroidery & Cross Stitch provides beautiful colour photographs, clear instructions and patterns. Mountmellick, wool embroidery, candlewicking and smocking techniques are included to delight and inspire every embroiderer.  £6.00


[20814] No Author. Embroidery & Cross Stitch. Silverwater, NSW: Craftworld Books, 1999. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. New / New. ISBN: 1876490039. Embroidery & Cross Stitch provides beautiful colour photographs, clear instructions and patterns. Mountmellick, wool embroidery, candlewicking and smocking techniques are included to delight and inspire every embroiderer.  £6.00


[20816] Maudit, George - The Vicomte De. Vicomte in the Kitchen, The. London: James Clarke & Co., 1937. Fifth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 326 pages. Blue boards with black title to spine. Light foxing to page edges. Not too certain what a recipe to remove warts is doing in a cookery book!, but the iced cherry soup sounds good. First cheap edition. Fortnum & Mason label to front pastedown.  £10.00


[20817] Rombauer, Irma S. And Becker, Marion Rombauer. Joy of Cooking, The. London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1948. Revised. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 902 pages. Page edges browned not affecting contents, good tight book. A very good all purpose practical cookery book. Adapted for use in England by M. Baron Russell.  £12.00

[20818] Raffald, Elizabeth. Experienced English Housekeeper, The : For the Use and Ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, &c.. Newport Pagnell: Paul Minet Reprints, . Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-85104-005-5. Facsimile of the 1782 edition. Yellow boards with gilt title on green background to spine. One of the great classics at an affordable price.  £30.00

[20819] Cosman, Madeleine Pelner. Fabulous Feasts : Medieval Cookery and Ceremony. New York: George Braziller, 1976. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-8076-0898-X. 224 pages. Fully illustrated. A must for anyone interested in Medieval cookery.  £25.00


[20820] No Author. Marzipan. Mitcham: John F. Renshaw & Co., First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 72 pages. Red cloth with gilt titles. Colour illustrations throughout. Macaroons to Christmas Cake what else would you expect from the major manufacturer of almond paste. Would appear to be from the 1950's.  £15.00


[20821] Bethel, David De. Tyrolese Cookery Book. London: Medici Society, 1938. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 46 pages. Interesting, not too certain about Blatten mit Kraut - surely this must be a copy of Bubble and Squeak?  £6.00


[20822] Bethel, David De. Boquet Garni - Good Dishes from La Belle France. London: Medici Society, 1939. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 55 pages. Wonderful black and white illustrations throughout.  £6.00


[20823] Henisch, Bridget A.. Fast and Feast Food in Medieval Society. Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-271-01230-7. 279 pages. An engagingly written and fully illustrated book on medieval attitudes towards food, its preparation and presentation. Former owner's inscription to free front endpaper.  £30.00


[20825] Conil, Jean. Haute Cuisine. London: Faber & Faber, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: B0024UIF92. 579 pages. A gastronomic guide to classical menus and dishes, with digressions on regional specialities, Oriental cookery, and the joys and responsibilities of connoisseurship and epicureanism. Some foxing to page edges, spine is water-stained not affecting contents.  £10.00


[20826] Gouffé, Jules. Royal Cookery Book, The. London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1868. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket - as issued. 251 pages. Inscription to front pastedown is - Binding copy bought from James Brydon Sept. 1976. Bound Reading University Library Bindery Nov. 1976. Part I only. 5 plates. Bitting page 195.  £50.00


[20827] Carter, Charles. Complete Practical Cook - Or, a New System of the Whole Art and Mystery of Cookery. London: Prospect Books, 1984. Facsimile. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Slipcase. ISBN: 0-907325-20-3. 60 fold-out plates. Wonderful facsimile of this book first published in 1730. Oxford page 61.  £50.00


[20828] Distel, Marthe Mlle.. Cordon Bleu, Le. Paris: 1925. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 288 + 384 pages. French text throughout. Revue Illustrée Des Cours de Cuisine - Paraissant le 15 de chaque mois. No. 805 15 Decembre 1925. 31 Année Le Numéro : 2fr. 50. This would appear to have been originally published as a magazine, now rebound in marble boards and red cloth spine with gilt title.  £60.00


[20830] Luard, Elisabeth. European Peasant Cookery : The Rich Tradition. London: Bantam Press, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-593-01044-2. 592 pages. In this remarkable book, illustrated throughout with her own exquisite line drawings, Elisabeth Luard sets out to record the bedrock of European cookery and to rediscover what has been lost in over-refinement.  £30.00


[20833] Acton, Eliza - Introduction by Ray, Elizabeth. English Bread Book, The. Lewes: Southover Press, 1990. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 1-870962-04-4. 183 pages. The last of Eliza Acton's great books, published two years before her death in 1859. It is not only a splendid collection of bread recipes of all sorts, from household bread to Sally Lunns, but also a polemic on healthy eating which is still relevant today. Dustjacket spine is very lightly sunned.  £25.00


[20834] Heath, Ambrose. International Cookery Book, The. London: Frederick Muller, 1964. Fifth Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. A wonderful collection of recipes from around the world in the 1950's - not too certain if Holland would admit to 'Savory Cabbage with Curry' as being a national dish!  £8.00


[20835] Toklas, Alice Babette. Alice B. Toklas Cook Book. ill. Ledwidge, Natacha. London: Folio Society, 1993. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Slipcase. ISBN: B0029Z8BMI. 282 pages. Good clean slipcase.  £20.00


[20836] Peck, Paula. Art of Good Cooking. London: W. H. Allen, 1967. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-491-00050-2. 363 pages. Here is a new cookbook by the remarkably talented expert whose The Art of Fine Baking delighted and inspired thousands of enthusiastic cooks.  £10.00


[20837] Beer, Gretel. Austrian Cooking. London: Andre Deutsch, 1954. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 220 pages. The chapters on cakes, pastries and biscuits take up more than half this book. Dustjacket spine is tanned.  £6.00


[20838] Furnivall, Frederick J. - Edited By. Early English Meals and Manners: John Russell's Boke of Nurture, Wynkyn De Worde's Boke of Keruynge, The Boke of Curtasye, R. Westes' Booke of Demeanor, Seager's Schoole of Vertue, &c. . London: Early English Text Society by OUP, 1931. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. c + 388 + 8 pages. Brown cloth with gilt titles and vignette. Early English Meals and Manners: John Russell's Boke of Nurture, Wynkyn De Worde's Boke of Keruynge, The Boke of Curtasye, R. Westes' Booke of Demeanor, Seager's Schoole of Vertue, The Babees Book, Aristotle's A B C, Urbanitatis, Stans Puer Ad Mensam, The. Dark Green Cloth. Early English Meals and Manners: John Russell's Boke of Nurture, Wynkyn De Worde's Boke of Keruynge, The Boke of Curtasye, R. Westes' Booke of Demeanor, Seager's Schoole of Vertue, The Babees Book, Aristotle's A B C, Urbanitatis, Stans Puer Ad Mensam, The Lytylle Childrens Lytil Boke, For to serve a God, Old Symon, The Birched School-Boy, &c. &c. with some Forewords on Education in Early England  £100.00


[20839] Hieatt, Constance B. and Butler, Sharon. An Ordinance of Pottage. London: Prospect Books, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-907325-38-6. 239 pages. An edition of the fifteenth century culinary recipes in Yale University's MS Beinecke 163. With a commentary on the recipes and adapted versions for the modern kitchen. Dustjacket spine is lightly sunned.  £60.00


[2084] Rowse, A. L.. Byrons and Trevanions, The. Newton Abbot: Readers Union, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 5.5 x 8.75"; 212pp; brown cloth with gilt; dustwrapper slightly creased with faded spine; illustrated;  £4.00


[20841] Nott, John. Cooks and Confectioners Dictionary 1726. London: Lawrence Rivington, 1980. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good / No Jacket. Red cloth with gilt title to spine. Introduction and Glossary by Elizabeth David. This facsimile edition, published in 1980, is limited to 200 copies, of which this is copy number 123.  £50.00


[20843] Ross, Janet. Leaves from our Tuscan Kitchen - Or How to Cook Vegetables. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1914. Reprinted with Additions. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 168 pages. One of the greatest vegetable cookery books. Former owners name to front pastedown - Lady Arthur Hill 53 Eaton Place S.W - born Annie Fortescue Harrison, she was an English composer of songs and piano pieces. Her most popular song was In the Gloaming.  £40.00


[20844] Mallock, M. M.. Economics of Modern Cookery or A Younger Son's Cookery Book. London: Macmillan and Co., 1919. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 378 pages. Faded green cloth with black titles. Spine is tanned. Good practical cookery and household economics.  £10.00


[20845] Bradley, Richard. Country Housewife and Lady's Director, The. London: Prospect Books, 1980. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0-907325-01-7. Two cookery books in one volume, as they appeared in the edition of 1736. The introduction, glossary and notes by Caroline Davidson supply such additional information as a modern cook needs to follow Bradley's recipes.  £40.00


[20846] Browne, Phyllis. Year's Cookery, A. London: Cassell and Company, 1888. Eighteenth Thousand. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: . Giving dishes for breakfast, luncheon, and dinner for every day in the year. First published in 1879, Driver 466.6. Green cloth with gilt title to spine, good tight clean book. Top edge gilt.  £70.00


[20848] Heath, Ambrose. Madame Prunier's Fish Cookery Book. ill. Meheut, Mathurin. London: Hurst & Blackett, 1959. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: . 310 pages. A must for any seafood lover.  £10.00


[20849] Jewry, Mary. Warne's Model Cookery and Housekeeping Book. London: Frederick Warne, New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: . 728 pages. Green cloth boards with gilt titles and black and white decorations, slightly faded. Colour illustrations. British Library give a date of 1879.  £20.00


[20850] Heritage, Lizzie. Cassell's New Universal Cookery Book. London: Cassell and Company, 1894. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 1328 pages. Carefully rebound with original spine laid on to green cloth, original red leatherette boards, although it does appear to lack free front endpaper. Where else could you find a recipe for 'Scrag, with Pickles'. Twelve colour plates as called for.  £50.00


[20851] Brunn, Therese. Würzburger Kochbuch für die gewöhnliche und feinere Küche. Würzburg: Echter Verlag, 1977. Facsimile. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 399 pages. Reprint of the original published in 1862. German text throughout.  £12.00


[20852] Cobbett, Anne. English Housekeeper, The - or, Manual of Domestic Management. Wakefield: EP Publishing, 1973. Facsimile. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-85409-864-X. 400 pages. A book as refreshing as the home-brewed beer it provides a receipt for.  £50.00


[20853] Hodgett, Gerald Augustus John. Stere Htt Well: Stir it Well. London: Cornmarket Reprints, 1972. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7191-1487-X. Introduction by Delia Smith. Medieval recipes and remedies from Samuel Pepys's library.  £20.00


[20854] Walter, Charlotte. Recipes from Vienna. London: Arco Publications, 1959. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / Priceclipped. 186 pages. Edited and revised by Hannah Miller. These are the recipes of the ordinary Viennese housewife, not merely the expensive, luxurious dishes of a wealthy cosmopolitan court. Page 79/80 is detached but present.  £6.00


[20855] Bailey, Edgar Henry Summerfield. Source, Chemistry and Use of Food Products, The. Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1918. Reprinted with Additions. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 541 pages. 75 illustrations. Comprehensive guide to food products and their chemical structure.  £30.00


[20856] Berriedale-Johnson, Michelle. Olde Englishe Recipes. London: Piatkus, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-86188-091-9. This is a delightful practical cookery book which gives one hundred and thirty different recipes, all of which have been cooked in England during the last thousand years, and have been specially adapted by the author for enjoyment today.  £8.00


[20857] Sass, Lorna J. - Adapted for Modern Cooking By. To the Queen's Taste : Elizabethan Feasts and Recipes. London: John Murray, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-7195-3386-4. 136 pages. Here is an opportunity to surprise your guests with something different! We also have in stock 0-87099-133-7 - To the King's Taste by the same author.  £8.00


[20858] Sass, Lorna J. - Adapted for Modern Cooking By. To the King's Taste: Richard II's Book of Feasts and Recipes. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-87099-133-7. 144 pages. Boiled garlic? - yes garlic was considered a vegetable at this time. We also have in stock 0-7195-3386-4 To the Queen's Taste by the same author.  £8.00


[20859] Luard, Elizabeth. European Festival Food. London: Bantam Press, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-593-01286-0. 454 pages. The author has collected descriptions of traditional feasts and festivals, many of which she has experienced at first hand, and hundreds of recipes for the dishes appropriate to them.  £18.00


[20860] Hazan, Marcella. Classic Italian Cook Book, The : The Art of Italian Cooking and the Italian Art of Eating. ill. Koizumi, George. London: W. H. Allen, 1975. First UK Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-491-01942-4. 483 pages. Every recipe is followed by detailed menu suggestions indicating what dishes may precede it, follow it, or accompany it in a well-planned meal so that you, too, may recreate the whole ethos of Italy - shaded midday rooms, cool tiles, aromatic odours, pasta, pesce, pollo, pomodori and all. Top edge is slightly dusty, and dustjacket top edge is lightly bumped.  £120.00


[20861] Hazan, Marcella, Adapted by Del Conte, Anna. Second Classic Italian Cookbook. ill. Russo, Marisabina. London: Macmillan, 1983. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy ISBN: 0-333-34117-1. 404 pages. Following on from her award winning Classic Italian Cookbook with over 200 entirely new dishes. Printers fault at page 211 not affecting text.  £6.00


[20862] Adam, Hans Karl. German Cookery. London: International Wine & Food Society, 1970. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-7153-4809-4. 215 pages. Classic recipes from the various regions of Germany. Dustjacket has 2cm tear to bottom front edge.  £6.00


[20863] David, Elizabeth. Omelette and a Glass of Wine. London: Jill Norman, 1984. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7090-2047-3. 318 pages. A selection of journalistic work written for a wide range of publications.  £25.00


[20864] Price, Rebecca. Compleat Cook, The - or the Secrets of a Seventeenth - Century Housewife. ill. Lander, Pamela. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7100-7444-1. 361 pages. In 1681, a young woman living in Westbury in the county of Buckingham compiled a unique document which posterity would know as Rebecca Price's Receipt Book, this is a compilation by Madeleine Masson of that document. The recipes have not been converted for use in modern kitchens - but what fun you could have trying.  £25.00


[20865] Stewart, Katie; Michael, Maurice and Pamela. Cooking and Eating : A Pictorial History with Recipes. St. Albans: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-246-10829-0. 288 pages. This book tells the story of what people have eaten and they have cooked and eaten it in Europe, Asia and North America from ancient times to the Victorian era.  £10.00


[20866] Golding Louis and Simon, André L.. We Shall Eat and Drink Again - A Wine and Food Anthology. ill. Ziegler. London: Hutchinson, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 275 pages. A rich repast for the lover of good eating and good drinking. Former owners, JB, ex-libris label depicting a fox mask and hunting horn to free front endpaper. British Library give a publication date of 1944  £8.00


[20867] Hieatt, Constance B. and Butler, Sharon. Pleyn Delit Medieval Cookery for Modern Cooks. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-8020-2252-9. 172 pages. Contains over 100 recipes from the middle ages, fully adapted for the twentieth-century cook and kitchen.  £20.00


[20869] Perl, Lila. Hamburger Book, The - All About Hamburgers and Hamburger Cookery. ill. Goddard, Ragna Tischler. New York: Seabury Press, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0-8164-3106-X. From the first form of hamburger introduced by the Tartars in the 13th century to the German gourmet dish of Deutsches beef-steak to our modern hamburger chains, Lila Perl traces the spread and changing uses of hamburger meat. Dustwrapper does show signs of wear.  £15.00

[2087] Lloyd, Norman. Golden Encyclopedia of Music, The. New York: Golden Press, 1968. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-307-49519-1. illustrated red buckram with gilt; good clean copy; fully illustrated;  £20.00


[20870] Riches, Colin. Ship Models from Kits. Conway Maritime, 1988. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-85177-461-X. How to get the best from wooden ship kits.  £8.00


[20871] Dumas, Alexander. Grand Dictionnaire De Cuisine, Le. ill. Roche, Denis. Paris: Henri Veyrier, 1978. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. Nice clean copy. French text throughout.  £65.00


[20872] Small, Marvin. World's Best Recipes, The. ill. Forsch, Annabelle. London: Nestlé Company, 1955. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: . 254 pages. An interesting collection of recipes, not too certain about Bitok, sounds like a variation of an all-in-one beefburger.  £5.00


[20874] Smith, Mary and Debbie. Great British Puddings. London: Pavilion, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. ISBN: 1-85793-893-3. 192 pages. This book is a celebration of British puddings. On a diet? - please do not buy this book. Dustjacket has 2cm tear to bottom edge of spine  £30.00


[20876] Drummond, J. C. and Wilbraham, Anne. Englishman's Food, The - Five Centuries of English Diet. London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. New and Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. 482 pages. A wonderful insight into the eating habits of the English for over 500 years. Dustjacket has been clipped by the publisher with a new price of 36s. inserted.  £50.00

[20877] Shapiro, Laura. Perfection Salad : Women and Cooking at the Turn of the Century. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-374-23075-7. 280 pages. A fascinating and well researched insight to the development of American cooking. Former owners gift inscription to free front endpaper.  £10.00

[20878] Saulnier, Louis. Repertoire De La Cuisine, Le. London: Leon Jaeggi & Sons, 1982. Seventeenth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: . 239 pages. Red cloth with gilt titles. Promotional copy produced by Leon Jaeggi. A basic reference to the cuisine of Escoffier. with 6,000 dishes for hors-d'oeuvre, soups, eggs and fish, entrees, salads, pastas, vegetables, pastries. Dustjacket is lightly sunned.  £10.00


[20879] McDouall, Robin. Clubland Cooking. London: Phaidon, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good / Fair. ISBN: 0-7148-1630-2. 175 pages. Recipes from some of the most famous London clubs. Dustjacket spine is sunned.  £5.00


[2088] Fisher J. Herbert, M.B., B.S.Lond., F.R.C.S. Eng.;. Ophthalmological Anatomy. ill. Illustrated. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1904. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good 6.5 x 9.75"; 188pp; red cloth with gilt; library number in white to spine; good clean copy; with some illustrative cases; ex-libris Keeler Ivan Pain;  £40.00


[20880] Gouffe, Jules. Royal Cookery Book, The. Wakefield: EP Publishing, 1973. Facsimile. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-85409-809-7. 599 pages. Facsimile of the Sampson Low edition 1869, with a New Introduction by Fanny Cradock.  £50.00


[20881] Fothergill, John Rowland. John Fothergill's Cookery Book. London: Chatto & Windus, 1943. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. ISBN: B0007JM20K. 80 pages. Spine faded.  £10.00


[20882] Luard, Elisabeth. Barricaded Larder, The - food from the Storecupboards of Europe. London: Bantam, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-593-01284-4. 320 pages. In The Barricaded Larder, Elisabeth Luard raids the best of our larder-store treasures to give recipes from pickles to jams, bottled sauces to potted and dried meats, and for drying and storing vegetables, pulses, herbs and funghi.  £20.00


[20883] Luard, Elisabeth. Princess and the Pheasant, The -and other Recipes. London: Bantam, 1987. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-593-01440-5. 301 pages. Wonderful collection of recipes from The Field magazine.  £8.00


[20885] Andrieu, Pierre. Fine Bouche. ill. Biro, B.. London: Cassell and Company, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 274 pages. Blue boards are sunned. Fascinating insight into French culinary history.  £7.00


[20886] Floris, Maria. Cooking for Love. London: Putnam, 1959. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 217 pages. The author makes a unique contribution to the fascinating literature of the kitchen, for this in no collection of mere recipes but the culinary story of an active and interesting life. Suppliers to royalty and also the famous huge cake for Churchill's eightieth birthday.  £40.00


[20887] Latham, Jean. Taste of the Past, A : A Collector's Miscellany of Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century Tableware. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7136-1614-8. 117 pages. Describes the cutlery, tableware, and dining room furniture of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Richly illustrated with 67 black and white photographs and a colour frontispiece.  £10.00


[20888] Beck, Simone in collaboration with James, Michael. New Menus from Simca's Cuisine. ill. Brandel, Catherine. London: John Murray, 1980. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7195-3721-5. 234 pages. Twenty-two menus are arranged according to main course dishes. There has to be one menu to make your guests go wow!  £10.00


[20889] Jordan, Elizabeth. As Cooks Go. London: Faber and Faber, 1950. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 199 pages. Amusing 'food' novel.  £6.00


[2089] No Author. Royal Northern Operative Surgery. London: H. K. Lewis, 1939. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good 7 x 10"; 551pp; blue cloth with gilt; illustrated; good clean copy;  £60.00


[20890] Harrison, Mary. Modern Cookery - Mary Harrison's Guide to . London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1906. Fifth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 486 pages. Red cloth with faded gilt title to spine. Spine is scuffed, but contents are clean and complete. Not too certain if Bullock's Heart Roasted would appeal to modern taste-buds, but, Good Ginger Cakes certainly will.  £20.00


[20891] No Author. Success 1500 New Economy Cookery and Household Recipes. London: Success Publishing, 1932. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Reading Copy 253 pages. Amateur rebinding. Numerous newspaper cuttings and hand-written recipes loosely inserted. Good practical advice and recipes from the 1930's.  £15.00


[20892] No Author. Kenwood Recipe Book - Edition 5. Havant: Kenwood Manufacturing, 1967. Fifth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spiral Binding. Good 215 pages. Illustrated laminated boards depicting a 1960's kitchen with a table covered with party food - yes the pork pie is there!  £8.00


[20893] Reboux, Paul. Paul Reboux' Book of New French Cooking. London: Thornton Butterworth, 1929. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 285 pages. Light green cloth with black titles. Golden Bread Soup should have your guest's intrigued.  £15.00


[20894] Reboux, Paul. Der Neue Gourmet. Munich: Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1928. Fifth Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 439 pages. German text throughout.  £20.00


[20895] Palmer, Arnold. Movable Feasts. London: Oxford University Press, 1953. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 153 pages. A reconnaissance of the origins and consequences of fluctuations in meal-times with special attention to the introduction of luncheon and afternoon tea.  £6.00


[20896] Mégroz, R. L.. Cook's Paradise. London: Sylvan Press, 1948. Facsimile. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 139 pages. Facsimile of the 1759 edition. Orange cloth boards are dusty. Some wonderful recipes, but not too certain how many people you would need to invite to dinner for 'Two hind quarters of lamb with spinage'.  £10.00


[20897] Simon, André L.. Wine and Food Menu Book, The. London: Frederick Muller, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. 377 pages. Dustjacket is dusty with some loss to front, now in protective sleeve. For every month of the year there is a menu and the wine to accompany. Brussels Sprouts Fritters - how many more ways are there of disguising this vegetable?  £10.00


[20898] David, Elizabeth. Cooking with Le Creuset. London: Clarbat, 1969. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spiral Binding. Good 38 pages. Messy label to top front right corner of front cover, contents good with all the fine recipes you would expect from the author.  £4.00


[20899] Ward, Georgiana Elizabeth, Countess of Dudley. Dudley Book of Cookery, A Second. London: Hutchinson & Co, . First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 418 pages. Blue cloth with embossed black title to front board and spine. Portrait of author to frontispiece.  £40.00


[20901] Gebbie, Ruth. Bird in the Hand, A - Poultry, Game & Fish Recipes for Rhodesians & Others - Volume I. Marandellas: Ruth Gebbie, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spiral Binding. Inscribed By the Author. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 102 recipes. Rear board has been inscribed by the author To Jean....  £20.00


[20902] Gebbie, Ruth. Bird in the Hand, A - Poultry, Game & Fish Recipes for Rhodesians & Others - Volume I. Marandellas: Ruth Gebbie, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spiral Binding. Inscribed By the Author. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 102 recipes. Rear board has been inscribed by the author To Betty & Frank....  £20.00


[20903] Browne, Phyllis. Year's Cookery, A. London: Cassell and Company, 1892. Twenty Second Thousand. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. Giving dishes for breakfast, luncheon, and dinner for every day in the year. First published in 1879, Driver 466.9. Red cloth with gilt title to spine.  £30.00


[20904] Belote, Julianne. Compleat American Housewife 1776, The. ill. Torlucci, Craig. Concord, CA: Nitty Gritty Productions, 1974. First Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-911954-02-3. Being a collection of the most approv'd recipes of the American colonies. New England Baked Beans - far superior to the well known variety!  £5.00


[20905] Harriott, John F. X.. Farewell to True Bookshops. ill. Franklin, Pamela. Blewbury: Rocket Press, 1987. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-946676-10-0. 16 pages. With an introduction & poem by John Arlott. Wonderful drawings.  £5.00


[20907] Boulestin, Marcel and Adair, A. H.. 101 Ways of Cooking Potatoes. London: William Heinemann, 1932. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 62 pages. Wonderful collection of recipes - why not try American Baked Potatoes - I.  £15.00


[20908] Cre-fydd's Family Fare. Young Housewife's Daily Assistant. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1871. New and Revised Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 340 pages. Faded red boards with gilt and black titles and decorations. Spine is faded. Breakfast for Sunday May 22. Sheep's tongues, sardines, omelet, honey - are you that brave?  £40.00


[2091] Leden Hans, von and Cachan, William G.. Cryogenics in Surgery. London: H. K. Lewis, 1971. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Ex-Libris Keeler Ivan Pain. Good 7.25 x 10.25"; 539pp; blue cloth with silver; good clean copy; ex-libris Keeler Ivan Pain; includes Keeler pamphlet CryoSurgery an introduction to techniques and instrumentation for ear nose and throat work;  £35.00


[20911] No Author. Battersea Polytechnic Domestic Science Department - Household Cookery Recipes. Parts I. and II.. London: Battersea Polytechnic, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 168 pages. Pages 17-20 are damaged to bottom corner, not affecting text. If you are feeling unwell, why not try some Peptonised Gruel.  £8.00


[20912] No Author. Simple Cookery - Part I Tasty Dishes and Part II More Tasty Dishes . London: James Clarke, . Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Fair / No Jacket - as issued. Boards scuffed and dusty, otherwise a good tight copy. Driver 1047.3. New York library date is given as 1906.  £50.00


[20913] Heath, Ambrose. Good Cooking with Yeast. London: Faber and Faber, 1955. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 74 pages. The use of yeast offers an opportunity to make something specially delicious and out of the ordinary: let British housewives rise to it. Dustjacket has small closed tear to top edge of spine.  £15.00


[20914] Rosso, Julee & Lukins, Sheila with McLaughlin, Michael. Silver Palate Cookbook, The. ill. Lukins, Sheila. London: Ebury Press, 1982. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Good ISBN: 0-85223-475-9. 362 pages. The owners of the Silver Palate, a unique and internationally acclaimed delicatessen in Manhattan, have brought their inspiration to more than 350 superbly conceived dishes for any occasion.  £8.00


[20915] Wyman, Carolyn. Jell-O : A Biography. San Diego: Harcourt, 2001. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 0-15-601123-9. 146 pages. The history and mystery of "America's most famous dessert".  £8.00


[20916] Hayashi, Keiko. Try it You'll Love it - Japanese Cooking. Tokyo: Shufunotomo Co., 1993. Seventh Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Laminated Card. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 4-07-934547-X. 124 pages. Colour illustrations. Useful illustrated glossary of vegetables and ingredients on pages 6/7.  £10.00


[20917] Mégroz, R. L.. Cook's Paradise. London: Sylvan Press, 1948. Facsimile. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. 139 pages. Facsimile of the 1759 edition. Some wonderful recipes, but not too certain how many people you would need to invite to dinner for 'Two hind quarters of lamb with spinage'. Dustjacket has been repaired with sellotape,  £15.00


[20918] Leach, M. - Edited By. From the Garden to the Kitchen and Store Cupboard. Leicester: Leicestershire and Rutland Federation of Women's Institutes, 1960. Revised. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 78 pages. Turkish salad sounds rather adventurous for a WI publication.  £15.00


[20919] Baker, Jenny. Kettle Broth to Gooseberry Fool : A Celebration of Simple English Cooking. ill. Baker, James. London: Faber and Faber, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-571-17296-2. 270 pages. Explores the pleasures of the English table, covering nearly 300 recipes from traditional favourites to a host of lesser known dishes.  £15.00


[20920] Sears, Janet R.. Art of Asian Cooking, The: Recipes from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Boston, MA: The Museum of Modern Art, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spiral Binding. Good ISBN: 0-87846-323-2. 127 pages plus index. Illustrated laminated card covers. Colour illustrations. This one of a series of cookery books produced by the Museum. Good practical recipes.  £6.00


[20921] Thomas, Heather (editor). 12 Chefs of Christmas. London: Harper Collins, 1999. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-00-414089-3. 126 pages. Looking for an alternative Christmas menu?, here you have a selection from twelve well known chefs.  £8.00


[20922] Stevenson, Sonia. Magic of Saucery, The : 160 Recipes Based on 4 Basic Techniques. London: Mitchell Beazley, 1996. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85732-502-8. 191 pages. 150 recipes based on 4 simple sauce techniques.  £9.00


[20923] Steeds, Will (editor). Art of the Hamburger, The. Godalming: CLB International, 1996. First UK Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7858-0704-7. 92 pages. You name it, a burger has been made out of it! Yes there is a Tandoori-Style Chicken Burger.  £10.00


[20924] Wheeler, Steven. English with a Difference. ill. Harrison, Lorraine. London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7126-2150-4. 224 pages. This book is arranged monthly and features over 250 recipes, ranging from everyday suggestions to exotic party dishes.  £10.00


[20925] No Author. Kunst & Wein. Geisenheim: Teunen & Teunen, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. ISBN: 3-9802208-1-8. 34 pages. German text throughout. This would appear to be a promotional book of limited edition German wines? Balthasar Ress und das Rheingauer Künstleretikett. Small stain to front of dustjacket.  £10.00


[20926] Stellingwerf, Steven. Gingerbread Book, The. London: Charles Letts, 1991. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Inscribed By the Author. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85238-126-4. 128 pages. Free front endpaper is inscribed 11-12-91 Best Wishes Steven Stellingwerf. From a haunted house for Hallowe'en to a fairground carousel for an anniversary; from Hansel and Gretel cottage for a birthday to an Easter basket; from Christmas decorations to Valentines gifts - every occasion throughout the year can be celebrated in gingerbread.  £30.00


[20927] Simon, André L.. Catechism Concerning Cheeses, A. London: Wine and Food Society, 1936. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: . 51 pages. With a glossary of cheeses and cheese dishes and an introduction by Ernest Oldmeadow.  £6.00


[20928] More, Hannah. Coelebs in Search of a Cook. London: James Blackwood & Co., 1860. Third Thousand. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket - as issued. 167 pages. Red embossed cloth with gilt title to front board. Breakfast - this agreeable meal should be fixed at the hour of half-past eight or nine at the latest, in summer, and nine or half-nine in the winter!  £75.00


[20930] Shand, P. Morton. Food, A Book of. London: Jonathan Cape, 1930. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Reading Copy / No Jacket. 319 pages. A history of food and dining. Part of the Life & Letters Series, Volume 8. Spine is faded and detached from front board.  £8.00


[20931] No Author. Cook's Oracle; Containing Receipts for Plain Cookery. Edinburgh: A. Constable & Co., 1822. Fourth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Fair ISBN: . 545 pages. First published in 1817, Oxford page 145. Includes 'sixteen ways of dressing potatoes'. Lacks spine and front board is detached, otherwise complete.  £40.00


[20932] Farmers Weekly (collected by). Farmhouse Fare - A Cookery Book of Country Dishes. London: Farmers Weekly, . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy 159 pages. This is good working copy - how could you resist Yorkshire Old Wives' Sod?  £5.00


[20933] Clair, Lady Harriet St.. Dainty Dishes. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1866. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 335 pages. Wonderful recipes from the Victorian era - why not try Veal Cake or Fastnacht Krapfen. This book has been professionally restored.  £50.00


[20934] Francatelli, Charles Elmé. Modern Cook, The - A Practical Guide to the Culinary Art in All Its Branches. London: Richard Bentley, 1862. Fourteenth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 552 pages. Green buckram with gilt title and illustrations to spine. Front board is almost detached from spine, but complete. All the great classic recipes - Lamb's Ears, Fried in Batter?  £40.00

[20935] White, Florence ( Mary Evelyn ). Flowers as Food. London: Jonathan Cape, 1934. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: B0016GOROM . 154 pages. Receipts and lore from many sources. If you can find the new milk of seven cows, and the cream from the milk of seven more cows, why not try making marigold cheese?  £20.00


[20936] No Author. Wild World of Fillo, The. Cleveland, OH: Athens Foods, 1980. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Paperback. Good 70 pages. Promotional publication from Athens Foods - so how many recipes can you do with fillo pastry?  £5.00


[20937] Jennings, John. Herb Garden at Hardwick Hall, The. London: National Trust, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Card. Good 35 pages. A very practical guide to herbs grown in an English stately home.  £3.00


[20939] Mazza, Irma Goodrich. Accent on Seasoning. London: Arco, 1960. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. ISBN: . 305 pages. This is a cook for the woman who demands recipes with flair for flavour.  £20.00


[2094] Amir Haji Mohamed Khan Zephyr. World of Supreme Persian Carpets, The. ill. Illustrated. Iran: Haji M. K. Zephyr Amir, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Buckram. Good / Fair. 10.75 x 13.25"; 131pp; green illustrated cloth with black buckram spine and gilt; dustwrapper with small tear to top front without loss; colour illustrations throughout; This book is humbly dedicated to their Imperial Majesties the Shahanshah and Shahbanou and the Peoples of Iran; not dated.  £25.00


[20940] Lo, Kenneth ( Hsiao Chien ). Cooking the Chinese Way. London: Arco and Neville Spearman, 1955. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Fair / Priceclipped. ISBN: B002666KLY. 154 pages. Yes the great man of Chinese cooking was around in 1955!  £5.00

[20941] Farrington, Doris E.. Fireside Cooks & Black Kettle Recipes. Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0-672-51910-0. 348 pages. Good basic American cooking - before the hamburger and soda-pop.  £10.00

[20942] Jacobs, Patricia. Best Bread Book, The. Los Angeles: Corwin Books, 1978. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-89474-000-8. 96 pages. Everything you need to know about traditional breadmaking, plus new, fail-proof recipes for savory, penny-wise loaves. Good tight clean book, front cover has price label marks.  £10.00


[20943] David, Elizabeth. Is There A Nutmeg in the House?. London: Penguin, 2001. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-140-29290-X. 321 pages. A direct sequel to "An Omelette and a Glass of Wine".  £8.00


[20944] Itoh, Joan. Rice Paddy Gourmet. ill. Tamura, Kenji. Tokyo: Japan Times, 1976. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good / Good. 286 pages. You will need to have access to a good Japanese food shop to enjoy this book.  £8.00


[20945] Morgan, Ruth. Woman Cook Book - 400 Favourite Recipes. London: Woman Magazine, 1964. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 188 pages. Favourite wooden spoon club recipes.  £8.00


[20947] Pseudo-Ovid. Table Manners for Boys. London: Wine and Food Society, 1958. Limited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 11 pages. The Edition is limited to 247 numbered copies Nos. 1-147 for the Members of the Club of Odd Volumes, Boston, Mass. Nos. 148-247 are for sale. This is Copy No 229.  £60.00


[20948] No Author. McDougall's Cookery Book. London: McDougall's Cookery Service, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 48 page pamphlet promoting the use of McDougall's self raising flour.  £3.00


[20949] Grigson, Jane. Cooking Spinach. Bristol: Abson Books, 1976. Second Impression. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-902920-24-3. 35 pages. Great if you are a spinach lover.  £5.00


[20950] Peel, Constance S.. Entrées Made Easy - Mrs. C. S. Peel's Cook-Books. London: Constable & Company, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good 96 pages. One of a series from Mrs. Peel. Driver 813.2.  £10.00


[20951] Peel, Constance S.. Fish and How to Cook It - Mrs. C. S. Peel's Cook-Books. London: Constable & Company, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good 96 pages. One of a series from Mrs. Peel. Driver 814.2.  £10.00


[20952] Peel, Constance S.. Puddings and Sweets - Mrs. C. S. Peel's Cook-Books. London: Constable & Company, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good 96 pages. One of a series from Mrs. Peel. Driver 816.2.  £10.00


[20953] Peel, Constance S.. Savouries Simplified - Mrs. C. S. Peel's Cook-Books. London: Constable & Company, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good 96 pages. One of a series from Mrs. Peel. Driver 817.3.  £10.00


[20954] Peel, Constance S.. Still Room Cookery Recipes Old and New - Mrs. C. S. Peel's Cook-Books. London: Constable & Company, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good 96 pages. One of a series from Mrs. Peel. Driver 819.2.  £10.00


[20955] Tirel, Guillaume ( Taillevent ) . Le Viandier De Taillevent. Eugene, OR: Alfarhaugr Publishing, 1988. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Spiral Binding. Good 91 pages. 14th Century cookery, translated by James Prescott. Yes, this is the earlier edition published in 1988.  £100.00


[20956] Kyriakou, Theodore and Campion, Charles. Livebait Cookbook, The. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1998. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-340-71564-2. A new approach to fish cookery - an illustrated fish cookery book based on recipes from the London restaurant, Livebait, of which Theodore Kyriakou was the founding chef.  £18.00


[20957] Stevenson, Sonia. Magic of Saucery, The : 160 Recipes Based on 4 Basic Techniques. London: Mitchell Beazley, 1996. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85732-502-8. 191 pages. 150 recipes based on 4 simple sauce techniques.  £9.00


[20958] Yokohama International School. Gaijin Gourmet. Yokohama: Yokohama International School, 1970. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 221 pages. Interesting collection of recipes from around the world.  £10.00


[20959] Wosch, Waltraud. Grandma's Cookery Book. Neuwied: Strüder-Druck, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 160 pages. Grandma's cooking in the year 1899 - and a lot of tips and practical suggestions.  £10.00


[2096] Housman Laurence. Trimblerigg - A Book of Revelation. London: Jonathan Cape, 1925. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy 6 x 8.25"; 320pp; decorated boards with blue cloth spine, title label mostly absent; colour frontispiece from a recent portrait by Edmond X. Kapp; top edge only cut; minor foxing;  £15.00


[20960] Price, Pamela Vandyke. Art of the Table, The. London: B. T. Batsford, 1962. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 186 pages. This is a book about how to serve food correctly. Postcard from Pamela Vandyke Price loosely inserted to front.  £10.00


[20963] Tsai, Ming and Boehm, Arthur. Simply Ming : Easy Techniques for East-Meets-West Meals. ill. Richardson, Alan (Photographs). New York: Clarkson Potter, 2003. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-609-61067-8. 272 pages. The Author presents a breakthrough technique for bringing East-West flair to everyday cooking.  £25.00


[20966] Cunynghame, Francis. Reminiscences of an Epicure - Food, Wine, Smokes. London: Peter Owen, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 156 pages. Foxing to page edges, dustwrapper bumped. Not too certain if Kipling was being politically correct when he said "And a woman is only a woman, But a good cigar is a Smoke".  £10.00


[20967] Splint, Sarah Field. Art of Cooking and Serving, The. Cincinnati, OH: Procter & Gamble, 1934. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 252 pages. This was obviously part of the Procter & Gamble marketing material - 'Crisco' was a product of Procter & Gamble, and it seems to appear in almost every single recipe.  £6.00


[20969] No Author. English Cutlery. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1969. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: . 44 pages. Sixteenth to eighteenth century. Illustrated.  £8.00


[2097] Kipling, Rudyard. Five Nations, The. London: Methuen, 1903. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Fair 5 x 7.75"; 215pp + 38pp publisher's advertisements; red cloth with gilt, spine faded;  £10.00


[20970] Harris, Henry with Arnold, Hugo. Harvey Nichols : Fifth Floor Cookbook. London: Fourth Estate, 1998. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Spiral Binding. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 1-85702-859-7. 288 pages. Saffron-cured salmon with tomato, basil and fennel salad would certainly make an interesting starter.  £20.00


[20971] Conil, Jean and Christopher. Taste of the World, A - Cuisine Sans Frontières. London: Martin Books, 1989. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-85941-616-X. 208 pages. Recipes donated in aid of Save the Children by members of the prestigious Cercle Epicurien Mondial.  £8.00


[20972] Bailey, Adrian. Fruits of the Earth. ill. Rust, Graham. London: Michael Joseph, 1986. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7181-2737-4. 128 pages. Drawing on the wonderful flavours, textures and versatility of the world's cornucopia, he has compiled a non-vegetarian's guide to the delights of fruit and vegetable cookery.  £6.00


[20973] Clements, Carole. Flavour of Normandy, A. ill. Collicutt, Paul. London: Headline, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7472-1636-3. 96 pages. Explore the tastes, techniques and traditions of the finest regional cooking in the world.  £5.00


[20974] Charpentier, Marolyn. La France Gourmande - A Food Lover's Guide to French Fairs and Festivals. London: Pavilion Books, 2003. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-86205-372-3. 256 pages. This book explores traditional food fairs and festivals - from Brittany's Fête du Pain Chaud at Carestiemble in the north to the Foire aux Melons at Cavaillon in Provence.  £20.00


[20975] Millon, Marc and Kim. Taste of Britain, The. Exeter: Webb & Bower, 1985. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0-86350-009-9. 240 pages. A comprehensive guide to the traditional food and drink of Great Britain and Ireland with recipes for classic dishes and a detailed survey of local specialities, cheeses, fruits, wines, beers and whiskies.  £10.00


[20976] Fawcett, Hilary and Strang, Jeanne. Good Food Guide, The - Dinner Party Book. ill. Kempers, Martin. London: Consumers' Association, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-340-15790-8. 184 pages. A selection of recipes for each season of the year.  £9.00


[20977] Morand, Simone. Cuisine Du Temps Jadis - Moyen Age et Renaissance. Rennes: Ouest-France, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 2-7373-1953-6. 32 pages. French text throughout.  £5.00


[20978] Chih Ma, Nancy. Chinese Cooking for Two. Woodbury, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1980. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-8120-5267-6. 168 pages. A fabulous new collection of simple yet elegant Chinese recipes.  £10.00


[20979] So, Yan-Kit. Yan-Kit's Classic Chinese Cookbook. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-86318-025-6. 240 pages. The only cookbook which guarantees complete mastery of one of the world's great ethnic cuisines.  £10.00


[20980] Burnett, David and Saberi, Helen. Road to Vindaloo, The: Curry Cooks & Curry Books. London: Prospect Books, 2008. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. As New ISBN: 1-90301-857-9. 224 pages. Just how did a style of cookery favoured by a few intrepid adventurers to the Indian subcontinent in the eighteenth century become so embedded in the national consciousness and affections? The authors have combed through much literature to attempt a useful answer.  £8.00


[20981] Beck, Simone 'Simca'. Simca's Cuisine. ill. Wallner, John. London: John Murray, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. ISBN: 0-7195-3176-4. 326 pages plus xiv index. The French co-author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking gives us her own cuisine in delectable recipes never before published. Arranged in menus for every occasion. Conversion chart tipped into free front endpaper. Errata slip loosely inserted to front.  £30.00


[20982] Jarratt, Enrica and Vernon. Complete Book of Pasta, The. London: Michael Joseph, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7181-1245-8. 365 pages. Traditional dishes that were once forgotten have been revived and classical ones for the gourmet are included as well as those more suitable for everyday cookery.  £8.00


[20983] Froud, Nina. World Book of Vegetable, Rice and Pasta Dishes. London: Pelham Books, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-7207-0260-7. 131 pages. Index finishes with Soufflé Potatoes?, not too certain why recipes T-Z are not listed.  £5.00


[20985] Small, Marvin. World's Best Recipes, The. ill. Forsch, Annabelle. London: Nestlé Company, 1955. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 254 pages. An interesting collection of recipes, not too certain about Bitok, sounds like a variation of an all-in-one beefburger.  £5.00



[20926] Stellingwerf, Steven. Gingerbread Book, The. London: Charles Letts, 1991. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Inscribed By the Author. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85238-126-4. 128 pages. Free front endpaper is inscribed 11-12-91 Best Wishes Steven Stellingwerf. From a haunted house for Hallowe'en to a fairground carousel for an anniversary; from Hansel and Gretel cottage for a birthday to an Easter basket; from Christmas decorations to Valentines gifts - every occasion throughout the year can be celebrated in gingerbread.  £30.00

[20927] Simon, André L.. Catechism Concerning Cheeses, A. London: Wine and Food Society, 1936. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: . 51 pages. With a glossary of cheeses and cheese dishes and an introduction by Ernest Oldmeadow.  £6.00

[20928] More, Hannah. Coelebs in Search of a Cook. London: James Blackwood & Co., 1860. Third Thousand. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket - as issued. 167 pages. Red embossed cloth with gilt title to front board. Breakfast - this agreeable meal should be fixed at the hour of half-past eight or nine at the latest, in summer, and nine or half-nine in the winter!  £75.00

[20929] Grant, Doris. Your Daily Bread. London: Faber & Faber, 1951. Fifth Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 94 pages. Dustjacket is chipped to top edge of spine. This is a little book, but a very important one.  £20.00

[20930] Shand, P. Morton. Food, A Book of. London: Jonathan Cape, 1930. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Reading Copy / No Jacket. 319 pages. A history of food and dining. Part of the Life & Letters Series, Volume 8. Spine is faded and detached from front board.  £8.00

[20931] No Author. Cook's Oracle; Containing Receipts for Plain Cookery. Edinburgh: A. Constable & Co., 1822. Fourth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Fair ISBN: . 545 pages. First published in 1817, Oxford page 145. Includes 'sixteen ways of dressing potatoes'. Lacks spine and front board is detached, otherwise complete.  £40.00

[20932] Farmers Weekly (collected by). Farmhouse Fare - A Cookery Book of Country Dishes. London: Farmers Weekly, . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good Reading Copy 159 pages. This is good working copy - how could you resist Yorkshire Old Wives' Sod?  £5.00

[20933] Clair, Lady Harriet St.. Dainty Dishes. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1866. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 335 pages. Wonderful recipes from the Victorian era - why not try Veal Cake or Fastnacht Krapfen. This book has been professionally restored.  £50.00

[20934] Francatelli, Charles Elmé. Modern Cook, The - A Practical Guide to the Culinary Art in All Its Branches. London: Richard Bentley, 1862. Fourteenth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket - as issued. 552 pages. Green buckram with gilt title and illustrations to spine. Front board is almost detached from spine, but complete. All the great classic recipes - Lamb's Ears, Fried in Batter?  £40.00

[20935] White, Florence ( Mary Evelyn ). Flowers as Food. London: Jonathan Cape, 1934. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: B0016GOROM . 154 pages. Receipts and lore from many sources. If you can find the new milk of seven cows, and the cream from the milk of seven more cows, why not try making marigold cheese?  £20.00

[20936] No Author. Wild World of Fillo, The. Cleveland, OH: Athens Foods, 1980. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Paperback. Good 70 pages. Promotional publication from Athens Foods - so how many recipes can you do with fillo pastry?  £5.00

[20937] Jennings, John. Herb Garden at Hardwick Hall, The. London: National Trust, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Card. Good 35 pages. A very practical guide to herbs grown in an English stately home.  £3.00

[20938] McLintock. Mrs. McLintock's Recipes for Cookery and Pastry-Work. Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 1986. Facsimile. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0-08-034519-0. xxxiv plus 62 pages. Reproduced from the original - Scotland's first published cookbook.  £10.00

[20939] Mazza, Irma Goodrich. Accent on Seasoning. London: Arco, 1960. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. ISBN: . 305 pages. This is a cook for the woman who demands recipes with flair for flavour.  £20.00

[20940] Lo, Kenneth ( Hsiao Chien ). Cooking the Chinese Way. London: Arco and Neville Spearman, 1955. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Fair / Priceclipped. ISBN: B002666KLY. 154 pages. Yes the great man of Chinese cooking was around in 1955!  £5.00

[20941] Farrington, Doris E.. Fireside Cooks & Black Kettle Recipes. Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0-672-51910-0. 348 pages. Good basic American cooking - before the hamburger and soda-pop.  £10.00

[20942] Jacobs, Patricia. Best Bread Book, The. Los Angeles: Corwin Books, 1978. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-89474-000-8. 96 pages. Everything you need to know about traditional breadmaking, plus new, fail-proof recipes for savory, penny-wise loaves. Good tight clean book, front cover has price label marks.  £10.00

[20943] David, Elizabeth. Is There A Nutmeg in the House?. London: Penguin, 2001. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-140-29290-X. 321 pages. A direct sequel to An “Omelette and a Glass of Wine”.  £8.00

[20944] Itoh, Joan. Rice Paddy Gourmet. ill. Tamura, Kenji. Tokyo: Japan Times, 1976. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good / Good. 286 pages. You will need to have access to a good Japanese food shop to enjoy this book.  £8.00

[20945] Morgan, Ruth. Woman Cook Book - 400 Favourite Recipes. London: Woman Magazine, 1964. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 188 pages. Favourite wooden spoon club recipes.  £8.00

[20946] Morgan, Elaine. Secret of Better Taste, The - Angostura Cook Book, The. Elmhurst, NY: Angostura-Wuppermann Corp., 1964. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 48 pages. Midnight Scramble?  £8.00

[20947] Pseudo-Ovid. Table Manners for Boys. London: Wine and Food Society, 1958. Limited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good 11 pages. The Edition is limited to 247 numbered copies Nos. 1-147 for the Members of the Club of Odd Volumes, Boston, Mass. Nos. 148-247 are for sale. This is Copy No 229.  £60.00

[20948] No Author. McDougall's Cookery Book. London: McDougall's Cookery Service, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good 48 page pamphlet promoting the use of McDougall's self raising flour.  £3.00

[20949] Grigson, Jane. Cooking Spinach. Bristol: Abson Books, 1976. Second Impression. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0-902920-24-3. 35 pages. Great if you are a spinach lover.  £5.00

[20950] Peel, Constance S.. Entrées Made Easy - Mrs. C. S. Peel's Cook-Books. London: Constable & Company, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good 96 pages. One of a series from Mrs. Peel. Driver 813.2.  £10.00

[20951] Peel, Constance S.. Fish and How to Cook It - Mrs. C. S. Peel's Cook-Books. London: Constable & Company, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good 96 pages. One of a series from Mrs. Peel. Driver 814.2.  £10.00

[20952] Peel, Constance S.. Puddings and Sweets - Mrs. C. S. Peel's Cook-Books. London: Constable & Company, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good 96 pages. One of a series from Mrs. Peel. Driver 816.2.  £10.00

[20953] Peel, Constance S.. Savouries Simplified - Mrs. C. S. Peel's Cook-Books. London: Constable & Company, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good 96 pages. One of a series from Mrs. Peel. Driver 817.3.  £10.00

[20954] Peel, Constance S.. Still Room Cookery Recipes Old and New - Mrs. C. S. Peel's Cook-Books. London: Constable & Company, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good 96 pages. One of a series from Mrs. Peel. Driver 819.2.  £10.00

[20955] Tirel, Guillaume ( Taillevent ) . Le Viandier De Taillevent. Eugene, OR: Alfarhaugr Publishing, 1988. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Spiral Binding. Good 91 pages. 14th Century cookery, translated by James Prescott. Yes, this is the earlier edition published in 1988.  £100.00

[20956] Kyriakou, Theodore and Campion, Charles. Livebait Cookbook, The. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1998. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-340-71564-2. A new approach to fish cookery - an illustrated fish cookery book based on recipes from the London restaurant, Livebait, of which Theodore Kyriakou was the founding chef.  £18.00

[20957] Stevenson, Sonia. Magic of Saucery, The : 160 Recipes Based on 4 Basic Techniques. London: Mitchell Beazley, 1996. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1-85732-502-8. 191 pages. 150 recipes based on 4 simple sauce techniques.  £9.00

[20958] Yokohama International School. Gaijin Gourmet. Yokohama: Yokohama International School, 1970. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 221 pages. Interesting collection of recipes from around the world.  £10.00

[20959] Wosch, Waltraud. Grandma's Cookery Book. Neuwied: Strüder-Druck, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 160 pages. Grandma's cooking in the year 1899 - and a lot of tips and practical suggestions.  £10.00

[20960] Price, Pamela Vandyke. Art of the Table, The. London: B. T. Batsford, 1962. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 186 pages. This is a book about how to serve food correctly. Postcard from Pamela Vandyke Price loosely inserted to front.  £10.00

[20961] Roden, Claudia. Claudia Roden's Invitation to Mediterranean Cooking : 150 Vegetarian and Seafood Recipes. ill. Filgate, Gus (photographer). London: Pavilion, 2001. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 1-86205-481-9. 224 pages. The Mediterranean diet - low in fat, high in fibre and rich in fish, olive oil, fruit and vegetables.  £8.00

[20962] Carluccio, Antonio. Antonio Carluccio's Southern Italian Feast. London: BBC, 1998. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0-563-38393-3. 192 pages. More than 100 recipes inspired by the flavours of southern Italy.  £8.00

[20963] Tsai, Ming and Boehm, Arthur. Simply Ming : Easy Techniques for East-Meets-West Meals. ill. Richardson, Alan (Photographs). New York: Clarkson Potter, 2003. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-609-61067-8. 272 pages. The Author presents a breakthrough technique for bringing East-West flair to everyday cooking.  £25.00

[20964] Black, Maggie. Medieval Cookbook. London: British Museum, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 0-7141-0556-2. 143 pages. This mouth-watering selection of eighty recipes has been drawn from medieval manuscripts and adapted for the modern cook.  £8.00

[20965] Koffmann, Pierre with Shaw, Timothy. Memories of Gascony. ill. Corr, Christopher. London: Pyramid, 1990. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 1-85510-028-2. Recipes and reminiscences from the internationally acclaimed chef-proprietor at London's La Tante Claire. Top edges of dustjacket are slightly bumped, otherwise this is a perfect copy.  £100.00

[20966] Cunynghame, Francis. Reminiscences of an Epicure - Food, Wine, Smokes. London: Peter Owen, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. 156 pages. Foxing to page edges, dustwrapper bumped. Not too certain if Kipling was being politically correct when he said "And a woman is only a woman, But a good cigar is a Smoke".  £10.00

[20967] Splint, Sarah Field. Art of Cooking and Serving, The. Cincinnati, OH: Procter & Gamble, 1934. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 252 pages. This was obviously part of the Procter & Gamble marketing material - 'Crisco' was a product of Procter & Gamble, and it seems to appear in almost every single recipe.  £6.00

[20968] Hutchinson, Peggy. Home-Made Cake, Pastry and Biscuit Secrets. London: W. Foulsham & Co., 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Good / No Jacket. 152 pages. Wonderful collection of recipes, not too certain how a recipe got to be called 'Niggers'.  £12.00

[20969] No Author. English Cutlery. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1969. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: . 44 pages. Sixteenth to eighteenth century. Illustrated.  £8.00

[20970] Harris, Henry with Arnold, Hugo. Harvey Nichols : Fifth Floor Cookbook. London: Fourth Estate, 1998. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Spiral Binding. Very Good / No Jacket - as issued. ISBN: 1-85702-859-7. 288 pages. Saffron-cured salmon with tomato, basil and fennel salad would certainly make an interesting starter.  £20.00

[20971] Conil, Jean and Christopher. Taste of the World, A - Cuisine Sans Frontières. London: Martin Books, 1989. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good - Priceclipped. ISBN: 0-85941-616-X. 208 pages. Recipes donated in aid of Save the Children by members of the prestigious Cercle Epicurien Mondial.  £8.00

[20972] Bailey, Adrian. Fruits of the Earth. ill. Rust, Graham. London: Michael Joseph, 1986. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7181-2737-4. 128 pages. Drawing on the wonderful flavours, textures and versatility of the world's cornucopia, he has compiled a non-vegetarian's guide to the delights of fruit and vegetable cookery.  £6.00

[20973] Clements, Carole. Flavour of Normandy, A. ill. Collicutt, Paul. London: Headline, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-7472-1636-3. 96 pages. Explore the tastes, techniques and traditions of the finest regional cooking in the world.  £5.00

[20974] Charpentier, Marolyn. La France Gourmande - A Food Lover's Guide to French Fairs and Festivals. London: Pavilion Books, 2003. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-86205-372-3. 256 pages. This book explores traditional food fairs and festivals - from Brittany's Fête du Pain Chaud at Carestiemble in the north to the Foire aux Melons at Cavaillon in Provence.  £20.00

[20975] Millon, Marc and Kim. Taste of Britain, The. Exeter: Webb & Bower, 1985. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0-86350-009-9. 240 pages. A comprehensive guide to the traditional food and drink of Great Britain and Ireland with recipes for classic dishes and a detailed survey of local specialities, cheeses, fruits, wines, beers and whiskies.  £10.00

[20976] Fawcett, Hilary and Strang, Jeanne. Good Food Guide, The - Dinner Party Book. ill. Kempers, Martin. London: Consumers' Association, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-340-15790-8. 184 pages. A selection of recipes for each season of the year.  £9.00

[20977] Morand, Simone. Cuisine Du Temps Jadis - Moyen Age et Renaissance. Rennes: Ouest-France, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Card. Very Good ISBN: 2-7373-1953-6. 32 pages. French text throughout.  £5.00

[20978] Chih Ma, Nancy. Chinese Cooking for Two. Woodbury, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1980. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-8120-5267-6. 168 pages. A fabulous new collection of simple yet elegant Chinese recipes.  £10.00

[20979] So, Yan-Kit. Yan-Kit's Classic Chinese Cookbook. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-86318-025-6. 240 pages. The only cookbook which guarantees complete mastery of one of the world's great ethnic cuisines.  £10.00

[20980] Burnett, David and Saberi, Helen. Road to Vindaloo, The: Curry Cooks & Curry Books. London: Prospect Books, 2008. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. As New ISBN: 1-90301-857-9. 224 pages. Just how did a style of cookery favoured by a few intrepid adventurers to the Indian subcontinent in the eighteenth century become so embedded in the national consciousness and affections? The authors have combed through much literature to attempt a useful answer.  £8.00

[20981] Beck, Simone 'Simca'. Simca's Cuisine. ill. Wallner, John. London: John Murray, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Poor. ISBN: 0-7195-3176-4. 326 pages plus xiv index. The French co-author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking gives us her own cuisine in delectable recipes never before published. Arranged in menus for every occasion. Conversion chart tipped into free front endpaper. Errata slip loosely inserted to front.  £30.00

[20982] Jarratt, Enrica and Vernon. Complete Book of Pasta, The. London: Michael Joseph, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0-7181-1245-8. 365 pages. Traditional dishes that were once forgotten have been revived and classical ones for the gourmet are included as well as those more suitable for everyday cookery.  £8.00

[20983] Froud, Nina. World Book of Vegetable, Rice and Pasta Dishes. London: Pelham Books, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. ISBN: 0-7207-0260-7. 131 pages. Index finishes with Soufflé Potatoes?, not too certain why recipes T-Z are not listed.  £5.00

[20984] Gold Coast Medical and Education Departments. Gold Coast Nutrition and Cookery. Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson, 1956. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback. Ex-Library. Good Reading Copy / No Jacket. 347 pages. Library marks to free front endpaper and verso of title page only. Title and contents pages have some loss to bottom corner, not affecting text. An unusual collection of recipes.  £20.00

[20985] Small, Marvin. World's Best Recipes, The. ill. Forsch, Annabelle. London: Nestlé Company, 1955. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Boards. Good / No Jacket. 254 pages. An interesting collection of recipes, not too certain about Bitok, sounds like a variation of an all-in-one beefburger.  £5.00

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